Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire novel Chapter 103

102. The Heart of Fire

LEO.

The sound and chatter from the Pack Hall

soon fade away as Azura and I walk down the silent paths. It’s late and most families with children left earlier, but many were still there. The Five are right behind us, but they keep their distance, letting Azura and I have some space. I run my hand down her waist and ass before threading her fingers with mine, and I kiss her hand softly.

She looks stunning as she gazes at the sky. “You’re calm.” I say quietly, observing the Goddess next to me.

She looks away from the moon and smiles at me. “I was just thinking about two moons ago… It’s crazy how much life has changed in the last two months.” She murmurs, leaning her head against my shoulder.

“Yeah… I never saw any of this coming. I’m fucking blessed.” I murmur.

‘Oh baby, you’re definitely blessed.’ She smirks, giving me a wink. I lean down, kissing her.

‘Obviously.’ I respond arrogantly. She pull’s me down, kissing me harder and we share a quick moment before my watch beeps. A reminder that we have only five minutes until the peak of the moon.

“Let’s get this over with.” Azura murmurs, taking a deep breath.

“No pressure. What did Dante say?” I ask as we reach the park. I don’t know why exactly I chose this location, but it was open, empty, and currently isolated.

“Not much, he’s confident that I can manage this and you will be ok.” She replies as I glance back at the Five.

“Good luck, guys.” Ace says seriously, and I nod before we walk away.

“Did he say anything more? I mean Kiara lacks night vision in return for her gift… what are you lacking? Aside from the lack of capability at keeping your walls up?” I mock, making her glare at me with those gorgeous eyes of hers. 3

“You do not want to piss me off right before I heal you, because the moment I heal you, I’ll get to work on making another voodoo doll of you.” She frowns.

I smirk as we come to a stop. Her aura is actually faintly visible. I’m not sure if it’s because it is under the full moon, but it’s there, a soft shimmering hue around her.

“I’m serious though. Did he not say?”

She shakes her head just as my phone beeps again. According to what we had worked out, she has about six minutes…

“Ok… let’s do this.” She whispers.

“You’ve got this.” I say quietly, as I cup her cheeks and kiss her deeply. Her heart is racing now, and she’s frowning in concentration when I move back.

To think that just two months ago I was preparing for my death… Ready to leave. this world forever and then it changed to me wanting to live on and spend my life. with her and our kids. I didn’t deserve her after what I had done, but she had accepted me and here we are. 1

I can sense her anxiety and determination through the bond as she closes her eyes, she takes a deep breath and holds her hands out to me. I take them slowly, giving them a squeeze.

I watch her, my heart racing as I see the glow begin to swirl around her, the gold and silver wrapping around her, before her eyes fly open, blazing silver. The grass rustles and the branches of the trees whip around her. Her power rushes from her hands, swirling up my arms and encasing me entirely. I feel an ice-cold sensation as it rushes through my body, spreading through my arms and legs, and reaching the very tips of my fingers.

Her brows crease in concentration as I feel another surge of strength wash through me. My own strength comes forward, my eyes blazing as my wolf roars in my head and I stagger back as both of our powers merge.

I can feel it, feel the pain that my body always feels, ebb away. I can feel my body rejecting the machinery I had installed to keep me alive. I wanted to shift, and I struggled to keep control of my wolf. I let go of her hands, my claws coming out as I fall to my knees. Her power continues to pour over me and the sheer weight of it keeps me on my knees. I look up at her. The blinding light illuminates the night skies. I can see the faint outline of what looks like wings spread behind her.

Wings of fire that seem to take the shape of a heart… A piercing scream rips through the air as her power increases tenfold and surges into the sky, emanating in waves around her. I see the swirls of the flames behind her move before I see a tiny part of her left wing snap and shrivel into embers of ash.

It’s too blinding to look at, and I’m forced to avert my gaze.

I growl, plunging my hand into my chest. and ripping out the devices that had kept my body running. I hiss at the pain, but it’s only there for a few seconds before my body heals up once more. I’ve never felt so powerful. It was like back when I first shifted before I knew I was dying, but with the Alpha title and being mated to Azura, it was heightened even more. I can feel it rushing through my veins, feeling my wolf on the brink of shifting and then the light that is illuminating the sky vanishes and Azura’s body gives way as she faints.

“Azura!” I shout, catching her. Panic fills me for a split second until I realise her heart is beating steadily, and I sense no pain. The Five are next to me within. seconds and Dan checks her pulse.

“She’s fine, it’s probably from the exhaustion.” He murmurs as Li Sheng nods, looking down at us.

“Your aura…. It’s grown.” He smiles.

slightly. He isn’t a man of many words, but I can sense his relief.

“Can we talk about the damn wings?

What the fuck was that?” Jax murmurs as Jin smiles.

“Our Luna is a miracle.” He states.

“Fuck yeah, and our man is completely fucking OK. I’m still pissed you kept this shit from us for ages.” Ace says.

I know… I had only told them recently and even then; I was keeping it to the bare minimum – no one else needed to know. I didn’t want people knowing of Azura’s powers. I didn’t want unnecessary attention on her, because having such great powers also meant putting her in direct danger…

I kiss her neck softly and stand up. “I’m taking her home.”

“Oh, about that… You’re going to the Villa.” Jax says, holding out some keys.

I cock a brow. “Why?”

“Winona told me to let you know.” Jax replies.

I take the key, not bothering to question him further. Winona and her planning… Looking down at the woman in my arms, I softly kiss her lips as I hoist her up, resting her head against my chest. I feel a sliver of guilt rush through me, thinking tonight was meant to be our night and here she is, unconscious in my arms.