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 everyone

prepare.

I need

more. I needed

a moment?” I ask, turning to

nods before hurrying

apartment.

but I had scanned pretty much most

to look through them with ease.

that were pretty damaged.

have all these

we might need

something.” She

can’t get

It’s about half an hour

place that remains untouched. Everyone

I needed to know what we are up against to win.

lot of times and I plan to finish this once and

mind is spinning, the pressure rising as time slips

here, the longer they suffer in

but f**k,

her is

front of

off, as

the page I have up on

you are…

read my messy scrawl and

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

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

by translating that word as Shadow it gave me enough to

if it would work if I took it as the key

has it?” She

I say, pushing

that I had been working

leans down, frowning as she reads

language long forgotten… and although there are still parts

to read, or simply

sense overall.

as she scans the

subspecies of the wraith family… What on

I ask, sitting back

the page, as I

and shadows surrounding

picture was so far from a human,

we had all tried to find out what we were dealing

Wraiths take a host to survive and to gain a

them disguising themselves in the identity of their

Shadow Wraiths are even stronger

present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless their true

driving a weapon made of

Nightshade,

necks.” She

what

say, standing up. I have a sword which is

you… how did you even figure that out?” She

I say quietly,

is discovered, it can be

limited. Wraiths feed on high levels

Delsanra says realisation dawning on

wanting to either simply linger by these beings

intentions they will devour these

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can

away, but… how will we find his

had an idea about that… “Leave that to me… Can you call Janaina.”

at

and I hold out my

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

before getting here.

scent lingers.” Dante says,

sense of smell

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

not sure which one

to heal those who had been injured in the explosions, but I think

needed her to

to interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances back at them and

listen.”

not a g***amn

the f**k out of here.” Alejandro

and you can’t stop me. At my age, you did a

back, her eyes blazing a reddish

debate. Take her home.”

not just going to sit by whilst Azura is out there! You are so

She growls.

only had an issue with

time for this. You causing a

Alejandro’s command rolls off him, and I see Skyla’s

and she’s trying to stop

shifting.

clenches her jaw before she looks at

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking with

and I feel a

After all, she is his

do any of

is half a mile from

with the bullets

men?”

least two hundred

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

ready… and

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

Raihana says, stepping forward, her

nod, as Alejandro walks over

we ready?” He asks, as Dad and Rayhan

exactly

nod as the

as we all

one who stays with me, and even when

he

pretty fast and my