Chapter 116
Chapter 116
32. Our Legacy
ALEJANDRO.
He stares at me, his piercing blue eyes widening in shock.
Hah, fucker. For once I surprised you.
But I fucking mean it. I believe he is the best for this position.
Dante has enough on his shoulders without having to deal with the council and all the other things that
a king must do. Leo is the right one for this position, his intellect, his self-control, his mindset. They are
king material.
I know that even after I’m gone, they will continue to keep those bonds. Brothers. 13
“What? The fuck no. I can’t do that shit.
No.” He stands up, shaking his head and I cock a brow.
“I know it’s a lot to take on… Nobody wants to be king, or the ones who are best for the job don’t want
to, anyway. But you’re made for this title, Leo. There is no one better suited.” I say, taking a drag on my
cigarette.
“I truly feel that you will be the best for this position.”
“No, Dante is your son-
“I fucking know he is, and so are you. I consider you all the same, but I once made it clear that those
who fit certain positions should be put in them. Dante will get this pack. He is the fucking Alpha. That is
one position we can’t really give due to others as Alphas are the only ones who hold the alpha
command.” I say firmly.
“But the position of king… that seat is yours. Your intelligence is superior to anyone I know and with
what the future is currently predicted to bring, we need you.” I continue.
“Dante is smart-”
“And he will be the one at the forefront of battle because that’s his position. We know that… but I need
you to bind it all together when it feels like we will lose it all… I need you to hold down this shit. Leo,
your self- control, and your mindset in the craziest fucking moments are priceless. I don’t think even I
can handle what is toe… but if anyone can you, you and the next generation can.” I say quietly.
I don’t want to do this; I don’t want to say what I know I might need to…
He shakes his head. “Rayhan. He’s smart, he’s influential-”
“Na. The fucker’s forty. Bet he’ll have to retire before me.” I snicker, trying to lighten the mood, but it
doesn’t phase or distract him as he stares at me coldly.
Dude’s fucking got a re on him. “Fine… Rayhan is smart, but no, he is our greatest tracker… I need
him on the field.” I add.
“So you’re saying you expect me to sit back and send others to fucking war when the timees? You
want me to be the one to choose who will fucking die and who won’t?” he asks usingly, as he
advances on me, his eyes shing steely blue.
“You want me to y the field, knowing I’m going to have to be the one to decide who I’m going to risk.
You want me to be the one to tell every man or woman who loses their mate, that I’m fucking sorry, cus
I sent their mate to their death? To look into the eyes of those kids and know that I’m the one who
orphaned them?
I didn’t think of it like that…
“Every death on that battlefield, their blood will be on my fucking hands. While I sit back? No.” He
shakes his head firmly.
I shake my head. “No… but like you said earlier… A king’s job is far harder than that… You kids are the
future of this Leo…
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The legacies that will continue on the path that we have paved, to stand by those beliefs and values…
Whilst paving your own paths to even greater heights.” I say quietly.
I ce my hand on his shoulder. He’s ring at the floor now. “Look at me, Leo.”
His head snaps up as he res at me, and I give him a half smile. “I know it’s not easy to ept, but
please, ept this position. I know I’m asking you for a huge sacrifice… I’m asking you to shoulder a
huge burden… But for the sake of us all… will you ept it?”
He shakes his head but I can tell those words got to him.
“Look… Alejandro, you ain’t going to die any fucking time soon. I’ll help you I’ll be there, behind you as
your fucking shadow and I’ll do it all but I don’t want the/title. Please.” He’s practically begging me and I
can see the young boy that still lives inside of him…
Selfless… putting others first… thinking of sending others to their deaths and yet… he is willing to help,
receiving nothing in return. Not caring for acknowledgement or approval.
Something Azura and Marcel have saides to the forefront of my mind and it squeezes at my chest.
When Leo loves, he loves deeply.
That is the king we need.
I shake my head, trying to clear it. The influx. of emotions is fucking intense. I’m fucking getting old, cus
this shit is emotional.
When the timeses… we will need to call on everything we have at our disposal to suppress what
we are going to face…”
“So, I was right. You n to be on that fucking battlefield right?” He growls usingly.
I nod, “Yes. I will, cus I will fucking stand before everyone as a shield until-”
“Until you fucking die,” he finishes, his voice thick as he pushes my hand off and turns his back on me.
I’m d he did because this shit is getting to me too. I dig the back of my fingers into my eyes for a
second and take a slow breath.
