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 the table, “We prepare to

prepare.

and move out. There’s something I need to

away once more. I needed to check this….

me for a moment?” I

hurrying over and we

apartment.

gone in the fire, but

with ease. I had also tried

that were pretty damaged.

idiots didn’t have all these books duplicated

we might need some information

something.”

reply. I can’t get overly

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

A place that remains untouched. Everyone

know what we are up against to

lot of times and I plan

pressure rising as

the longer they

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

her is rising as I keep on

front of me

She trails off, as she leans

at the page I have up on the screen.

you are…

struggles to read my messy scrawl and I

to the ones at

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

as Shadow it gave me enough to

if it would work if I took it

has it?”

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

had been

frowning as she reads

language long forgotten… and although

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

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as

wraith family… What on

ask, sitting back and looking up at

back at the page, as I stare

with smoke and shadows surrounding

a human, we hadn’t paid it any

had all tried to find out what we were dealing

survive and to gain a solid physical

them disguising themselves in the identity of their hosts.

and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger where

Wraiths cannot be

weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

She turns

what

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

did you even figure that

little f**king late, though.” I

discovered, it can be called

very limited. Wraiths feed on high

Delsanra says realisation dawning on her.

levels of energy wanting to either simply linger by these beings

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

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get

we find his real name?” She

I had an idea about that… “Leave

at

and I

later, and I am now near the caverns. I had

before getting here.

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

his sense of smell is obviously far

Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla. She

which

to heal those who had been injured in the explosions, but I think

to sort their

going to interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances back at them

Dad won’t listen.”

a g***amn

Now get the

age, you did a lot more than this.”

her eyes blazing a

up for debate. Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to one of

to sit by whilst Azura is out there! You

She growls.

only had

I don’t have time for this. You causing a scene is delaying

command rolls off

and anger consuming her and she’s trying to

shifting.

her and Skyla clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking with anger, before she

her dad, and I feel a

all, she is his daughter…

do any of

a mile from here.”

they are armed with the bullets we created.

men?”

least two hundred

about we go get

is ready… and I have everything

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

me.” Raihana says, stepping forward, her power

nod, as Alejandro

we ready?” He asks, as Dad and

exactly we are going

this.” I say, giving them a nod as the Five step up behind me, and

as we all

who stays with me,

me, he

the caverns pretty fast and