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

prepare.

and move out. There’s something I need

away once more. I needed to check this….

with me for a moment?” I ask, turning to the white- haired

nods before hurrying

apartment.

gone in the fire, but

to look through them with ease. I had also tried to

that were pretty damaged.

these idiots didn’t have all

might need some information

onto something.”

I can’t get overly

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

remains untouched. Everyone else

me I needed to know what we are up against

times and I

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

longer I’m here, the longer they suffer

know I’m onto something… but f**k,

what may happen to her is rising as I keep on

front of me are

is…” She trails off, as she leans

the page I have up on the screen.

you are…

messy scrawl and I sit

symbols.” I say, pointing to the ones at the

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

as Shadow it gave me enough to work with.

I took it as the key

has it?” She

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

had been working on,

as she reads

and although there are still parts

to read, or simply not fully readable, it

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as

wraith family… What on

sitting back and looking up

I stare at the

smoke and shadows surrounding

so far from a human, we hadn’t paid

we had all tried to find

host to survive and to gain a

in the

Wraiths are even stronger where

be

and taken, upon driving a weapon made

Nightshade,

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

what he

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

did you… how did you even figure that

f**king late, though.” I say quietly, entering my weapon

Wraith’s name is discovered,

its help is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels

realisation dawning on her.

wanting to either simply

they will devour these beings…

he wants Azura…”

“Can you

we

I had an idea about that… “Leave that to

at her

nods and I hold out

now near the caverns. I had

before getting here.

lingers.” Dante says, smiling

of smell is

nod as I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing

not sure which

heal those who had been injured in the

needed her to

going to interfere?” I ask Dante. He

Dad won’t listen.” He

a g***amn child.”

get the f**k out of

me. At my age, you

eyes

for debate. Take her home.” Alejandro

whilst Azura

She growls.

since he only had an issue with his daughter

this. You causing a scene is delaying things

Alejandro’s command rolls off him, and I see Skyla’s

anger consuming her and she’s trying

shifting.

Skyla clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

her.” She says, her voice shaking with anger,

and I

understand Alejandro’s concern. After all, she is

going to do any of them any

entrance to the caverns is half a mile from here.”

are armed with the bullets we created. Do we know how

men?”

hundred out front.” Jin

get this

my back is ready… and

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

me.” Raihana says, stepping forward, her power

Alejandro walks over to

as Dad

had already told them where exactly we

giving them a nod as the Five step

as we

stays with me,

he doesn’t.

the caverns pretty fast and my heart thunders