Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
Chapter 143
Precious Bond Ch 2. Promises
JAX.
“Fucking hell,” Leo growls as he tosses the
phone he just hung up onto the table and runs
his hand through his hair. I cock a brow, exchanging looks with Jin.
“You’re going to have to step up soon,” Jin says
quietly.
The six of us are chilling together. It’s been a week or so since we’ve all been back home.
“I didn’t want this, nor did I expect it so soon,” Leo says, sitting forward and resting his elbows on his knees.
“No one sane wants this, but when things come your way, you gotta do what you gotta do. Alejandro knows he can rely on you.” Ace says, picking up Leo’s cigarette packet and offering him one. Leo takes one and Dan leans over lighting it for him.
“See? You’re already getting all this shit done for you, you’re king material already.” I joke, trying to lighten the mood. (1)
Leo’s never been one to shy away from
responsibility… there’s more to his reluctance
than he’s letting on.
“What are you afraid of?” I ask the question the
other four want to raise.
Li-Sheng looks up from where he’s sitting on a
couch that is towards the back of the room. Leo
tenses for a moment, taking a drag on his cigarette and shakes his head.
“Nothing.”
Ace cocks a brow. “Nothing? That shit ain’t
true.”
Leo sighs. “You guys are fucking bastards. Stop pushing me to answer that shit, then.” 2
“That ain’t a fucking option. Now spit it out.” I
say.
“That fucker thinks I can take the reins better than he can, but the fact is he won’t just sit back. He’ll dive into all this shit that’s going on and he is the fucking glue that holds the Rossi family together. If anything happens to him…”
Leo mutters. 8
I can’t help but smirk. “Damn, is Leo actually worried for his uncle, and cares about the Rossi
family? Shit,” I tease.
He gives me a scathing glare. “Fuck that shit, do you want me to throw it back at you?”
“And what exactly do you have on me?” I challenge arrogantly.
“I don’t know, maybe the fact you were in a tad too much of a hurry to go see Shane this morning, or should I say Kareena?” Leo says coldly with a cocky-as-fuck smirk.
“Bastard,” I mutter. Nothing gets past him. ” The kid was my concern.”
Was it? I’m not so sure… I can’t deny that as the months went by, I’ve begun seeing her as a little more than my brother’s woman… but that was something I knew from the very start could happen.
Did I hate it? No… but that’s not something I wanted to ever push for… it’s getting harder to hold back around her. Especially when she doesn’t realise how sexy she looks and acts so
clueless to it.
I can’t help but smirk. “Damn, is Leo actually worried for his uncle, and cares about the Rossi family? Shit,” I tease.
He gives me a scathing glare. “Fuck that shit, do you want me to throw it back at you?”
do you have
were in a tad too much of a hurry to go see Shane this morning, or should I say Kareena?” Leo says coldly
mutter. Nothing gets past him. ”
was my concern.”
so sure… I can’t deny that as
went by, I’ve begun seeing her as a
woman…
the very start
hold back around her. Especially when she doesn’t realise how sexy she looks and acts so clueless to it.
gorgeous, but I know I’m
band of her yoga pants flashes in my mind. I groan and scrub a hand down my
face.
fucking point exactly,” Leo remarks.
still not know you go into haze
and he won’t tell her,” Dan adds with
Ace adds, extremely unhelpfully.
that can end the haze and heat periods for the
his arms behind his head. 1
knowing you tried to be the chivalrous bastard that you are, and held
won’t see you like that, Jax unless you make a move.
Jin nods.
I sigh.
he’s not going to do it.”
“The haze is getting worse, lasting longer each time, and I don’t know how long I can keep tolerating it. I admit that, but
what it is.”
system, but… as I’m saying that shit out loud, I am not a
I answer pointedly.+?
to Kareena…. Yet we can’t expect her to
she needs to let go,”
about himself
is a mess, but if you had done what you needed to in
ideal… it is a little late now,”
eyes on me.
maybe so,” I
Jax?’
‘Mishiko?’ I ask.
sorry, but where
eye on your man.’ I
smirk.
‘Well that’s good to know. I know Kareena will not tell you herself, so
talk…’ I
Was he ok?
and kept crying. Kareena’s taking him home, but you
I’ll head there now. Do you
got so upset, the
1
say, standing
rest cock
you going?”
is upset,” I say, picking
and shoving it in my
you can handle it?”
for asking, but if you guys
a family-size half-and-half pizza,
mini cheese
I say as I walk to the exit.
delivery for you guys!” Dan
as he unlocks
as I leave the underground headquarters and make
Kareena’s home.
dark, and a wind is blowing through the
but aside from that, the weather isn’t too
bad.
hour, nothing else faster. Sorry, man.’ Dan’s apologetic reply comes.
cool, thanks, man.’ I’m not sure Shane will be awake, but I’m guessing Kareena’s
link.