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…

table, “We prepare to move out. I’ll fill everyone

prepare.

out. There’s something I need

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

a moment?” I ask, turning

nods before hurrying

apartment.

in the fire, but I had scanned pretty much most of

through them with ease.

that were pretty damaged.

didn’t have all

we might need

onto something.”

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

it, Leo?” Delsanra asks. It’s about half

untouched. Everyone

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

I

the pressure rising as time slips by.

longer

know I’m onto something… but f**k, knowing

happen to her is

the papers in front of me are

She trails off, as she leans

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

you are…

read my messy scrawl

to the ones at the top. “Can work to decode

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

translating that word as Shadow it

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

it?” She

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

that I had been working

leans down, frowning as she

forgotten… and although there are still parts

too damaged to read, or simply not fully readable,

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as

the wraith family… What on earth… they

sitting back and looking up at

I stare at the image

smoke and shadows surrounding

far from a

had all tried to find out what we

host to survive and to gain a

disguising themselves in the identity of their

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

shadows present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless their

a weapon made of pure iron coated

Nightshade,

and Harpagophytum into their necks.” She turns to

what he

say, standing up. I

you

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

is discovered, it can be called on

feed on high levels

Delsanra says realisation dawning on her.

high levels of energy wanting to either simply linger by these beings

the wraith’s intentions they will

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get

away, but… how will we find his real

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

at

I hold out

an hour later, and I am now near the caverns. I

before getting here.

Dante says, smiling faintly at

it, but his sense of smell is obviously far

at Alejandro who is arguing with

and I’m not sure which one is angrier.

been injured in

needed her to sort their sh*t

Dante. He glances back

listen.” He says

not a g***amn child.” Skyla

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

age, you did a lot more

back, her eyes blazing

her home.” Alejandro

whilst Azura is out there! You are so d**n

She growls.

kinda is, since he only had an issue with

You causing a scene is delaying

hell home.” Alejandro’s command rolls off him,

anger consuming her and she’s trying to stop herself

shifting.

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

heart thundering.

She says, her voice shaking with anger, before she casts

at her dad, and I

After all,

to do any of

is half a mile from here.”

the bullets we created. Do

men?”

least two hundred out front.”

get this

my back is ready… and I have everything

I will

Raihana says, stepping forward,

Alejandro walks over

ready?” He asks, as Dad

them where exactly we are going to

a nod as the Five step up behind

we all

stays with me, and

me, he

and my heart thunders when