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

prepare.

and move out. There’s something I need to check. I will catch up.”

once more. I

me for a moment?” I ask, turning

nods before hurrying over and we head

apartment.

be gone in the fire, but I

look through them with ease. I had also

that were pretty damaged.

sure why these idiots didn’t have

might

something.” She

don’t reply. I can’t get overly confident

Delsanra asks. It’s about half

A place that remains untouched. Everyone else

I needed to know what we are up

and I plan to

pressure rising as time slips

I’m here, the longer they

but f**k, knowing they are out there

happen to her is rising as I keep on making

the papers in front of

trails off, as she

I have up on

you are…

messy scrawl and I sit

the ones at the top. “Can work to decode

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

as Shadow it gave me enough

if it would work if I took it as the key to cr**k

has it?”

has.” I say, pushing the

that I had been working on, towards

as

and although there are still parts

too damaged to read, or

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as

the wraith family… What

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

I stare at the image

smoke and

so far from a human, we hadn’t paid it any

find out what we were dealing

to survive

in the

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless

a weapon made of

Nightshade,

She

what

standing up. I have a sword which is

how did you

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

the Shadow Wraith’s name is discovered, it can

help is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels of

says realisation dawning on her. “Wraiths

of energy wanting to either

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

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can

away, but… how will we find his

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

at her

nods and I hold out

I am now near the caverns. I had

before getting here.

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

of smell is obviously far

Alejandro who is arguing with

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

been injured in the

to sort their

Dante. He glances

listen.”

g***amn child.”

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

At my age, you did a lot more than this.”

back, her eyes blazing a reddish

debate. Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to one of his

just going to sit by whilst Azura is out there! You

She growls.

is, since he only had an issue with his

this. You

rolls off

anger consuming her and she’s

shifting.

Skyla clenches her

heart thundering.

her voice shaking with anger, before she casts one

dad, and I

concern. After all,

to do any of them

is half a

the bullets we created. Do we know how

men?”

two hundred out

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

on my back is ready… and I have

I will handle those.” Dante says,

stepping forward, her

Alejandro walks over to

asks, as

already told them where exactly we are going to

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

as we

stays with me, and even when the rest

he doesn’t.

fast and my heart thunders when I catch