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…

table, “We prepare to move

prepare.

out. There’s something I need to

I

moment?” I ask, turning to the white- haired

looks up and nods before hurrying over and

apartment.

the fire, but I

ease. I had also tried to restore

that were pretty damaged.

sure why these idiots didn’t have all

when we might need some

something.”

can’t get overly confident

half an hour later

place that remains untouched. Everyone

told me I needed to know what

of times and I plan to finish this once and for

pressure rising as time slips by. I needed to

I’m here, the longer they suffer

f**k, knowing they are

Fear of what may happen to her is rising as I keep on

of me are full

trails off, as she leans

don’t reply, looking back at the page I have up on the screen. So

you are…

struggles to read my messy scrawl and

symbols.” I say, pointing to the ones

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave me enough to work with.

trying to check if it would work if I took it

has it?” She

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

been working

as she reads the

was a language long forgotten… and although

too damaged to read,

sense overall.

as

family… What on

ask, sitting back

page, as I

smoke and shadows

a human, we

we had all tried to find out what we were dealing

Wraiths take a host to survive and to gain

in the identity of

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

Wraiths cannot be killed

upon driving a weapon made

Nightshade,

necks.” She turns to me. “Do you

what he

up. I have a sword which

you… how did you even

I say quietly, entering my

name is discovered, it can be called on for

limited. Wraiths feed on high levels of energies to

dawning on her. “Wraiths

levels of energy wanting to either

they will devour these

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get

how will we find his

had an idea about that… “Leave

looking at

I hold

an hour later, and I am now near the caverns. I

before getting here.

lingers.” Dante says, smiling faintly at me.

but his sense of smell is obviously far better

nod as I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing

not sure which one

heal those who had been injured

needed her to sort their

Dante. He glances

Dad won’t listen.” He says

a g***amn

Now get the f**k out of

you can’t stop me. At my age, you did a lot

her eyes blazing

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

to sit by whilst Azura is out there! You are so d**n

She growls.

only had an issue with

time for this. You

Alejandro’s command rolls off

consuming her and she’s trying to stop

shifting.

away from her and Skyla clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

her.” She says, her voice shaking with anger, before she casts one

dad, and I feel a little

all, she

going to do

is half a mile from here.” I say,

armed with the bullets we created. Do we

men?”

two hundred out front.”

we go get

on my back is ready… and

me, I will handle

forward, her power c**ckling

nod, as Alejandro walks over to

ready?” He asks, as

them where exactly we

nod as the Five step up behind me,

as we

with me, and even when the

he doesn’t.

pretty fast and my heart