The Alpha's Unwanted Luna (by Miss L) novel Chapter 439

90 - Ben

“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.

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.”

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