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

prepare.

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

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

with me for a moment?” I ask, turning to

up and nods before hurrying over and we

apartment.

fire, but I had scanned pretty much

them with ease. I

that were pretty damaged.

have all these books duplicated and

when we might need some

onto something.”

can’t get

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

that remains untouched. Everyone else

I needed to know what we are up against to

of times and I plan to finish this once

as time slips by.

the longer they suffer in

onto something… but f**k, knowing they are out

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

papers in front of me are

She trails off, as

don’t reply, looking back at the page I have up on

you are…

struggles to read my messy scrawl

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

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before

“Shadows?” She asks.

that word as Shadow it gave me enough

check if it would work if I took

it?”

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

been

down, frowning as

language long forgotten… and although

damaged to read, or

sense overall.

Her heart thunders as

are subspecies of the wraith family… What on

I ask, sitting back and looking

at the page, as I stare at the

with smoke and shadows surrounding

far from a human, we

to find out what we

Wraiths take a host to survive and to

in the identity of their hosts.

and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even

Wraiths cannot be killed

taken, upon driving a weapon made of pure

Nightshade,

their necks.” She turns to me. “Do you

is what he

think so…” I say, standing up. I

did you even figure that

I say quietly, entering

discovered, it can be

its help is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels

Delsanra says realisation dawning on

wanting to either simply linger

they will devour these beings… This

he wants Azura…”

say coldly. “Can

away, but… how will we find his real name?” She

had an idea about that… “Leave that to me…

looking at her

nods and I hold

later, and I am now near the caverns. I had made one last

before getting here.

lingers.” Dante says, smiling

his sense of smell

I glance back at Alejandro who is

which one is

to heal those who had been injured in the explosions,

needed her to sort their sh*t

Dante. He glances back at

listen.”

g***amn

the f**k out of here.”

stop me. At my age, you did a

back, her eyes blazing

up for debate. Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to

Azura is out there! You are

She growls.

he only had an issue with his daughter

I don’t have time for this. You

home.” Alejandro’s command rolls off him, and I see

anger consuming her and

shifting.

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

heart thundering.

shaking with

her dad, and I feel a little bad for

all, she is his daughter… but

to do

is half a mile from here.” I

they are armed with the bullets we created. Do we know how

men?”

least two hundred out front.” Jin

go get this

is ready… and

will handle those.” Dante says, frowning

me.” Raihana says, stepping forward, her

Alejandro walks over

we ready?” He asks, as Dad and Rayhan

had already told them where exactly we are

do this.” I say, giving them a nod

as we

who stays with me, and even

he

pretty fast and my heart thunders when I