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10. Struggles
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LEO. Night had fallen and I couldn’t sleep. Something about seeing her again was fucking with my mind… It was one of the rare fucking days I was able to get home before midnight and just crash, but yeah, isn’t going to happen. I frowned, pushing the thought away as I looked down at the Sangue territory from my apartment window. The glittering lights in the windows of the building were a reminder of how far we had come from the caverns we once resided in. The mini town was not only a sign of our prosperity, but it was proof of advancement. Not to mention it was pretty easy on the eyes, with modern buildings, high-tech security, and packed with everything my people needed to thrive in this world. The Sangue Pack… One would not think that we were once a pack of rogues, who had been raised and forced to serve one of the most psychotic evil monsters of all time. Living in torment, fear, and abuse, left its mark on us all, marks that didn’t just vanish overnight. We had the highest num
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LEO. I switched the coffee machine on, smoking a cigarette as I leaned against the worktop, looking down at my arm. The wound was long gone, but the memory remained. She was a fucking psycho, who the fuck went around stabbing people with whatever shit they had at hand?! I overreacted. I know I fucking did, but the moment Corrado started to show off his doll… I wanted her out of my life. I needed her gone, but I also knew she had reasons that were forcing her to stay, none that involved me. There was something that she was running from, and I was certain it was linked to whatever the fuck happened that night. If I was able to find out, I could have it dealt with, and then tell her she was safe to leave early. Her phone. I needed to get to work on that shit. "Good morning, Daddy." Corrado said, as he came out of his bedroom with Winona. "Good morning, you sleep ok?" I asked, crouching down and ruffling his hair. He smiled at me and nodded, giving me a hug. "I slept the best, a
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AZURA. "He contacted me, wanting to meet me. I just needed a break." I shrugged, trying to fight my nausea. I was lucky it only came here and there and that I wasn’t vomiting buckets, unlike Raven with Katara. The girls knew a lot of what happened with Judah since Kataleya and Song both had not wanted me to get involved with him to begin with… I wish I listened, but I never really ever do, do I? "Fuck Azura, you need to tell someone." Skyla said, her eyes flashing a deep plum purple, that turned darker the closer it got to the pupil. Her anger clear within them. "He needs to die." "Skyla." Kataleya murmured soothingly, placing her hand on her sister’s shoulder. Skyla closed her eyes, exhaling deeply, as she fought her emotions. Malevolent, her cat, meowed, brushing her shoulder, and Skyla’s eyes opened as she smiled down at her little fur ball. Those two had been together for years, Alejandro had gotten it for her when she was little, ten years on they were still the dangerous gre
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AZURA. "Later." Leo’s quiet, cold voice came as I walked over to Marcel. "Babe…" Conceal how you feel. You got this girl. "It smells so good." I said, smiling as I look at the flames. "Be careful, Azura, it’s very hot." The heat of the grill was nothing compared to the burning pain in my chest. "I don’t mind getting burned." I replied quietly, before giving him a smile. "So, where did you go on holiday?" "Well, I was in Scotland for the most part, and then I stopped at a few places before my visit to Alejandro was cut short." I could feel Leo’s irritation, but I didn’t bother paying him any attention. "I'm sorry about that." I replied as I picked up the platter of cooked meat and carried it to the round table, where everything was already set up. I didn’t want to sit at the table with him, but I had no choice but to. When Corrado jumped into the seat between Marcel and me, I expected Leo to take the seat next to his father, but instead, he took the seat on my left. I clenc
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LEO. I looked at my phone. The message was crystal clear, but even then, I had to fucking read it a few times. ‘I’m going to be leaving. With Marcel here, I don’t think it’s smart for me to linger. Arrange me a car, or at least let your security know to let me out.’ She was leaving. Just how I fucking wanted… There was no relief, nor fucking excitement at the fact that she was. Yeah, because once she’s gone, Marcel will have a shit-ton of questions for me to answer. Why didn’t I fix stuff with her ‘mate’, and then Corrado would do my fucking head in about why I let her go. Stop fucking with yourself Leo, you know that isn’t the reason. I lit a cigarette, taking a drag on it as I stared at the phone, letting out a string of smoke slowly. But it was for the better that she left. Her being here was fucking with me. I texted her back that I’d come to get her, but she asked for an hour in return. ‘Fine.’ I tossed the phone onto the desk and placed my feet on it, resting back in
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