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…

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

prepare.

something I need

turning away once more. I needed to check this…. “Delsanra,

with me for a moment?” I ask, turning to

hurrying over and we head towards

apartment.

but I had scanned pretty much most of it

them with ease. I had

that were pretty damaged.

didn’t have all these books

knows when we might need some information

onto something.” She

I can’t get

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

untouched. Everyone else has gone

I needed to know what we are up against to win. He

lot of times and I plan

is spinning, the pressure rising as time slips

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

f**k,

her is rising as I keep

in front of me are

trails off,

looking back at the page I

you are…

struggles to read my messy scrawl and

to the ones at the top. “Can work

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave

trying to check if it would work if I took it

it?”

I say, pushing the final sheet, which now contains

I had been working on, towards

down, frowning as she reads

language long forgotten… and although there are still

to read, or simply not fully readable,

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as she scans the

family… What on earth… they

you sure?” I ask, sitting back and looking

at the page, as I stare

with smoke and shadows

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

tried to find out what we

survive

themselves in

and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger

be killed unless their

a weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

into their necks.” She

is what he

I say, standing up. I have a sword which

how did you even figure that

I say quietly, entering my weapon

discovered, it can

feed on high levels of energies to

dawning

of energy wanting to either simply linger by these

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

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get

how will we find his real name?”

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

looking at her

nods and I hold out

an hour later, and I am now near the

before getting here.

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

of smell is obviously

as I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing with

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

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

needed her to sort their sh*t

interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances back

listen.” He says

g***amn child.” Skyla

get the f**k out of here.” Alejandro

my age, you did a lot more than

eyes blazing a

debate. Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to one

sit by whilst Azura is out there!

She growls.

since he only had an issue with his daughter

for this. You causing a

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

her and she’s trying

shifting.

from her and Skyla clenches her jaw before she looks at

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking

at her dad, and I

After all, she is his daughter…

do any of them

caverns is half a mile from here.” I say, “He

they are armed with the bullets we created. Do we

men?”

least two hundred out front.” Jin

go get this d**n

my back is ready… and I have everything

bullets to me, I will

me.” Raihana says, stepping forward, her power c**ckling around

nod, as Alejandro walks over to

ready?” He asks, as Dad and Rayhan

where exactly we

them a nod as the Five step up behind

we

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

me, he

fast and my heart