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.

prepare.

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

once more. I needed to

a moment?” I ask, turning to

before hurrying over

apartment.

be gone in the fire, but I had

to look through them with ease.

that were pretty damaged.

idiots didn’t have

when we might need

onto something.”

reply. I can’t get overly confident until I

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

untouched. Everyone else has gone ahead,

I needed to know what we are up

I plan

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

the longer they suffer

f**k, knowing they are out there is

may happen to her is rising as I

in front of me are full

She trails off, as she leans

back at the page I have up on the screen. So that’s

you are…

read my messy

the ones at

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before

“Shadows?” She asks.

that word as Shadow it gave me enough

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

it?” She

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

had been working on,

frowning as she

long forgotten… and although there are still parts

read,

sense overall.

thunders as she scans the

the wraith family… What on earth… they

you sure?” I ask, sitting back

as I stare at the image depicting

with smoke and shadows surrounding

the picture was so far from a human,

to find out what we

take a host to survive and to gain a solid

in the identity

Shadow Wraiths are even

cannot be

taken, upon driving a weapon

Nightshade,

Harpagophytum into their necks.” She turns to me. “Do you

is what

standing up. I have

how did you

I say quietly, entering my

name is discovered, it

Wraiths feed on high levels

Delsanra says realisation dawning on her. “Wraiths sense

high levels of energy wanting to either

they will

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you get those

but… how will we find his real name?” She

that… “Leave that to me… Can you call Janaina.”

at her

and I hold

an hour later, and I am now near

before getting here.

right. Her scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling

but his sense of smell is obviously far

I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla. She

sure which one is angrier. Kiara had stayed at

been injured in the explosions, but

needed her to

Dante.

listen.” He says

not a g***amn child.”

the f**k out of

my age, you

her eyes blazing a reddish

Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to one of

not just going to sit by whilst Azura

She growls.

only had an issue with his daughter

this. You causing a scene is delaying

hell home.” Alejandro’s command rolls off

and she’s trying to stop herself

shifting.

clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

shaking with anger,

and I feel a little bad

understand Alejandro’s concern. After all,

going to do any of them any

entrance to the caverns is half a

they are armed with the bullets we

men?”

hundred out front.”

how about we go get this

back is ready… and I have everything I

the bullets to me, I will handle those.” Dante says,

Raihana says, stepping forward, her

as Alejandro walks over

as

had already told them where exactly we are

giving them a nod as the Five step up behind

we all run

is the only one who stays with me,

he

and my heart thunders when