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 out. I’ll fill everyone in as

prepare.

out. There’s something I need

more. I needed to check this…. “Delsanra,

moment?” I ask, turning to

and nods before hurrying over and we head

apartment.

fire, but I had scanned

look through them with ease. I had also tried to

that were pretty damaged.

didn’t have all these books duplicated and

might need some

onto something.”

I can’t get overly confident until I

It’s about half an hour

place that remains untouched.

what we are up against to win. He

us a lot of times and I plan to finish

pressure rising as

longer I’m here, the longer they suffer

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

of what may happen to her is rising as I keep

of me are full of

trails off, as she leans

reply, looking back at the page I

you are…

read my messy

I say, pointing to the ones at the top. “Can work

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

that word as Shadow it gave me enough

would work if I took it as the key to cr**k the

it?” She

f**king has.” I say, pushing the

been working on,

frowning as she reads the

forgotten… and

damaged to read, or

sense overall.

heart thunders as she scans

family…

you sure?” I ask, sitting back and looking up at

at the page, as I stare at the image

with smoke and

far from a human, we hadn’t

tried to find out what we were dealing

a host to survive

themselves in the identity of

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

be killed unless

and taken, upon driving a weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

their necks.” She turns to me. “Do

is what

standing up. I have a sword which is fully

how did you

little f**king late, though.” I

is discovered, it can be called on

very limited. Wraiths feed on

Delsanra says realisation dawning on her. “Wraiths

wanting to either simply linger by these beings

will devour these beings… This

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get those

how will we find his real

had an idea about that… “Leave that to me…

looking at her

nods and I hold out my

near the caverns. I

before getting here.

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

smell is obviously far better

nod as I glance back at Alejandro who is

I’m not sure which

injured

to sort their

going to interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances

listen.”

not a g***amn child.”

are. Now get the f**k out of here.”

and you can’t stop me. At my age,

back, her eyes blazing a reddish

debate. Take her home.”

to sit by whilst Azura is out

She growls.

had an issue with his daughter

You causing a

hell home.” Alejandro’s command rolls

anger consuming her and she’s trying to

shifting.

away from her and Skyla clenches her jaw before

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking with anger, before she

and I feel a little bad

concern. After all, she is his

isn’t going to do any of them any

a mile from here.”

and they are armed with the bullets we created. Do

men?”

hundred out

we go get this d**n wraith.” Jax

back is ready… and I have

to me, I will handle those.” Dante says, frowning

stepping forward, her power c**ckling

nod, as Alejandro walks over to

asks, as Dad

already told them where exactly we are going to attack

giving them a nod as the Five step

we

who stays with me, and

me, he doesn’t.

caverns pretty fast and my heart