Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

112. A Forgotten Language

LEO.

“That’s the last one.” Li Sheng says tossing the deactivated device onto the

ground. Four had gone off in total before we had managed to find the rest and

disarm them. I had felt thirteen tethers snap, meaning we had lost thirteen lives.

Eric and Emmet’s selfish plan had cost not only me but instead had cost the

lives of many innocent people.

Those who had been trapped, and there had been many, had been accounted

for and we had retrieved the bodies of our dead too.

They ranged from the ages of eleven to ninety-seven. 1

“Continue to comb the pack grounds until every area has been covered just in

case there’s more detonators.” I say coldly.

I need to f***king go after them. I know there is a team out there, but I still need

to do something too.

“Will do Alpha.” He replies, lowering his head before he runs off.

Alejandro and several others were now in one of my meeting rooms, gathered

around a map, trying to find out where Azura and Corrado had vanished to, and

the possible places they may have gone.

“There’s the forest there…” Elijah says, frowning deeply.

He, Damon, and several others are here too, but time is just moving too f**king

slow. With each passing moment, who knows what she’s going through. I’m a

f**king mess inside, but I’m f**king trying to keep my sh*t together. I can’t lose

them, I need them.

I walk over to the table, and look down at the 3D hologram map that covers the

entire table.

“I don’t know… isn’t that too close to your place? Maybe to the west, Dante’s

gone to check that side out…” Alejandro mutters as I stare at the spot that the

blimp of the tracker had last been, before it vanished.

“He’s misleading us.” I say quietly, feeling my anger rise. This is a f**king game

to him … I want blood… I want to f**king kill.

“Meaning?” Alejandro asks.

“This is where Azura’s tracker went off radar … a place that’s got literally three

dense forest areas around it… making it the ideal place for us to f**king

search… I’m certain he went in the opposite f**king direction. Trust me, I know

how f**king b****rds work.” I say menacingly.

“Then where do you think they may be?” Liam asks. His anger is palpable, but I

can see the worry for his sister in his eyes. 1

I look down at the map, zooming out and scrolling fifty miles in the opposite

direction. “The caverns,” I say, tapping the map.

All eyes turn on me, and Alejandro c**ks a brow. “Why do you think that?”

“It’s the last place he’d think we’d look… that place has magic that can cancel

out a lot of sh*t. Azura’s tracker couldn’t have just blipped out unless she’s in a

location that blocks the outside off…” I run my fingers through my hair, only for

the strands of my hair to fall back in front of my forehead.

“How sure are you?” Damon asks, frowning.

“Pretty sure. Raihana wasn’t able to teleport to Azura either. She had something

of hers and Judah doesn’t possess that kind of magic. So why the f**k did the

teleportation not work? Unless ofcourse there is a power strong enough to

counter it. Raihana is meant to be one of the strongest witches alive, so tell me

what can f**king counter her? Trust me, this is the place to search.” I say

confidently, turning away.

They seem to take a second to mull over my words before Alejandro slaps his

hands together, rubbing them. “Right, let’s listen, he has the f**king brains.”

Yeah, I do.

“Remember, he’s f**king fast; from the footage, we can see that he seems to

have a link with the shadows…” Elijah is saying.

I frown. Shadows… I suddenly remember an image from a certain book I had

gone over. A book that contained drawings and symbols that no one was able to

read because of the language.

I need to go over it again.

“So what’s the plan?” Ace asks and I’m brought out of my trance. My eyes flash

as I frown deeply.

Oh, I f**king have a plan…

“We prepare to move out. I’ll fill everyone in

prepare.

up and move out. There’s something I need to check.

turning away once more. I needed to check

I ask, turning to the white-

looks up and nods before hurrying

apartment.

fire, but I

to look through them with ease. I

that were pretty damaged.

these idiots didn’t have all these books duplicated

we might need

something.” She

reply. I can’t get overly confident

is it, Leo?” Delsanra asks. It’s about half an hour

place that remains untouched. Everyone else has

told me I needed to know what we are up against to win.

and I plan

is spinning, the pressure rising as time slips by. I needed

I’m here, the longer they suffer

f**k,

to her is rising as I keep

front of me are full

off, as she

reply, looking back at the page I have up on the

you are…

messy scrawl

the ones at the top. “Can work

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before

“Shadows?” She asks.

as Shadow it gave me enough

if it would work if I took it

has it?”

say, pushing the

that I had been working on, towards

down, frowning as she reads

was a language long forgotten… and although there are still

damaged to read, or

sense overall.

heart thunders as she scans the

are subspecies of the wraith family… What on earth… they

sure?” I ask, sitting back and looking

the page, as I stare

smoke and

the picture was so far from a human,

we had all tried to find out what

a host to survive and to gain a solid

disguising themselves in

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

be killed unless their true

driving a weapon made

Nightshade,

Harpagophytum into their necks.” She turns to me. “Do

what

I say, standing up. I have a

you… how did you

I say quietly,

name is discovered,

limited. Wraiths feed on

realisation dawning on her. “Wraiths

of energy wanting to either simply linger by

intentions they will devour these beings… This

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you

Right away, but… how will we find his real

an idea about that… “Leave that to me… Can you call

looking at

and I

near

before getting here.

right. Her scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling faintly at me. I

smell is obviously far better

as I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing with

ago, and I’m not sure which one is angrier. Kiara had stayed at

had been injured in the explosions, but

needed her to sort

interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances

listen.”

g***amn child.” Skyla

get the

At my age, you did a lot

eyes blazing

home.” Alejandro

whilst Azura

She growls.

only had an issue with his

time for this. You causing a

home.” Alejandro’s command rolls off him, and

and anger consuming her and she’s trying to stop

shifting.

away from her and Skyla clenches her jaw before

heart thundering.

shaking with anger,

dad, and I feel a little

understand Alejandro’s concern. After all, she is his daughter…

to do any of them

half a mile from

with the bullets we created.

men?”

least two hundred out front.”

how about we go get

sword on my back is ready… and I have everything

I will handle those.” Dante says,

Raihana says, stepping forward, her

nod, as Alejandro walks

ready?” He asks, as Dad and

already told them where exactly we

a nod as the Five step up behind me,

as we

only one who stays with me, and even when the rest

me, he

fast and my