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 move

prepare.

move out. There’s something I need to

turning away once more. I

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

up and nods before hurrying

apartment.

in the fire, but I had scanned pretty much most

them with ease. I had also tried to restore

that were pretty damaged.

didn’t have all these books duplicated and

knows when we might need some information

something.”

reply. I can’t get

is it, Leo?” Delsanra asks. It’s about half

place that remains untouched. Everyone else has gone ahead,

what we are

I plan to finish this once and for

spinning, the pressure rising as time slips by. I needed

here, the longer they suffer in

something… but f**k, knowing

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

of

trails off, as she leans

reply, looking back at the page I have up

you are…

messy scrawl and I sit

ones at the top. “Can work

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave me enough to work

I took it as

has it?” She

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

that I had been

as

forgotten… and although there

too damaged to read, or simply

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as she scans the page.

the wraith family… What on

sitting

the page, as I stare at the image depicting

and

from a human, we

find out

host to survive and to gain a solid

themselves in

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger where

shadows present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless

upon driving a weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

necks.” She

what he

I say, standing up. I

how… did you… how did you even figure

though.” I say quietly, entering

is discovered,

is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels

Delsanra says realisation dawning on

levels of energy wanting to either simply linger by these beings

intentions they will devour

he wants Azura…”

“Can you

we find his real name?”

had an idea about that… “Leave

looking at

nods and I

and I am now near the caverns. I had made one last

before getting here.

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

of smell is obviously far

back at Alejandro who is

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

injured in the explosions, but I

needed her to sort their sh*t

going to interfere?” I ask Dante. He

listen.” He

g***amn child.”

Now get the f**k

stop me. At my age, you did

back, her eyes blazing a

for debate. Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to

to sit by whilst Azura is out there!

She growls.

he only had

time for this. You causing a scene is

Alejandro’s command rolls

and anger consuming her and she’s trying

shifting.

turns away from her and Skyla clenches her

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking with

I feel a little bad for

concern. After all, she is his daughter… but

isn’t going to do any of them

the caverns is half a mile from here.” I

are armed with the bullets

men?”

hundred out front.”

how about we go get this d**n wraith.”

sword on my back is ready…

will handle those.” Dante

me.” Raihana says, stepping forward, her power

Alejandro walks over

ready?” He asks, as Dad and Rayhan step

had already told them where exactly we are

nod as

blaze as we all

only one who stays with me,

me, he

reach the caverns pretty fast and my heart thunders when I catch