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…

turn back to the table, “We prepare to move out. I’ll fill everyone in

prepare.

I need to check. I will catch up.”

more. I needed

a moment?” I ask,

and nods before hurrying over and we head

apartment.

fire, but I had scanned pretty much most of

look through them with ease. I had also

that were pretty damaged.

have all these books duplicated

knows when we might need

onto something.” She

get overly confident until I am

It’s about half

untouched. Everyone

I needed to know what we are up

I plan to finish this

rising as time slips by. I needed to find

longer I’m here, the longer

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

happen to her is rising as I

the papers in front of

She trails off,

the page I

you are…

to read my messy scrawl and

the ones at the top.

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

that word as Shadow it gave me enough to

check if it would work if I took it as the key to cr**k

it?”

say, pushing the final sheet, which

been working on, towards

leans down, frowning as she reads the

was a language long forgotten… and although there are still

that are too damaged to read, or simply not fully readable, it

sense overall.

thunders as

family… What on

ask, sitting back and looking up at

I stare

with smoke and shadows

a human, we hadn’t paid it

had all tried to find out what

take a host to survive and to gain

in them disguising themselves in the

and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

shadows present. Wraiths cannot be

weapon made of pure iron

Nightshade,

necks.” She turns to

is what he

I say, standing up. I have

you even figure that out?”

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

name is discovered, it can be

its help is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels of energies to

realisation dawning on her.

energy wanting to

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

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you get those

we find

about that… “Leave that to me… Can you call

at

and I

am now near the

before getting here.

scent lingers.” Dante

smell

Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla. She

long ago, and I’m not sure which one is

been injured in the explosions, but I think

her to sort

I ask Dante. He glances back at them

listen.” He

not a g***amn child.”

are. Now get the f**k out of here.” Alejandro

my age, you did

her eyes

Take her home.” Alejandro snarls

Azura is out there!

She growls.

is, since he only had an issue with his

I don’t have time for this. You causing a scene is delaying

hell home.” Alejandro’s command rolls off

rage and anger consuming her and she’s trying

shifting.

and Skyla clenches her

heart thundering.

her.” She says, her voice shaking with anger, before she

and I feel a little bad for

concern. After all, she is

to do any of them

is half a mile

are armed with the bullets we created. Do we

men?”

hundred out front.”

get this

my back is ready… and I have

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

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

as Alejandro walks over to

we ready?” He asks, as Dad and Rayhan

had already told them where exactly we are going

I say, giving them a nod as the Five step

as we all

me, and even when the

he doesn’t.

fast and my heart thunders when