Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

84. Where it Began 

LEO. 

“I remember this place.” Jin said quietly, looking around. It was me, Azura, Jax and Dan as well. Ace and Li Sheng were still trying to track down Judah. 

We had come fully equipped just in case  shit went down and I had Azura with us. I  would not risk anything and intended to ask Raihana or maybe even Delsanra to  place a protective spell around her, just in  case something happened. I needed her and our pup safe. 

“Who doesn’t?” I replied to Jin. We spoke quietly, yet our voices seemed to echo  through the dark tunnels, bouncing off the walls and reaching our ears. 

It had taken us two hours to get here, and now, with each passing moment, that dark feeling of foreboding grew. I looked  around the darkness. I could still feel the  darkness hanging in the air… as if a shadow of her presence remained within these caverns. 

My gaze went to the far wall. Just when  we turned a bend, I remember when she had created a child Wendigo… Yet even as  a monster; the child was a child… its eerie  wailing chilled me to the core, and I  remember her throwing it against the  wall and killing it… spreading blood and  guts across that entire wall… 3 

I had to clean it… 

When people hear that I have a sharp memory and can remember pretty much  everything, they say I’m lucky or are  simply impressed… sometimes…  sometimes forgetting things is a  blessing… 

“Leo.” Azura’s voice pulled me from the  darkest corners of my mind, and I  exhaled slowly. 

I tried to get rid of the dark, damp smell  that filled my nose, a smell I was so used to while growing up. 

Jax scuffed his foot over the floor, and I saw a bone beneath his feet. “This place is hidden by magic, but it’s a shame it’s not fucking burned down.” 

“Didn’t the Lycan king try to destroy it?” Jin asked, looking around slowly. 

“I don’t know… I didn’t want to know…” I  murmured. The caverns had a few  entrances but only our pack really knew those, and some were extremely hard to  get to, or even blocked. 

Like the one I had helped Delsanra escape  through all those years ago. 

Dan frowned, scanning the paths ahead.” I don’t think any amount of magic or power could destroy this place… Can you guys not feel the heaviness in the air? Darkness and evil remain here…” 

“Then is it fucking smart to be down  here? Don’t want to disturb anything.” 

Jax added, kicking some bones out of his  way. 

I raised an eyebrow. I thought he didn’t fucking want to disturb shit. 

“Scared?” Dan grinned, looking at Jax. 

countered.

that will make a difference.” I added, holding Azura tight as we walked

nodded. “What about you Luna? 

down here too… Just

it’s all in the past.” Jin said to her with a small smile.

to see them warming up to 

light ahead, and as one we all readied our guns, making Azura raise an

sexy.’ She murmured as we rounded the corner into what was obviously a makeshift

was empty of all

‘Yeah?” 

sexy with a gun… so will you give me a gun?’ She asked as I lowered my

replied arrogantly, making her

fucking perfect.

would find this place.” Dan murmured, as he did a quick walk around, almost as if to check if there was someone hiding just in  case, but I could tell from the scent no one had been here

else in there?” I asked as Dan went over to the door,

and … Leo, I think this is the substance that was added

crossed the room, taking Azura with me  as I entered the smaller room, a room 

  from this room it was obvious he was 

Far more… 

alone, right?” Azura voiced the very 

possible, but it would mean being away from the pack more often than not… and he wasn’t away  that often…

up, I want cameras out in the woods around here and Jax, clear this shit

the cavern, aside from the rooms sealed shut by Endora. The rest was stripped and searched thoroughly. We found a little paperwork and some numbers of buyers and suppliers, but nothing strong enough or solid enough to explain much about how he paid for all these

calling. Dan, take some samples and see if you can find any

floor. She had been walking around and crouching down at times, but as long as she didn’t venture far, I let her carry on. “Dinner?” She tilted her head, looking

business party Beautiful, and  before you

frowned, “We’ll see.” She answered, making

we have a new boss.” He  smirked. 2

Azura hummed. “Emmet has a  small foot… like it’s a size 8 or 9… if you look around the edge… in the dirt some of these shoe prints look big… like an 11…” She said peering up at me

I crouched next to  her, my gaze dipping to the footprints. They were faint,

something to overlook… nice going Luna.” Jax added with

in?” Dan

tracking was another I’m pretty neat at. Just don’t tell me to handle academic stuff. I dislike

She replied.