The Alpha's Unwanted Luna Novel

Chapter 439 Chapter 439 90 - Ben +25 Bonus " What the hell are these crazy witches doing ? " I whisper out as we edge closer to the treeline . If my sense of direction is right , we are directly south of Elara's packhouse , but far enough away that it might be considered neutral territory . I don't smell the patrol wolves ' scent marking . This area juts out towards the waterfront , like it's a little peninsula , and full of thick , closely set trees . What is odd though is beyond the first couple trees , the rest are black .

Black trunks , black branches , black leaves , black needles , black pine cones . But they aren't burnt . Copyright © 2025 Miss L Writes and Ember Mantel Productions Jason reaches his hand out , " Don't touch anything . We don't know what's on them . " " Do you feel magic here , then ? " He asks , looking over his shoulder as he carefully walks forward . " Not like with the Shadow Markers , but something is here . Can you feel it ? " I never thought about it before now , but he might be a better beacon than I for magic now that he's mated to a witch . " I don't know .

It's not like what it felt like when Brianna , Marietta , and the healer were doing spells on Juliette . That was like a buzz or static in the air . It felt alive . I think magic was here , or maybe it's asleep . Can magic be dormant ? " " No idea , but another question for our visitors . I think you an I need some extra lessons . Do you still smell whatever caught your attention ? " " You don't smell that ?! " He keeps walking carefully . There is a fog that's rolled in off the water and settled around the base of the trees . The last thing we need is to step into a trap .

" Can you be more specific about what that might be ? " I roll my eyes , he's walking with a purpose , something has his tracking instincts locked in . " It's burnt ... " He stops suddenly looking up . 66 I step up behind him , following his line of sight , and suck in a breath as I am smacked in the face with the smell , " Flesh . " " Elara , we have a major problem . Knock Drake out and get out here . He's a distraction . Marietta and Brianna should see this too . " I link her and Jason together .

If she wasn't terrified and still healing from what they did to her , I would have Juliette come out too . I want to know if she was a part of this . If she is , then my friend is f * cked . I don't get a response from my mate , but I feel her acknowledgement of the command through the bond . Jason and I move forward cautiously . " Look for small bundles of herbs , candles and stones or crystals on the ground . That's what the Shadow Markers were made of , it's the only thing I have to go on right now . " " Why would anyone do this ?

" Jason is still staring at the kid strung up between two trees . His body is in an ' X ' with his arms hanging from branches and his legs tied to the trunks . His head is dropped forward to his chest , and he's not breathing . His bare chest is covered in marks . Some look like defensive wounds , others are symbols that were carved in or maybe branded on . There is something circling his position on the ground . I won't go any closer to him until the witches get here . Hopefully , it is protecting us from whatever was done to him .

1/3 Chapter 439 +25 Bonus " I've never seen a power drain like this before , " Marietta says as she walks up an hour later with a whole host of people . She and Brianna are circling the area , touching the black trees and whispering under their breath . Elara walks straight to me , her hands are like ice when she laces her fingers with mine . I look at her , but she just shakes her head . Not even a mind link to explain . I don't have to question for longer than a second when Elder Fenwick makes his way through the group .

" This is what happens when you flout tradition and refuse to follow tried and true pack laws , Alpha . " He enunciates her title . " You have brought ruin and destruction into our pack with you alliance to these witches and upset the natural order in our pack . " I am ready to be done with this Elder permanently . " Your concept of natural order, Walt , is that you have all the say and want to control your Alpha . If you have nothing productive to add to the conversation , kindly stay out of the way while we investigate this crime on the pack lands you so desperately want to maintain .

" I lead Elara forward towards Jason , keeping her next to me . These elders read too much into little things like who walks in front of or behind another . Jason and I walk through how and what we found when we got here and the fact that he could smell it from half a mile away and I didn't smell it until I could see it . Brianna gave us all assignments , each of us looking for specific ingredients or remnants of them . We were also tasked with looking for specific symbols . She seems to have an idea of what happened here , but isn't saying much . " What happened here ?

" Jax asks after doing his own sweep for magical elements and Brianna hasn't spoken for over an hour . She's been kneeling in front of the poor kid , still strung up , muttering under her breath . " Was he magical ? He's not a wolf , I can smell that much . " Marietta moves behind Brianna , almost protectively , " We believe he was a hybrid . A witch and a wolf , and he was used as a conduit. " The wind whipped around us as if the forest is confirming . " Why can't we smell that he was a wolf ? Even a rogue born wolf has a scent after death .

" Elara questions , and Walt scoffs again , like she missed an easy question on a test . She stiffens next to me , but gives no other indication that she heard him . Copyright © 2025 Miss L Writes and Ember Mantel Productions " I think that was the part that was used in the spell , his wolf blood , his connection to your Goddess and the forest . " Marietta confirms , Brianna is still muttering, completely blocking out the conversation going on around her . " Your wolves have a deeper connection to the forest , which is part of your magic . Whoever did this is looking for something .

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