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

prepare.

I need to

I needed to check

me for a moment?” I ask, turning

hurrying over

apartment.

book may be gone in the fire, but I

with ease. I had also tried to

that were pretty damaged.

these idiots didn’t have all these books

might need

onto something.” She

can’t get overly

about half an

that remains untouched.

needed to know what we are up

us a lot of times and I plan to

pressure rising as time slips by.

here, the longer they suffer

know I’m onto something… but f**k, knowing they are out there

happen to her is rising

of me

trails off, as

the page I have up

you are…

read my messy scrawl and I

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

has it?”

say, pushing

had been

leans down, frowning as she reads the

was a language long forgotten… and although there are still parts of

that are too damaged to read, or simply

sense overall.

thunders as she scans

family… What

you sure?” I ask, sitting

I stare at the image depicting

and

from a human, we hadn’t paid it any

had all tried to find out what we were dealing

survive and

themselves in the identity of their hosts.

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger

shadows present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless their true names

a weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

their necks.” She turns to me. “Do

what

I say, standing up. I have a sword

you even figure

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

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

help is very limited. Wraiths feed on

says realisation dawning

levels of energy wanting to either simply linger by these beings

the wraith’s intentions they will devour these beings…

he wants Azura…”

“Can you get

how will we find his

about that… “Leave that to me… Can you

looking at

nods and I

am now near the caverns.

before getting here.

Her scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling

smell is obviously far better

at Alejandro who is

I’m not sure which

those who had been injured in the explosions, but I

to

ask Dante.

won’t listen.” He

g***amn child.”

the f**k

stop me. At my age,

back, her eyes blazing a reddish

home.” Alejandro snarls

whilst Azura is out there!

She growls.

he only had an issue with his daughter being

time for this. You causing a scene is delaying things

command rolls

anger consuming her and she’s

shifting.

her and Skyla clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking with

at her dad, and I feel a little bad

all, she is

going to do any of them

entrance to the caverns is half a mile from

bullets

men?”

hundred out front.”

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

sword on my back is ready…

will

Raihana says, stepping forward, her

nod, as Alejandro walks

as Dad and Rayhan

told them where exactly we are

them a nod as

we

one who stays with me, and even when the rest

me, he doesn’t.

reach the caverns pretty fast and my heart thunders when I