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.

something I

turning away once more. I needed to check this….

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

hurrying over and we

apartment.

in the fire, but I had scanned

with ease. I had also tried to

that were pretty damaged.

sure why these idiots didn’t have all these

we might need some information

something.”

I can’t get overly confident until I

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

remains untouched. Everyone else has

me I needed to know what we are up against to

times and I

spinning, the pressure rising as time

the longer they

something… but f**k, knowing they are

happen to her is rising as I keep

in front of me

off, as

back at the page I have up on

you are…

messy scrawl and I

ones at the top. “Can

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before

“Shadows?” She asks.

it gave me enough to work

trying to check if it would work if I took

has it?” She

has.” I say, pushing

had been working on, towards

down, frowning as she reads the

a language long forgotten… and although there are

to read,

sense overall.

as she scans the

subspecies of the wraith family…

sure?” I ask, sitting back

looks back at the page, as I stare at the image depicting a

with smoke and shadows

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

find out

survive and to

in them disguising themselves in the identity of

and strength, Shadow Wraiths

Wraiths cannot be killed unless

and taken, upon driving a weapon made of pure

Nightshade,

Harpagophytum into their necks.” She turns to

is what he

standing up. I have a sword

how did you even figure that out?”

f**king late, though.” I

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

feed on high levels of

dawning

energy wanting to either simply linger by

will devour these beings…

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you get those

away, but… how will we find his

frown, I had an idea about that… “Leave that to me… Can you

at her

I hold out

am now near

before getting here.

Her scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling faintly

of smell is

at Alejandro who is arguing with

and I’m not sure which one is

who had been injured in the explosions, but

to

ask Dante. He glances back at them

won’t listen.” He

not a g***amn

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

At my age, you did a lot more

her eyes blazing

her home.” Alejandro snarls to one

sit by whilst Azura is

She growls.

he only had an issue with his daughter being

time for this. You

the hell home.” Alejandro’s command rolls off him, and I see

anger consuming her and she’s trying to stop

shifting.

turns away from her and Skyla clenches her jaw before she looks

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking with anger, before she casts one

I feel a little

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

do any

is half a mile

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

men?”

hundred out front.”

we go get this d**n wraith.”

sword on my back is ready… and I have

the bullets to me, I will handle those.” Dante

stepping forward, her power c**ckling

nod, as Alejandro walks over to

He asks, as

told them where exactly we are going

them a nod as the Five step up behind

we all run

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

me, he

pretty fast and my heart thunders