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…

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

prepare.

something I need to

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

come with me for a moment?” I ask, turning to the white- haired

hurrying over and we head

apartment.

book may be gone in the fire, but

look through them with ease. I had also tried to

that were pretty damaged.

have all

knows when we might need some

something.” She

reply. I can’t get overly confident until

asks. It’s about half an hour later and we are in

A place that remains untouched.

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

I

pressure rising as time

the longer

f**k, knowing

me. Fear of what may happen to her is

the papers in front of

is…” She trails off, as she leans

I have

you are…

to read my messy

say, pointing to the ones at

entire page… Shadow.”

frowns before glancing at

“Shadows?” She asks.

translating that word as Shadow it gave me enough

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

has it?”

I say, pushing the final

that I had been working

down, frowning as she

and

to read, or simply

sense overall.

heart thunders as

family… What on

ask, sitting back and looking up

looks back at the page, as I stare at the

smoke and shadows

from a human, we

find out what we were dealing

take a host to survive and to gain a solid physical

disguising themselves in the identity of their hosts.

speed and strength, Shadow Wraiths

be killed unless their true

a weapon made of pure iron coated

Nightshade,

necks.” She turns

what

say, standing up. I have a sword

how did you even figure

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

is discovered, it can be called on for

help is very limited. Wraiths feed on high levels of

dawning

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

they will devour these

he wants Azura…”

coldly. “Can you

will we find his

that… “Leave that to me… Can you call

at her

I hold

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

before getting here.

Dante says,

it, but his sense of smell

nod as I glance back at Alejandro who

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

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

to sort their sh*t

I ask Dante. He glances back at them

listen.” He

a g***amn

are. Now get the f**k out of

At my age,

back, her eyes

her home.” Alejandro snarls to

just going to sit by whilst Azura is out there! You are

She growls.

since he only had an issue

I don’t have time for this. You causing a scene

home.” Alejandro’s command rolls

her and

shifting.

and Skyla clenches her jaw before she

heart thundering.

says, her voice shaking with anger, before

dad, and I feel a

all,

to do

entrance to the caverns is half a mile from here.” I say, “He will

are armed with the bullets we created. Do we know

men?”

two hundred out front.”

get this d**n wraith.”

ready… and I have

bullets to me, I will handle those.” Dante

stepping forward, her power c**ckling

nod, as Alejandro walks over

as Dad and

them where exactly we are

them a nod as the Five step up behind me, and

blaze as we

with me, and even

he

caverns pretty fast and my heart thunders when I