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…

to move out. I’ll fill everyone in as

prepare.

out. There’s something I need to check. I

away once more. I

come with me for a moment?” I ask, turning to

nods before hurrying over and we head

apartment.

the fire, but I had scanned pretty much most of

ease. I had also tried to restore

that were pretty damaged.

didn’t have

we might need some information from

onto something.” She

don’t reply. I can’t get overly confident until

half an

remains untouched. Everyone else has gone ahead,

me I needed to know what

a lot of times and I plan

the pressure rising as time slips by. I needed to find

here, the longer they suffer

something… but f**k, knowing they are out there

what may happen to her is rising as I keep on making

front of me are

She trails off, as she leans

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

you are…

read my messy scrawl and I

to the ones at the top.

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave me enough

would work if I took it as the key

has it?”

say, pushing the final sheet, which

been

down, frowning as she reads the

forgotten… and although there are still parts

damaged to read, or

sense overall.

as she

are subspecies of the wraith family… What on

sitting back

I stare

with smoke and shadows

from a human, we hadn’t paid it any

to find out

take a host to survive and

in the identity of their hosts.

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger where

Wraiths cannot be killed unless their true

weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

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

is what

I say, standing up. I have a sword

did you even

I say quietly, entering

the Shadow Wraith’s name is discovered, it

its help is very limited. Wraiths feed

realisation dawning on

of energy wanting to either simply linger by

on the wraith’s intentions they will devour these

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you get those

how will we find

that… “Leave that to me…

looking at

nods and I

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

before getting here.

Her scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling

his sense of smell is obviously

as I glance back at Alejandro

sure which

who had been injured in the explosions,

to

Dante. He glances back at them

won’t listen.” He says

not a g***amn child.” Skyla

get the f**k out of

age, you did a

her eyes

Take her home.”

whilst Azura is out there! You are so d**n

She growls.

had an issue with his

I don’t have time for this. You

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

and anger consuming her and

shifting.

clenches her jaw

heart thundering.

her voice shaking with anger, before she casts

at her dad, and I feel a

concern. After all, she is his daughter… but

isn’t going to do any of

entrance to the caverns is half a mile from here.” I say, “He

are armed with the bullets we created. Do we know

men?”

least two hundred out

we go get this d**n wraith.”

is ready… and I have everything I

me, I will handle those.”

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

Alejandro walks over

ready?” He asks, as

had already told them where exactly we are going to

a nod as

as we

the only one who stays with me, and even when the rest shift –

me, he doesn’t.

and my heart