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…

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

prepare.

something I need

turning away once more. I

moment?” I ask, turning to the

up and nods before hurrying

apartment.

but I had scanned pretty much most of it

ease. I had also tried to restore

that were pretty damaged.

have all these

might need some information from

onto something.”

I can’t get overly confident until

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

A place that remains untouched. Everyone else has gone ahead,

what we are up

times and I plan to finish this once and

mind is spinning, the pressure rising as

the longer they suffer in Judah’s

I’m onto something… but f**k, knowing they are

happen to her is rising as I

front of me are full

is…” She trails off, as she leans

I have up on the screen.

you are…

read my messy scrawl and I

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

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave me enough to work

would work if I took it as

it?” She

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

I had been working on,

as she reads

a language long forgotten… and although there

that are too damaged to read, or simply not fully readable,

sense overall.

as she scans the page.

wraith family… What on earth… they

I ask, sitting back and looking up at

the page, as I stare at the image

smoke and shadows surrounding

picture was so far from a

tried to find out what

take a host to survive and

in them disguising themselves in the identity

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

Wraiths cannot be

driving a weapon made

Nightshade,

into their necks.” She turns to me.

what he

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

how did you even

late, though.” I say quietly, entering my weapon

Shadow Wraith’s name is discovered, it can be

its help is very limited. Wraiths feed on

says realisation dawning on

levels of energy wanting to either simply linger

intentions they will devour these beings…

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you get those

how will we find his real

about that… “Leave that to me… Can

at

I hold out my

later, and I am now near

before getting here.

were right. Her scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling faintly

sense of smell

back at Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla.

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

those who had been injured in

to

to interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances back

Dad won’t listen.”

g***amn

f**king are. Now get the f**k out

my age, you did a lot more than

eyes blazing a

home.” Alejandro

sit by whilst Azura is out there! You

She growls.

since he only had

have time for this. You causing a scene is delaying things

rolls

rage and anger consuming her and she’s

shifting.

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

heart thundering.

says, her voice shaking with anger, before she casts

her dad, and I feel a

After all, she is his daughter… but

to do any of

is half a mile from here.” I say, “He will

armed with the bullets we

men?”

hundred out front.”

how about we go get this d**n wraith.” Jax

my back is ready… and

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

me.” Raihana says, stepping forward, her power c**ckling

Alejandro walks

as Dad and

had already told them where exactly we are going to

them a nod as

blaze as we

the only one who stays with me, and

me, he

fast and my heart thunders when I catch