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

prepare.

I need to check. I will

I needed to check this….

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

up and nods before hurrying over and we head

apartment.

book may be gone in the fire, but I had scanned pretty much most of it

computer to look through them with ease.

that were pretty damaged.

didn’t have

when we might need some information

onto something.”

don’t reply. I can’t get

about half an hour later and we

A place that remains untouched. Everyone

me I needed to know what we are up

and I plan to finish

spinning, the pressure rising as time slips by. I needed to find

longer I’m here, the longer they suffer

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

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

in front of me are full

trails off, as she leans

I

you are…

messy scrawl

pointing to the ones at the top. “Can work

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

Shadow it gave me enough to work

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

has it?” She

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

been working on,

down, frowning as she reads

long forgotten… and

that are too damaged to read,

sense overall.

thunders as she scans the

the wraith family…

you sure?” I ask, sitting back

I stare

with smoke and

so far from a human, we

we had all tried to find out what

take a host to survive and to gain a solid

in the identity of

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths

present. Wraiths cannot be killed unless their

a weapon made of pure

Nightshade,

their necks.” She

what he

say, standing up. I have a sword which

how did you

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

name is discovered, it

feed on high levels of

realisation dawning on her. “Wraiths

of energy wanting to either simply

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

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you get those

but… how will we find

idea about that… “Leave that to me… Can you call Janaina.”

looking at her

and I hold out

am now near

before getting here.

Her scent lingers.” Dante says, smiling

of smell is

nod as I glance back at Alejandro who is arguing with

and I’m not sure which one is angrier. Kiara had

those who had been injured in the explosions,

needed her to sort their

ask Dante. He glances back at

listen.”

not a g***amn child.”

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

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

eyes blazing a

Take her home.”

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

She growls.

since he only had an issue with his daughter being

time for this. You causing a

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

her and she’s trying

shifting.

away from her and Skyla clenches her jaw before she

heart thundering.

voice shaking with anger, before she casts

dad, and I feel a little bad for

After all, she is his

going to do any of them any

is half a mile from here.” I

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

men?”

hundred out

we go get

ready… and I

bullets to me, I will

says, stepping forward, her power c**ckling around

as Alejandro walks

as

already told them where exactly

nod as the Five step up behind me,

as we all run

me, and even when the rest shift

me, he doesn’t.

fast and my heart