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 out. I’ll fill everyone

prepare.

out. There’s something I need

turning away once more. I needed to check

a moment?” I ask, turning

before hurrying over

apartment.

book may be gone in the fire, but I had scanned pretty much most of it

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

that were pretty damaged.

why these idiots didn’t have

might

onto something.” She

get overly

asks. It’s about half an hour later

that remains untouched. Everyone

know what

I plan to

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

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

know I’m onto something… but f**k, knowing

me. Fear of what may happen to her

papers in front of me are full of

off, as

at the page I have up on

you are…

my messy scrawl and I

the ones at the top.

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

as Shadow it gave me

trying to check if it would work if I

it?”

f**king has.” I say, pushing

had been working on, towards

down, frowning as she reads

forgotten… and although there are

that are too damaged to read, or simply

sense overall.

heart thunders as she

of the wraith family… What on earth… they

I ask, sitting back and looking up

back at the page, as I stare at the image depicting a

and

a human, we hadn’t paid it

tried to find out what we

take a host to survive and to gain a solid physical

in them disguising themselves in the identity of their

Wraiths are even

shadows present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless their true

driving a weapon made

Nightshade,

and Harpagophytum into their necks.” She

is what he

think so…” I say, standing up. I have

did you… how did you even figure

late, though.” I

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

Wraiths feed on high levels of

dawning on her.

high levels of energy wanting to either simply linger by

intentions they will devour these beings…

he wants Azura…”

say coldly. “Can you

will we find his real name?”

“Leave

at her

and I hold

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

before getting here.

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

his sense of smell is obviously

back at Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla.

sure which one is angrier. Kiara had stayed

those who had been injured in the explosions, but

to sort

ask Dante. He glances back at them

Dad won’t listen.” He says

a g***amn child.” Skyla

f**king are. Now get the f**k out of here.” Alejandro

and you can’t stop me. At my age,

eyes blazing

home.” Alejandro snarls to one of his

to sit by whilst Azura is

She growls.

kinda is, since he only had

I don’t have time for this. You causing a scene is delaying things

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

her and she’s

shifting.

from her and Skyla clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

voice shaking

at her dad, and I

all, she is his

isn’t going to do any

to the caverns is half a mile from

the bullets we created. Do

men?”

hundred

get this d**n wraith.”

back is ready… and I have everything

to me, I will handle

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

as Alejandro walks over

He asks, as

told them where exactly we

giving them a nod as the Five

blaze as we all

stays with me, and even when

he

and my heart thunders when I