Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire novel Chapter 46

Read Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire Chapter 46 – Hitting Home LEO.

I had gotten a few hours of sleep in before going for a light run, making sure not to overexert myself, especially since I did not want Azura to feel my pain. I had returned home, showered and dressed before dealing with a little paperwork that I was falling behind on.

It wasn‘t long after that Corrado had woken up, and I had stopped working to spend a little time with him. We were now seated opposite one another, with a breakfast prepared by Rosaline in front of us.

Corrado ate silently, a deep frown on his face. The first thing he had done when he ran out of his bedroom was ask where Azura was… not hiding the fact that he had expected her to be here. Seriously, this kid. He had then become serious, frowning and watching me like a father would their disobedient pup.

“What did you do Daddy?” He asked suddenly, placing his spoon down. I raised an eyebrow while drinking my coffee. “What did I do?” “Why isn‘t Azura here? Did you make her angry?” He asked, looking at me with concern and suspicion.

I sighed. “Maybe?” I said arrogantly. “Daddy! I thought when I woke up Azura would be here too, wearing your shirt!” “Wearing my shirt?”

“Yes. It means you are going to share everything with her!” He looked at me questioningly, and I placed my mug down.

Yeah… wherever this kid is getting his information is pretty questionable… I should have a word with Winona…

“Daddy! We can‘t lose Azura.” He said his eyes were now full of worry.

“Hey kiddo listen, things aren‘t always as easy.”

“So you will still try harder?” His hopeful look made me frown slightly.

I placed my mug down and looked at him seriously.

“Corrado, why do you like her? I was with Nikki for two years and you were never this attached, although she had been living with us for over a year as well. So why are you so attached to Azura?” I asked.

He shrugged, looking down at his plate.

“I don‘t know Daddy, I like Azura and when she spends time with me, she doesn‘t go on her phone or look bored… She‘s happy to play with me and talk to me. Nikki was only happy when Daddy was there…” He mumbled.

My heart f**king clenched, and I couldn‘t stop myself from moving closer to him, taking his face in my hands as I crouched in front of him. I felt f**king guilty…

He may be young, but like all kids, he had good intuition. He picked up on things that you would never think he would… “I‘m sorry Nikki made you feel like that. Why didn‘t you ever tell me?”

“It‘s ok Daddy, she made you happy. I just… Azura is special and… I think Daddy likes Azura a whole wide world more, than Daddy liked Nikki.”

He said, stretching his arms wide as he smiled brightly. I smiled slightly. “Oh yeah?” “Yes Daddy, when you look at Azura you look happy…” “I‘m happy all the time.”

He shook his head.

“No Daddy, I mean when you are with Azura, it‘s the same happy like when we are alone Daddy.

You are different.” 2 I didn‘t reply, wrapping my arms around him tightly as I pulled him down from his chair, his small arms wrapping around my waist.

If I left him… Who would he have? And what about our unborn pup? I wanted to meet him or her too… What would the pup look like? Azura? Me? Maybe a mix? 5 For them… Do I ask Kiara? Who knows, maybe she could delay the process to buy me some time?

“Daddy, I love you the most.” He whispered.

“I love you the most too, kid.” I replied quietly.

For them… I f**king needed to do something. “But I am ok if Daddy also loves Azura too.”

Love…

I chuckled, moving back and ruffling his hair.

“You really are something, kid.”

“I am Corrado Herrmann Rossi!”

Rossi…

I frowned slightly but said nothing. Many of my businesses were under Herrmann, but deep down I still felt my name was Rossi, and as Alpha, being tied to the name you believed in was the only f**king thing that worked, even if I f**king hated it.

So, it f**king stuck, no matter how much I began to despise it… “You sure are.” I stood up, giving him another faint smile. If he wanted to be called Rossi, he sure as f**k could be. He was, and always would be my son regardless of anything else.

It was a while later and I had dropped Corrado off at Marcel‘s, telling him I’d be popping down later once I had dealt with some sh*t. He had been happy to have him, and clearly thrilled that I was going to pop down later, even going so far as to ask me to eat dinner there tonight. I had agreed, much to Corrado‘s excitement, before I left.

I was now making my way to Emmet‘s cell.

He was sitting there on the bed unmoving; I observed him through the cameras for a bit, before I turned and walked to one of the questioning rooms. Ordering the guards to bring him out.

I don‘t even f**king know how this conversation was going to go… I had grown up alongside him and the fact that he did that… Just the memory of him kicking Azura made my blood f***king boil.

He was brought in and pushed into the seat opposite me.

‘I can handle him. Wait outside.‘ I told the two men, my gaze on Emmet, who was simply staring at me. His eyes were heavy with emotion and probably the effect of the silver in the cell.

“You finally came to see me. I won‘t say I‘m not hurt… I thought we were brothers.”

I scoffed in disbelief.

“Are you really playing the sympathy card? You kicked a pregnant woman in the stomach when you knew she was carrying a pup.” I growled coldly, taking out a cigarette to keep my hands from strangling him. I lit it as I watched him, trying to remain calm.

“An Elite, remember?” Emmet replied, his eyes watching me calculatingly. “So, she turned out to be your mate, but she‘s still one of them.” My eyes flashed as I slammed the free one down on the table between us. “What the actual f**k? Are you for F***king real? You tried to kill an unborn pup and obviously have no f**king remorse.” I spat venomously. “That‘s the mate bond talking, Leo, not you.”

I stood up, my aura raging around me as I leaned over the table and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.

“No. Trust me, it‘s not, because I‘m doing my f**king best to try not to remember that it was not my mate who you f**king hurt, or the fact that that is my kid you tried to kill. Because if I go by that… I would have f**king killed you already.” I hissed, tightening my hold on him. He simply smirked and shook his head.

“Na you won‘t… because of Jackie.” He replied c**kily. “I don‘t even f**king know how we were friends.” I shot back, coldly slamming him back in his seat. “Besides, Jackie admitted to the fact that you hurt her. You will be tried Emmet, before the pack. And yeah, maybe I won‘t f**king kill you, but you will live a life worse than death. A life in confinement.”

He frowned, and I sat down again.