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…

prepare to

prepare.

There’s something I need to check. I

more. I needed to check this….

I ask, turning

and nods before hurrying

apartment.

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

them with ease.

that were pretty damaged.

have all

when we might need some information

something.” She

get overly confident

Delsanra asks. It’s about half

that remains untouched. Everyone else

to know what we are up against to win.

lot of times and I plan to finish this once and for

pressure rising as time slips by. I needed

longer I’m here, the longer they suffer in Judah’s

f**k, knowing they are out there

may happen to her is rising as I keep

in front of me are full of

trails off, as she leans

reply, looking back at the page I have up

you are…

to read my messy scrawl and

say, pointing to the ones at the top. “Can work to

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave

if it would work if I

has it?”

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

I had been working

frowning as

and although there are still parts

read, or simply not

sense overall.

as she scans the page.

subspecies of the wraith family…

I ask, sitting back

as I stare at the image

with smoke and

a human, we

we had all tried to find out what we were dealing

survive and to gain a solid physical

disguising themselves in the identity

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even

Wraiths cannot be killed unless their true

and taken, upon driving a weapon made

Nightshade,

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

is what

say, standing up. I have

you even figure that out?” She

though.” I say

Wraith’s name is discovered, it can be

its help is very limited. Wraiths feed

says realisation dawning

wanting to either simply

intentions they will

he wants Azura…”

“Can you get those

how will we find

idea about that… “Leave

looking at

I

near the caverns.

before getting here.

Her scent lingers.” Dante says,

it, but his sense of smell

Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla.

not long ago, and I’m not sure which one is

who had been injured in the

needed her to sort their sh*t

I ask Dante. He glances back

Dad won’t listen.” He

a g***amn child.” Skyla

the f**k out of here.”

and you can’t stop me. At my age, you

eyes blazing a

her home.” Alejandro snarls to one

by whilst Azura is out there! You are so

She growls.

only had an issue with his daughter being

don’t have time for this. You causing a

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

rage and anger consuming her and she’s trying to

shifting.

from her and Skyla clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

voice shaking

her dad, and I feel

understand Alejandro’s concern. After all, she

isn’t going to do any of them

is half a mile from

they are armed with the bullets we created. Do we

men?”

hundred out front.”

how about we go get this

my back is ready… and I have everything I

me, I will

stepping forward,

nod, as Alejandro walks over

as

already told them where exactly we are

nod as the Five step up

we all run

me, and even when

he doesn’t.

the caverns pretty fast and