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…

back to the table, “We prepare to move out. I’ll

prepare.

something I need

more. I

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

hurrying

apartment.

may be gone in the fire, but

to look through them with ease. I had also tried

that were pretty damaged.

didn’t have all these books

we might need

something.”

can’t get

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

remains untouched. Everyone else

I needed to know what

times and I plan to finish this

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

I’m here, the longer they suffer in

something… but f**k, knowing they are

Fear of what may happen to her

papers in front of me are full

is…” She trails off, as she leans

the page I have up on

you are…

to read my messy scrawl and I

symbols.” I say, pointing to the ones at the top. “Can

entire page… Shadow.”

before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

that word as Shadow it gave me enough to

if it would work if I took it as the key

it?” She

f**king has.” I say, pushing the

that I had been

frowning as she reads

language long forgotten… and although there are still

too damaged to read, or simply not

sense overall.

Wraiths…” Her heart thunders as she scans the

of the wraith family… What on earth…

ask, sitting

the page, as I stare at the image

and shadows surrounding

so far from a

we had all tried to find out what we were dealing

survive and to gain

themselves in the identity of

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths are even

Wraiths cannot be killed

upon driving a weapon

Nightshade,

Harpagophytum into their necks.” She turns to

what he

I say, standing up. I have a sword which is fully

did you… how did you even figure that out?” She

I

Shadow Wraith’s name is discovered, it can be called on for

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

Delsanra says realisation dawning on her.

to either simply linger

on the wraith’s intentions they will

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you get

Right away, but… how will we

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

looking at

nods and I hold out

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

before getting here.

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

smell is obviously far better than

Alejandro who is arguing with Skyla.

which one is

those who had been injured in the explosions, but I think

to sort their sh*t

to interfere?” I ask Dante. He glances back

won’t listen.” He says

g***amn child.”

f**king are. Now get the f**k out

stop me. At my age, you did a lot more than this.”

back, her eyes blazing a reddish

her home.” Alejandro

to sit by whilst Azura is out there!

She growls.

only had an issue with his

have time for this. You causing

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

anger consuming her and she’s trying to

shifting.

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

heart thundering.

voice shaking with anger, before she casts one

dad, and I feel a little

After all,

to do any of

half a mile from here.” I say, “He

the bullets we created.

men?”

two hundred

we go get this

back is ready…

I will handle those.” Dante says, frowning

stepping forward, her

nod, as Alejandro walks over to

we ready?” He asks, as Dad and Rayhan step

where exactly we are going

I say, giving them a nod as the Five

blaze as we all

one who stays with me, and even

me, he doesn’t.

and my heart thunders when