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.

out. There’s something I need

away once more. I needed to check this….

a moment?” I ask, turning to the white-

nods before hurrying over and

apartment.

be gone in the fire, but I had

with ease. I had also

that were pretty damaged.

have all these books

when we might need

something.”

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

asks. It’s about half an hour later and we

remains untouched. Everyone else

me I needed to know what

I plan

pressure rising as time slips by. I needed

longer they suffer in Judah’s

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

Fear of what may happen to her is rising as I

in front of

is…” She trails off, as she

don’t reply, looking back at the page I

you are…

to read my messy scrawl and I sit

ones at the top.

entire page… Shadow.”

before

“Shadows?” She asks.

by translating that word as Shadow it gave me enough to work

if I took it as the key to

it?” She

say, pushing the

been working on, towards

frowning as

a language long forgotten… and although there are still parts

read, or

sense overall.

thunders as she scans the

subspecies of the wraith family… What on earth… they don’t

you sure?” I ask, sitting back and

as I stare

and shadows

the picture was so far from a human, we hadn’t paid

find

to survive and to gain a solid physical

in the identity of

strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger where

cannot be killed unless their true names

and taken, upon driving a weapon

Nightshade,

She

what he

I have a sword

you… how did you even figure

though.” I say quietly, entering

Shadow Wraith’s name is discovered, it can be

feed on high

Delsanra says realisation dawning on her.

to

wraith’s intentions they will devour these beings… This is

he wants Azura…”

say coldly. “Can you

away, but… how will we

I had an idea about that… “Leave that

at her

nods and I hold out

near the caverns. I had

before getting here.

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

it, but his sense of smell is obviously

as I glance back at Alejandro who

long ago, and I’m not sure which one

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

to sort their

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

Dad won’t listen.” He says

a g***amn child.”

the f**k out of here.” Alejandro

age,

eyes blazing

Take her home.” Alejandro snarls

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

She growls.

only had an issue with his daughter

for this. You causing a scene

rolls off him, and I

rage and anger consuming her and

shifting.

and Skyla clenches her jaw before she

heart thundering.

shaking with anger, before she casts

and I feel

concern. After all,

do any of

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

are armed with the bullets

men?”

hundred

get this d**n

back is ready…

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

Raihana says, stepping forward, her power c**ckling around

Alejandro walks

asks, as

where exactly

nod as the Five step up behind

as we

one who stays with me, and

he doesn’t.

fast and