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…

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

prepare.

I

I needed to

me for a moment?” I ask, turning to

and nods before hurrying over and we

apartment.

book may be gone in the fire, but I had scanned pretty much most of it

with ease. I had also tried to

that were pretty damaged.

these idiots didn’t have all

when we might

something.”

I can’t get overly confident

Delsanra asks. It’s about half an

untouched. Everyone else has gone

needed to know what

of times and I plan to

rising as time slips by. I needed to

here, the longer they

something… but f**k, knowing they are out

to her is

papers in front of me are

off, as

back at the page I have up on the

you are…

struggles to read my messy

symbols.” I say, pointing to the ones at

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

Shadow it gave me enough to

it would work if I

has it?”

I say, pushing

had been working

leans down, frowning as she reads

and although there are

damaged to read, or simply

sense overall.

Her heart thunders as she scans the

wraith family…

you sure?” I ask, sitting back and looking up

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

and shadows

the picture was so far from a human,

had all tried to find out what we were dealing

survive and to

them disguising themselves in the

and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger where

present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless their

taken, upon driving a weapon made of pure iron coated

Nightshade,

their necks.” She turns

what

standing up. I have a sword which is

did you… how did you even

f**king late, though.” I say quietly,

Wraith’s name is discovered, it

its help is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels of

realisation dawning

to either simply linger by these

intentions they will devour these

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get those

away, but… how will we

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

at

nods and I hold

am now near the caverns.

before getting here.

scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling faintly at me. I

sense of smell is obviously

nod as I glance back at Alejandro who

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

been injured in the explosions, but I think right

to sort their

I ask Dante.

Dad won’t listen.” He

a g***amn

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

At my age, you did a lot more than

eyes

isn’t up for debate. Take her home.” Alejandro snarls

not just going to sit by whilst Azura is

She growls.

he only had an issue with his daughter

time for this. You causing

command rolls off him, and I see

and she’s trying to stop herself

shifting.

from her and Skyla clenches her jaw before she

heart thundering.

says, her voice shaking

her dad, and I feel a

After all, she is his daughter…

do any of them any

half a mile from here.” I say,

and they are armed with the bullets we created. Do

men?”

hundred out front.”

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

ready… and I

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

forward, her power c**ckling

as Alejandro

ready?” He asks, as

where exactly we are

say, giving them a nod

we

one who stays with me, and even when the rest

me, he

reach the caverns pretty fast and my