The Alpha King's Witch Bride
Chapter 117: _Back At Square One

Chapter 117: _Back At Square One

After watching the humans walk into town to bury their dead, I lead my council back to the camp of the rogues.

It was empty, and we hadn’t discovered anything previously, but I felt like if we were going to find any clues to where they had originated from in the first place, it would be there.

"So, one of the rogues managed to escape, and I was even able to get his name before he did," I revealed to my group, glancing back at them when we stepped foot into the campgrounds of the rogues.

Marcellus was the only one who seemed just as eager as me in these investigations. As for my uncle and the Delta... The two middle-aged men had disapproving looks on their faces and avoided eye contact.

I could still feel my uncle’s anger directed at me after I subdued him with my Alpha King aura, but I didn’t give a rat’s ass about that.

"Wait, so you’re telling me that one of the rogues managed to escape your onslaught while you were in your wolf form?" Marcellus asked, sounding confused as he scanned his gaze around the remains of the rogues littered on the ground.

I nodded as images of what happened flashed through my head.

How the rogue leader, Tonka, had attempted to run away with Odessa during my attack but then she flung him back with her sonic scream attack.

I remember him flying through the air and hitting a tree right over...

"There." I pointed at a tree to my left, turning my gaze there and squinting my eyes.

The tree was an oak tree with a hard bark and seemed normal. But there was a small trace of dried-up blood on the bark, signifying that Tonka had gotten injured by Odessa’s attack before escaping.

’He probably hit his head hard on the tree.’ I observed mentally, feeling an odd sense of pride at the thought that my mate had done that, even though it was unintentional.

Anyway, I walked toward the tree, and so did Marcellus, while my uncle and the Delta stood back, looking on with curiosity.

"Did you find anything new?" My uncle asked with feigned interest but I ignored him as I finally got in front of the tree.

If he wanted to know, he could come here and find out for himself. He and the Delta were already becoming annoying hindrances at this point.

"You said you knew the name of the rogue who escaped," Marcellus remarked just then as we scrutinized the tree and the small traces of blood on it.

I glanced back at him, seeing the genuine curiosity in his eyes before I sighed and spoke bluntly.

"It was Tonka."

I saw a hint of something flicker in Marcellus’ eyes after I said that, causing me to dim my eyes at him.

"Does the name ring any bells?" I asked, wondering what that was all about.

However, his expression soon became plain and he shook his head. "Not exactly. I was just... Wracking my head trying to think if maybe he used to be in one of these packs or something."

That sounded like a flimsy excuse but I let it die and didn’t think much of it as I continued searching around the tree.

Soon, I saw something... A strand of hair. Black and sleek, it looked like it had been touched by a plethora of hair products, much to my surprise.

Tonka’s hair.

"Well, well, well..." I muttered, smiling to myself as I drew out a glove before putting it on and grabbing the strand of hair gently.

I slowly turned my body to face Gamma who looked on at me wearily.

"A strand of hair from the rogue who escaped," I remarked, gesturing at him to take the item off my hand.

He dimmed his eyes at first before he brought out a plastic bag, opening it and allowing me to drop the hair strand into it.

With that, I flung the glove on my hand away before I continued. "Now, although werewolf population data collection isn’t as organized as humans, maybe we could run that hair for DNA and see if we can track him in the database."

Unfortunately, the Gamma parted his lips, glancing back at the Delta.

Oh no...

"Resources for that are scarce these days, sir." The Delta revealed, scratching the back of his head. "We would have to go to the big human and witch cities to acquire them. And–"

"Never mind." I waved my hand dismissively, feeling like I was about to get a headache as I snatched the plastic bag out of my uncle’s hands before I brushed past him.

We’re back at fucking square one!

’Sigh, if only we had a gorgeous witch who could help us track down people with her magic.’ Damon muttered in my head just then, causing me to raise an eyebrow.

’Odessa? She only awakened her wolf side and said nothing about having magic now.’ I remarked although I squinted my eyes as I went into thought.

Could she have...?

"I’ll stay back in the woods for a little while to see if I can find any foot tracks of the rogue who escaped." Marcellus suddenly offered, causing me to glance back at him.

I knew I could rely on my beta and best friend to be resourceful.

Anyway, I nodded at him before gesturing lazily at my uncle and the Delta. "You two have no use here for now. Head back to the pack and see if you can find anything about this ’Tonka’ from any of our population files." I ordered.

As for me... I was going to see that stubborn little hybrid mate of mine.

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When I got back to the pack, I was picked up in a car by my assistant, Layla.

However, she reported to me that Odessa wasn’t in the mansion currently and that she spotted her heading to Elder Davina’s residence.

I found that oddly suspicious and told my assistant to take me straight to the Elder’s residence.

When I got there, I navigated my way to the last floor of the duplex and approached the door leading into Elder Davina’s greenery when I heard two voices.

"Odessa..." I muttered softly, feeling an unexpected warmth rise from my stomach.

When I finally stepped into the room, I spotted Odessa and the Elder sitting on carpets having a seemingly serious discussion.

However, they noticed my presence and turned their gazes to me. Odessa’s eyes widened with surprise as she slowly stood up.

"Kaelos. I–"

"I don’t even want to know." I interrupted her, raising my right hand as I began advancing slowly toward her.

She froze, her lips parting and her body tensing up at my proximity, but I didn’t pay much attention to that; all my attention instead focused on her mesmerizing violet eyes.

"I need you for something, Odessa," I said plainly, glancing only briefly at Elder Davina who had a knowing smile on her face.

What had the old woman said to my mate?