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

prepare.

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

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

a moment?” I ask, turning to the white- haired

nods before hurrying over and we head towards

apartment.

in the fire, but

look through them with ease. I had also tried

that were pretty damaged.

these idiots didn’t have

when we might need

onto something.” She

I can’t get overly confident until I

Leo?” Delsanra asks. It’s about half an

remains untouched. Everyone

what we are up against to win. He

times and I

rising as time slips

longer

onto something… but f**k, knowing

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

of me

She trails off,

back at the page I have up on the

you are…

struggles to read my messy scrawl and I

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

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

word as Shadow it gave me enough to work with.

check if it would work if I took it

has it?” She

pushing the final

I had been working on, towards

as she reads the

long forgotten… and although there

read, or simply not fully readable,

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as she

wraith family… What on earth…

sure?” I ask, sitting back and looking

back at the page, as I stare

with smoke and shadows

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

we had all tried to find out what we

a host to survive and to gain a solid physical

them disguising themselves in the identity

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are

cannot be killed

driving a weapon made of pure iron coated

Nightshade,

Harpagophytum into their necks.” She

is what

think so…” I say, standing up. I

you even

little f**king late, though.” I say

is discovered, it can

is very limited. Wraiths feed on

says realisation dawning

levels of energy wanting to either simply linger by these beings

wraith’s intentions they will devour these beings… This is

he wants Azura…”

I say coldly. “Can you get

we find his real

about that… “Leave that to me…

looking at her

nods and I hold out my

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

before getting here.

scent lingers.” Dante says,

sense of smell is obviously far

Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla.

which

heal those who had been injured in

her to sort

interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances back at

listen.” He says

g***amn child.”

get the f**k out of here.” Alejandro

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

her eyes blazing

isn’t up for debate. Take her home.” Alejandro snarls to one of his

whilst Azura is out there! You are so

She growls.

only had an

don’t have time for this. You causing

rolls off

consuming her and

shifting.

from her and Skyla clenches

heart thundering.

shaking with anger, before she

her dad, and I

concern. After all, she is his daughter… but

going to do any

a mile from here.” I say, “He will

and they are armed with the bullets we

men?”

least two hundred

go get this d**n

sword on my back is ready… and I have everything

the bullets to me, I will

says, stepping forward,

nod, as Alejandro walks over

we ready?” He asks, as Dad and

told them where exactly we are going to attack

say, giving them a nod as the Five step up behind me,

we

who stays with me, and even when the

me, he doesn’t.

pretty fast and