Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire novel Chapter 76

75. This Darkness Within Me

AZURA.

Cartel?

All traces of sleep vanished as I stared at the man before me. A man who for a second, I was unable to recognise.

How could Leo be part of a cartel, and I had no idea about it?

He was watching me emotionlessly, but I knew he was analysing my reaction.

How do you react to that?

I looked away, feeling a sudden pressure in my head.

A Cartel.

“So… When you say a Cartel? Do you mean like a secret Mafia boss?” I asked, my voice sounding hoarser than I planned.

“There is a difference between a Cartel

and a Mafia boss… but yeah, they are

similar enough.”

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“So…” I ran my hand through my hair,

trying to organise my thoughts.

Gangs.

Just like him…

“You know Judah had a gang…” I said, feeling my emotions all over the place.

Although his was just totally different,

and they terrorised people.

“A gang is different from an organisation, but do you remember anything about it, or what they called themselves? Any information could help u

s.” He asked sharply.

My eyes flashed as I looked at him. “We

are discussing you, but no, I don’t, I just

know he had a gang of idiots on bikes

with him all the time. Let’s not change the topic.” I reminded him, frowning

deeply.

“Alright… what do you want to know?”

Our eyes met and I felt my heart squeeze.

What did I want to know?

He wasn’t a bad person… he wasn’t…

“Azura.”

I couldn’t think properly, running my hand through my hair again as I exhaled

slowly.

The Heimtückische Wölfe… now that he

said it, I had heard of it… An organisation

that was mentioned on the human news

several times, wait… Weren’t they the ones responsible for the explosion of that private jet not long ago? Although there

were no arrests made – then there was

the fact that they were just unable to link

anyone to the Heimtückische Wölfe

Cartel.

Now it made sense.

His hand touched my thigh, snapping me from my thoughts. My chest was heaving

as I looked at him.

“Did you not think this was something I should have known about?” I asked icily. “I told you everything about me.”

“I told you everything important, the Cartel is just something on the side-”

“On the side?! Leo! The entire world

knows of it! It’s a growing criminal organisation birthed in the United Kingdom, not even that old, yet it has grown at a terrifying rate! One that is responsible for the largest quantity of drugs being brought into the country, and you just miraculously forgot to tell m

e?”

“There are far worse crimes than drugs, i

f it’s not me bringing them in, then

someone else would.” He replied quietly. 2

I knew that, but that doesn’t mean it excused him from telling me.

I wish I knew what he was thinking, but he had his walls up.

A Cartel…

“Fine. Whatever.” I said quietly as I turned my back on him and lay down. I was no angel myself… but what hurt the most, was that he hadn’t told me, that I didn’t even know what Leo Rossi, or

should I say my Cartel Boss of a mate was? He was far more of a mystery than I

had thought.

“Baby…”

“Don’t call me that, it irritates me!” I snapped as I felt his weight shift on the bed, and his arms wrapped around me, pulling me back against his chest. The

warmth of his body was pleasant. Sparks danced through me, and I bit my lip to not react as the feeling of his firm, sexy body pressed completely against me, igniting a fire that only he could.

“Fine, I won’t call you that, for now. Look, the last few weeks have been fucking crazy, there wasn’t time for us to go over everything…” His voice was calm as his lips met my neck, that rippling soothing effect working like damn magic. “I know… it’s a crime, but I assure you we

have limits, there’s no human or organ trafficking. My men are made to hold the values of the organisation. There are crimes that are forbidden, and anyone breaking the code of conduct by abusing the defenceless and innocent… or killing them, pay the consequences. The only thing we work with, are drugs and

weapons.

I frowned; he was missing the damn point here. But I wanted to hear what he

had to say anyway.

He sucked on my neck and I felt him throb against me, making my eyes flutter shut as my breathing became heavier.

“Don’t you dare try to use the mate bond t o calm me down.” I growled.

“I’m not. I just need you to hear me out.” Why was his voice so soothing and calm?

“Hurry up.” I growled.

Another tantalising kiss was placed on m y neck before he continued. “I created the cartel to make sure that we had the money to protect ourselves if the need arose. To make sure that all the orphans and children of our pack had the financial support to continue in life. Slowly the organisation began growing, and my claim and position soon gave me power over other gangs in the area. It gave me a thrill, a purpose… Dad refused to hand m e the title, and so I had to find a way to

provide for those who had nothing and to

find my own purpose. I put a stop to crimes that even the police could do nothing about. The law needs proof, and

without it many who are worse than me would walk free. I don’t want to fucking seem like I’m trying to make it sound like we did good when I know my actions don’t sit right with you.”

“Then you don’t even know me.” I

muttered, sighing heavily. Slowly, I

turned in his arms and looked up at him. ”

I’m no angel Leo… I don’t even have an

issue with you being a cartel boss…” It’s

kinda sexy; yes, I’m weird, and I love

toxic crap. 2

My words took him by surprise, so even the mighty smart Leo Rossi got shocked a t times. “I’m upset that you never mentioned it to me,” I said quietly.

“I’m sorry, I have been planning to tell Dad soon… somehow I didn’t even think t

o let you know.”

His fingers ran through my hair before he gripped the back of my neck, the look in those ice-blue eyes told me he was telling the truth.

“What else do you do that I don’t know o f?” I asked sharply.

“I own high-end nightclubs around the country, strip clubs, my own search engine company, safe from humans, and a security company which is in the works that will provide high-tech security. I have stakes in many powerful companies worldwide, and I own a string of hotels across Europe… And…” I saw the hesitation in his eyes, as he licked his lips, exhaling. “I’m the creator of the Alpha X Gen games.”