The Alpha King's Witch Bride
Chapter 130: _Ashes, Death and Chaos

Chapter 130: _Ashes, Death and Chaos

"We’re here," I announced as I jumped down from the car Layla and I had driven in.

It was nighttime, and in front of us was the burnt-down human town. It was indeed a ghost town now... The ground was filled with ashes and soot, and black smoke was still going into the sky like ominous pillars of death and chaos.

I had a bad feeling, my body tensing up as I glanced at the other cars parking in front of the town’s outskirts as well.

The members of my Council, as well as the five neighboring Alphas and some pack soldiers, stepped forward, making a group of over twenty wolves.

"Bloody hell..." Marcellus suddenly mumbled, stepping forward and standing beside me. "Whoever did this must have had a freaking field day."

I stared briefly at him but didn’t pay much attention to his words.

"Alright, since we’re all here, we’ll begin by sending out scouts!" I yelled out, turning around to face the group. "The pack soldiers will search the perimeter for any clues. Then, as for the rest of us, we’ll make camp at the outskirts to—"

Before I could complete that sentence, my ears perked up as I heard the sound of a car approaching.

I dimmed my eyes, and everyone else turned around to see who it was. It was a sleek white sedan that sent dust everywhere as it approached.

When it parked in front of us, I clicked my tongue with frustration when I recognized the car. It was one of the cars I bought for Celine.

Suddenly, the driver’s seat opened, and she stepped down, wearing a pair of sunglasses and a green jumpsuit. She had a smile on her face as she closed the door behind her.

"Sorry, I’m late. The traffic was... Well, a forest." She remarked, walking toward us and taking off her sunglasses as she parted aside strands of her short black hair.

I could feel all eyes on me, causing me to clench my jaw as I glared at the woman who was quickly becoming the bane of my existence.

’My boy, she’s BEEN the bane of our existence.’ Damon blurted in my head, causing me to sigh physically.

"What are you doing here, Celine?" I queried, folding my arms in front of my chest.

However, instead of saying anything, she gestured at her car behind her.

A few seconds later, the back door opened and Elder Davina stepped out of the car, alongside one pack soldier. She held her staff tightly, scanning her gaze around before she stepped forward.

"Elder Davina was on her way here, and I offered to bring her. So..." Celine explained casually, smirking slyly at me before she cleared her throat as Elder Davina arrived in front of our group.

I glanced at the Elder, who gave me a slight bow. "I had a feeling you all would need me here, considering the complexity of the situation." She remarked, scanning her gaze on the town ahead.

Her face was solemn and filled with unease, causing me to sigh lightly before I spoke up.

"Let’s get down to business, then."

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It took us barely thirty minutes to set up a large tent close to the town’s outskirts. The tent had a round table at the center where we laid down any findings we uncovered.

"Anything from the scouts so far, Layla?" I asked my assistant when I stepped out of the tent, dusting my hands.

Unfortunately, she shook her head with a frown on her face. "Nothing tangible yet, sir. Other than traces of claw marks on some of the corpses."

Claw marks?

My eyebrows furrowed as the two of us walked into the town. The buildings were scorched black, with roofs caving in or completely blown off into ash.

The signboard at the entrance of the town, which used to have the town’s population count, was now completely burnt into a charred rod, fallen to the ground.

Just then, my gaze went to Marcellus up ahead. He was squatting on the ground and seemed to be scrutinizing something.

"Did you find anything, Marcellus?" I queried when Layla and I got to him.

He had his back facing us, but glanced back before he shook his head while dusting his hands. "Nothing here, sadly. But Elder Davina and the Luna Queen went into the—"

"Elder Davina found something, everyone!" Celine suddenly yelled out excitedly from a building which seemed to be the very center of the fires.

I subconsciously rolled my eyes when I saw Celine in the distance, but I put aside my grudges as I glanced at Marcellus and Layla before we both waltzed to the building.

The building was actually nothing but a few broken walls and the remnants of a door, which was ashen black now. When I stepped foot inside, my eyes immediately fell on a horrid scene as the stench of death entered my nose.

There were two dead bodies here, a male and a female. And even though their bodies were burnt and battered almost beyond recognition, the uniform of the man made me able to identify them.

"It’s the human commander from earlier today," I said to Marcellus in a low tone as we walked forward to Elder Davina, who was kneeling close to the female corpse.

She had her right hand placed on the forehead of the corpse, her eyes closed as she concentrated.

"What? Is she communicating with their spirits or something?" My uncle’s annoying voice sounded behind me, making me turn back and realize that he, the Delta, and the neighboring Alphas had also stepped inside.

After a few seconds, Elder Davina opened her eyes and shook her head solemnly before she got on her feet.

I stared at her cautiously, tilting my head. "Well? What did you discover, Elder?" I asked.

She sighed, lowering her gaze briefly before she fixed her eyes on everyone present.

"It’s just as I’d suspected. This young lady has traces of telepathic manipulation in her mind."

My eyes widened as I subconsciously clenched my fists. Telepathic manipulation could only be done with... magic.

I knew it wouldn’t take long before suspicions went to Odessa. I was right.

"Aha! So a witch did this." Gamma Zane said with a sneer, and in that moment, I could feel the unease from everyone else.