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…

turn back to the table, “We prepare to move out.

prepare.

something I need to check. I will

I needed to check this…. “Delsanra,

moment?” I ask, turning to the white-

up and nods before hurrying over and we head towards

apartment.

book may be gone in the fire, but

them with ease. I

that were pretty damaged.

these idiots didn’t have

might need some

onto something.”

get overly

half an hour later

remains untouched.

what we are up against to win.

us a lot of times and I plan to finish this

the pressure rising as time slips by. I needed

longer they suffer in Judah’s

onto something… but f**k,

happen to her is rising as

in front of me are full of my

trails off, as she leans

don’t reply, looking back at the page I have up

you are…

struggles to read my messy scrawl and I

ones at the top. “Can work to decode

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before

“Shadows?” She asks.

by translating that word as Shadow it gave me enough to work

would work if I took it as the key

it?” She

I say, pushing the final sheet, which

had been

leans down, frowning as she

forgotten… and although

read, or simply not

sense overall.

thunders as she scans the

the wraith family… What on

I ask, sitting back

at the page, as I stare at the

with smoke and

far from a human, we hadn’t paid it

all tried to find out

take a host to survive and

in the identity of their

and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

Wraiths cannot be killed unless their

weapon made of

Nightshade,

She

is what he

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

did you even figure

f**king late, though.” I say quietly, entering

the Shadow Wraith’s name is discovered, it can be called

help is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels of energies

says realisation dawning on her. “Wraiths

wanting to either simply linger by these beings

they will devour these

he wants Azura…”

say coldly. “Can you get those

away, but… how will we find his

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

looking at her

nods and I hold out

near the caverns.

before getting here.

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

of smell is obviously far better than

as I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing

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

been injured in

needed her to sort their

interfere?” I ask Dante. He

Dad won’t listen.” He says

g***amn child.” Skyla

Now get the f**k out of here.”

my age, you did a lot

back, her eyes

debate. Take her home.” Alejandro

Azura is out there! You are so

She growls.

since he only had an issue with his daughter

this. You

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

consuming her and she’s trying to

shifting.

Skyla clenches

heart thundering.

her voice shaking with anger,

I feel a little

all, she is his daughter… but

going to do any of them

is half a mile from here.”

are armed with the bullets we created. Do we know how

men?”

two hundred

we go get this d**n

my back is ready…

to me, I will handle those.”

says, stepping forward, her power c**ckling around

Alejandro

ready?” He asks, as Dad and Rayhan step

told them where exactly we are going to attack

nod as the Five step up behind me, and

blaze as we all run

one who stays with me, and even when the

he doesn’t.

reach the caverns pretty fast and my heart thunders when