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…

“We prepare to move out. I’ll fill

prepare.

and move out. There’s something I need to check. I will catch

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

come with me for a moment?” I ask, turning to the white- haired

before hurrying over

apartment.

gone in the fire, but I had

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

that were pretty damaged.

sure why these idiots didn’t have all these books

might need some information from

something.”

I can’t get overly

Leo?” Delsanra asks. It’s about half

place that remains untouched.

know what we

a lot of times and I

mind is spinning, the pressure rising as time slips by. I needed to find

longer I’m here, the longer they

something… but f**k,

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

the papers in front of me are full

off, as

page I have up

you are…

messy scrawl and

ones at the top. “Can work to

entire page… Shadow.”

before

“Shadows?” She asks.

it gave me

I took it

it?”

has.” I say, pushing the final sheet, which now

had been working

frowning as she reads the

was a language long forgotten… and although there

too damaged to read,

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as

the wraith family… What on

sitting back and looking up

looks back at the page, as I stare at the image

and shadows surrounding

a

had all tried to find out

survive and to

in them disguising themselves in

Wraiths are even

shadows present. Wraiths cannot be killed

weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

into their necks.” She turns to

what he

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

you… how did you even

I say quietly, entering my

Wraith’s name is discovered, it can be called

Wraiths feed on

Delsanra says realisation dawning on

levels of energy wanting to either

the wraith’s intentions they will

he wants Azura…”

say coldly. “Can you get

how will we

an idea about that… “Leave that to

looking at her

and I

and I am now near the caverns. I had made

before getting here.

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

smell is

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

sure which one is angrier. Kiara had stayed

to heal those who had been injured in the

needed her to sort their sh*t

I ask Dante.

Dad won’t listen.” He says

g***amn child.” Skyla

f**king are. Now get the f**k out of

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

back, her eyes blazing a

Take her home.” Alejandro

whilst Azura is out there! You

She growls.

only had an issue with his

I don’t have time for this. You

home.” Alejandro’s command rolls

rage and anger consuming her and she’s trying

shifting.

from her and Skyla clenches her jaw before she looks at me,

heart thundering.

her.” She says, her voice shaking

and I

After all,

going to do any

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

are armed with the bullets we created. Do we know

men?”

two hundred out

go get this d**n wraith.”

my back is ready… and I have

I will handle those.” Dante

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

Alejandro walks over

as Dad and Rayhan step

already told them where exactly we are

nod as

blaze as we all run

only one who stays with me, and

me, he doesn’t.

and my heart thunders when