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 move out. I’ll fill everyone in

prepare.

move out. There’s something I need to check.

I needed to check

me for a moment?” I

up and nods before hurrying over and we

apartment.

gone in the fire, but I had

to look through them with ease. I had also tried to

that were pretty damaged.

idiots didn’t have all

might need some

something.” She

I can’t get overly confident until I

Leo?” Delsanra asks. It’s about half an

place that remains untouched. Everyone else

I needed to know what we

I plan

as time slips by. I needed to

longer I’m here, the longer they suffer

but f**k, knowing

may happen to her is rising

in front of me

is…” She trails off,

looking back at the page I have up

you are…

struggles to read my messy scrawl

I say, pointing to the ones at the

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave me enough

check if it would work if I took it as the key

it?”

has.” I say, pushing the

been working

as

a language long forgotten… and although there are still parts

to read, or simply not

sense overall.

as she scans

the wraith family… What on earth… they

I ask, sitting back and looking up

page, as I stare at

smoke and shadows

picture was so far from a

all tried to find out what we were

to survive

in them disguising themselves in the identity of their

strength, Shadow Wraiths are

Wraiths cannot be killed

a weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

into their necks.” She turns

what he

standing up. I have a sword

how… did you… how did you even figure

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

Wraith’s name is discovered,

its help is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels

dawning on her. “Wraiths sense

wanting to either simply linger by

intentions they will

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get

Right away, but… how will we find his real

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

at her

and I hold out my

am now near

before getting here.

lingers.” Dante says, smiling faintly at me. I

his sense of smell

nod as I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla.

and I’m not sure which

been injured

her to sort their sh*t

I ask Dante. He glances back at

listen.” He says

not a g***amn

f**king are. Now get the

me. At my age, you did a lot

back, her eyes blazing

Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to one

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

She growls.

kinda is, since he only had an issue with his daughter

time for this. You causing a scene

Alejandro’s command rolls off him, and I see

consuming her and she’s trying to stop

shifting.

turns away from her and Skyla clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking with

at her dad, and I feel a little bad

understand Alejandro’s concern. After all, she

going to do any of them any

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

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

men?”

least two hundred

go get this

on my back is ready… and I have

me, I will handle those.” Dante

says, stepping forward, her

Alejandro

as Dad

had already told them where exactly we are going to attack

nod as the Five step up behind

we

who stays with me, and even when the rest shift –

me, he

reach the caverns pretty fast and