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…

to move out. I’ll fill everyone in

prepare.

out. There’s something I need

I

I ask, turning

hurrying over and we head

apartment.

book may be gone in the fire, but I had scanned

with ease.

that were pretty damaged.

have all these books

we might need some information from

onto something.”

don’t reply. I can’t get overly confident

Delsanra asks. It’s about half an

that remains untouched. Everyone else has

know what we are up against to win.

of times and I plan to

rising as time slips by.

I’m here, the longer they suffer

I’m onto something… but f**k, knowing

happen to her is rising as

in front of

is…” She trails off, as she leans

back at the page I have up on the screen. So

you are…

messy scrawl and I sit

symbols.” I say, pointing to the ones at the top. “Can work

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

that word as Shadow it gave me enough to work

it would work if I took it as the key to cr**k

has it?” She

has.” I say, pushing the final sheet, which now

had been working

down, frowning as she reads

forgotten… and

that are too damaged to read, or simply

sense overall.

thunders as she

wraith family… What on earth… they don’t

ask, sitting back and looking up

back at the page, as I

smoke and shadows

a

tried to find

a host to survive

in the identity

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths

Wraiths cannot be killed unless their true names

a weapon

Nightshade,

necks.” She turns to me. “Do you

is what he

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

you… how did you even figure that

late, though.” I

the Shadow Wraith’s name is discovered, it can be

limited. Wraiths feed on high levels of energies

realisation dawning

wanting to either simply linger by these beings

on the wraith’s intentions they will devour these beings… This is

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you get those

how will we find

an idea about that… “Leave

at

nods and I hold out

am now near the

before getting here.

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

smell is obviously far better than

glance back at Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla.

and I’m not sure which one

who had been injured in the

her to sort

interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances back

won’t listen.” He says

g***amn child.”

are. Now get the f**k out

me. At my age, you

her eyes blazing a

her home.” Alejandro snarls to one of his

just going to sit by whilst Azura is

She growls.

had an issue with

time for this. You causing a scene is

Alejandro’s command rolls off him, and I see

and anger consuming her and she’s trying

shifting.

her and Skyla clenches her jaw before she looks at me,

heart thundering.

says, her voice shaking with

her dad, and I feel a

concern. After all, she is

going to do

the caverns is half a

bullets we created.

men?”

least two hundred

go get this d**n

is ready…

me, I will handle those.” Dante says,

me.” Raihana says, stepping forward, her power

as Alejandro

asks, as Dad and Rayhan

told them where exactly we are going to attack

say, giving them a nod as the Five

blaze as we all

one who stays with me, and even when the rest shift –

me, he

caverns pretty fast and my heart thunders when I