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

prepare.

and move out. There’s something I need

once more. I needed

with me for a moment?” I

nods before hurrying over and we

apartment.

gone in the fire, but

computer to look through them with ease. I had also tried

that were pretty damaged.

have all these books duplicated and

when we might

onto something.”

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

it, Leo?” Delsanra asks. It’s about half an hour later and we are

remains untouched. Everyone else has gone ahead,

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

lot of times and I plan

rising as time slips by. I needed

longer they suffer

I’m onto something… but f**k, knowing

me. Fear of what may happen to her is rising as I keep

of me are full

is…” She trails off, as she

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

you are…

messy scrawl

the ones at the

entire page… Shadow.”

before

“Shadows?” She asks.

Shadow it

work if I took

has it?”

I say, pushing

had been working

frowning as she reads

and although there

read, or simply not

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as she

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

you sure?” I ask, sitting back and

as I stare at

with smoke and shadows surrounding

was so far from a human, we hadn’t paid it any

had all tried to find out what we were dealing

Wraiths take a host to survive and to gain a solid physical

in the identity of

and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even

shadows present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless

weapon made of pure iron coated

Nightshade,

necks.” She turns to

is what he

think so…” I say, standing up. I have a sword

how… did you… how did you even figure

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

name is discovered, it can be called

feed on high levels of energies to

dawning on her.

levels of energy wanting to either simply linger by these beings

on the wraith’s intentions they will devour these beings… This

he wants Azura…”

“Can you get those

how will we find his real name?”

I had an idea about that… “Leave that

at

I

later, and I am now near

before getting here.

Dante

of smell is obviously

as I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing

long ago, and I’m not sure which one is angrier. Kiara had stayed

who had been injured in the explosions, but

to

Dante. He glances back at

listen.” He says

a g***amn

get the f**k out

and you can’t stop me. At my age, you

back, her eyes blazing a reddish

for debate. Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to one of

sit by whilst Azura is out

She growls.

kinda is, since he only had an issue

have time for this. You causing a scene is delaying

rolls off him, and I see

rage and anger consuming her and she’s trying to stop herself

shifting.

her and Skyla clenches her jaw before she looks at

heart thundering.

her.” She says, her voice shaking with

and I feel a

After all, she is

do any of

entrance to the caverns is half a mile from

and they are armed with the bullets we created.

men?”

hundred

go get

back is ready… and I have everything

to me, I will handle those.”

stepping forward,

nod, as Alejandro

ready?” He asks, as

them where exactly we are going to

giving them a nod as the Five

as we

me, and even when the rest shift

he doesn’t.

the caverns pretty fast and my heart thunders when I catch