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…

turn back to the table, “We prepare to move out. I’ll fill everyone

prepare.

out. There’s something I need to check. I will catch

turning away once more. I needed to check this…. “Delsanra,

I

looks up and nods before hurrying over

apartment.

fire, but I had scanned pretty much most of it

with ease. I had also tried

that were pretty damaged.

didn’t have all these

might need some information from

something.”

get overly confident until I am

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

untouched. Everyone else has gone

to know what we are up against to

I plan

the pressure rising as time

the longer they suffer

but f**k, knowing they are out there is

Fear of what may happen to her is rising

of

is…” She trails off, as she leans

back at the page I have

you are…

my messy scrawl and I sit

say, pointing to the ones at the top. “Can work to decode

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave me enough

work if I

it?”

f**king has.” I say, pushing the final sheet, which

been

as she

a language long forgotten… and although there

are too damaged to read, or simply not

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as she scans the page.

of the wraith family… What on earth… they

you sure?” I ask, sitting back

the page, as I stare

with smoke and

was so far from a human, we hadn’t paid it any

had all tried to find out what we

host to survive and to gain

in them disguising themselves in the

strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger where

present. Wraiths cannot be killed

and taken, upon driving a weapon made of pure iron coated

Nightshade,

into their necks.” She turns

what

so…” I say, standing up. I have a sword which is

how… did you… how did you even figure that out?” She

I say quietly, entering

Wraith’s name is discovered, it

limited. Wraiths feed on high levels of energies

realisation dawning

high levels of energy wanting to either simply linger by these

intentions they will devour

he wants Azura…”

say coldly. “Can

but… how will we

about that… “Leave that to me… Can you call Janaina.”

looking at her

nods and I hold out

am now near the caverns. I

before getting here.

scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling faintly

his sense of smell is

back at Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla. She

and I’m not sure which one is

who had been injured in the explosions, but

needed her to

I ask Dante.

won’t listen.” He says

g***amn child.”

the

age, you

eyes

her home.” Alejandro snarls

to sit by whilst Azura is out there! You are so d**n

She growls.

only had an issue with his

this. You causing a scene is delaying

home.” Alejandro’s command rolls

anger consuming her and she’s trying to stop herself

shifting.

and Skyla clenches her jaw before

heart thundering.

says, her voice shaking with anger, before

and I

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

to do any of them

half a mile from here.” I say,

and they are armed with the bullets we created. Do

men?”

hundred out front.” Jin

go get this

is ready… and

bullets to me, I will handle those.” Dante says, frowning

stepping forward,

nod, as Alejandro walks over

asks, as Dad and

exactly we are going to attack

them a nod as

we all

with me, and even when the

he

fast and my heart thunders when I