“Leo-”
“You’re too fucking old to be out there, on that field. Why can’t you just sit the fuck down and run this
shit until you die of fucking old age?” 4
“I will do everything to not fucking die, but I need to know… that if anything does happen to me… I will
have someone left behind who will hold our family, our kingdom, and our kind together. Please, Leo.”
We both know the severity of what is toe… even Dante knows… and there are so many signs
warning us of it.
“I told Dante that I’m making you king, and he fucking approves.
“The first of your titles…” he murmurs.Fuck it.”
I cock a brow, but he doesn’t exin as he looks back at me, and I’m kinda fucking satisfied to see I’m
not the only one who may have something in my eye.
“Fine… but I want to say… I won’t try to be the king you are, because there is only one Alejandro
Rossi. I will do things my way, and maybe… you won’t regret appointing me as your sessor cus I’m
fucking certain you will,” he says quietly.
I smirk, “No. I already know I won’t fucking regret it…as for that… I don’t need you to try to be me,
because I know that Leo Rossi will be an even better king.”
Our eyes meet and he looks down, his brown hair flicking in front of his forehead as he holds out a
tattooed hand to me
“Deal,” he says quietly. I take his hand, pulling him closer as I give him a one-armed hug, still gripping
his hand between us. The sound of our beating hearts is loud in my ears.
These emotions…
“You’re going to make a good fucking king,” I say quietly.
“Yeah, well not for a fucking while yet,” he mutters. I don’t reply… we don’t need to set a date right now,
but I know that my time as king ising to an end… and in my stead, he will rise…
A knock on the door makes us both move back and Leo turns away.
“Daddy? Granddaddy Al? Mommy saide have brownies before she finishes them all!”
Corrado’s voicees, making both of us smirk.
“Coming kiddo,” Leo replies.
“Kiara bakes enough to feed a fucking army,” I say, Leo cocks a brow.
“Only, we’re talking Azura… and Kat… both can eat for an army,” he reminds me.
Fair fucking point. “Then we better go grab some.” I frown.
He nods, leading the way to the door and I smile, ncing back out of the window at the moon.
It’s so peaceful….
I did the right thing and I’m happy that he epted it…
I exit the office as we head down the hall to the kitchen, where I can hear Alessandra exining
gloomily why she likes to slice her brownie.
We step into the brightly lit kitchen, the smell of brownies wafting in the air.
“Why?” Corrado asks Alessandra tilting his head.
“Because… it tastes better in cubes?”
Alessandra replies.
“Why?”
“Because I said so.”
“Why do you say so?”
“Corrado,e here baby,” Azura says, as
Leo walks over to her and yanks her into his arms, kissing her.
I raise my eyebrow as I nce at my own queen, she’s smiling as she rocks Leo’s little one in her
arms.
“Amore Mio,” I say as I walk over to her and wrap my arms around her from behind. I rest my forehead
against the back of her head, inhaling her scent.
Hazelnut chocte… my favourite…
‘I did it.’ I say quietly through the bond.
‘I knew you could. I’m proud of you. You made the right decision. I love you, baby,’ she turns and looks
up at me and I kiss her lips deeply.
‘I fucking love you more.’
“What the fuck?!” Azura curses, her huge eyes wide as we all stare at her.
Seems like Leo just broke the news. Her head snaps to me and she stares at us, just as Kat and Sky
enter the kitchen.
“What happened?” Kat asks curiously.
That one acts innocent, but the little grandma in her loves to know what’s going
Leo and Azura don’t speak, so I decide totake the initiative.
“I just announced Leo as my heir.”
“Hell yeah to the new Rossi king and Westwood Queen, baby!” Sky says as she rushes over to Azura
and pounces on her. You are going to be a damn good queen!”
“Oh…” Kat says, her eyes are wide before she smiles and walks over to them. Congrattions Leo,
you are going to be an amazing king.”
She doesn’t seem too surprised as Corrado now looks at his dad, shocked.
“Daddy will be king?”
“Not for a while,” Leo says firmly.
“Congrattions,” Kiara says as she pulls. away and goes over to the two.
I nce at Alessandra, who is sitting there. cutting the brownie into tiny cubes. I’m with the kid, it’s
weird-as-fuck.
“Not going to congratte your aunty and brother?” I ask.
“First of, it’s so weird when you address them like that. Secondly… I offer my condolences, the jobs are
hard,” she replies emotionlessly.
The fuck is wrong with this kid?
But she still makes the rest chuckle.
Azura looks more shaken, although she’s trying to hide it, but with Kiara to guide her… she’ll be fine.
After all, the Westwood women were made to tame us Rossis and to be fucking queens.