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

prepare.

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

away once more. I needed to check this….

I ask, turning to the white-

and nods before hurrying over and we

apartment.

fire, but I had scanned pretty much most of

them with ease. I had also tried to

that were pretty damaged.

have all

when we might

something.” She

can’t get overly

Delsanra asks. It’s about half an hour later

untouched. Everyone else has

know what we are up against to win. He

and I plan

the pressure rising as time

longer

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

may happen to her is rising as I keep

the papers in front of me are full of

is…” She trails off, as she

I have up on the screen.

you are…

my messy

say, pointing to the ones at the top. “Can work to

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before

“Shadows?” She asks.

as Shadow it gave

trying to check if it would work if I took it as the key to

has it?”

f**king has.” I say, pushing the final sheet, which now contains

been working on,

as she reads the

a language long forgotten… and although there are still parts of

damaged to read, or simply

sense overall.

as she

family… What on earth… they don’t

sure?” I ask, sitting back and looking up

page, as I stare at the

and shadows

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

we had all tried to find out

survive and to gain

in them disguising themselves in the identity of

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even stronger where

present. Wraiths cannot be

driving a weapon made of pure iron coated

Nightshade,

Harpagophytum into their necks.” She turns to me.

what he

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

did you even figure

f**king late, though.” I say

name is discovered, it can be called

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

says realisation dawning on

energy wanting to either simply

the wraith’s intentions they will devour these beings…

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get

how will we find his real

an idea about that… “Leave

at her

nods and I

near the caverns. I had made one

before getting here.

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

his sense of smell is obviously far better than

at Alejandro

not sure which one is

been injured

her to sort their

I ask Dante. He glances back

won’t listen.” He

g***amn

are. Now get the f**k

age, you did a lot more

eyes

home.” Alejandro snarls to one

whilst Azura is out there! You

She growls.

only had an issue with his daughter

have time for this. You causing a scene is delaying

rolls

her and she’s trying to stop

shifting.

Skyla clenches her

heart thundering.

her voice shaking with anger,

her dad, and I feel a

concern. After all, she is his

do

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

and they are armed with the bullets we created.

men?”

two hundred

we go get this d**n wraith.”

ready…

I will handle those.” Dante says,

me.” Raihana says, stepping forward, her

Alejandro walks over

asks, as Dad and

exactly we are going to

a nod as the Five

as we

with me, and even when the rest

me, he

fast and