Chapter 224: That fucking scent!

The Alpha frowned.

"I announced it so many times, yet they didn’t take any precautions? Those arrogant fools only know how to show their dominance?" he growled in frustration.

Being in the position of Lord Chancellor was not as easy as others thought. He had to deal with a bunch of high-ranking packs and their endless messes.

Not to mention, the trial had been interrupted.

"Yes, my lord. The healers are having difficulty dealing with them, and there are still quite a few who haven’t regained their senses."

He rubbed his forehead.

What a troublesome night!

"Have the council elders been informed?"

"They already know. In fact, they have been discussing several matters since morning." The Beta hesitated before continuing. "Among them, the West Emerald Sea Islet has become a major concern."

The Alpha looked at him, his expression turning grim.

"The West Blackwood Pack Alpha still hasn’t agreed?"

After last night’s islet news spread, the council members wanted to know what had happened.

He himself needed to find out, but the West Blackwood Alpha refused to allow an investigation into his territory.

"What was he even thinking? What if something is wrong there?"

The Beta nodded.

"He doesn’t seem interested in investigating. He has seemed out of his mind recently. Making a Gibbous-grade wolf the pack crown prince, someone who won’t even last the first round fight among pack young wolves, is just crazy."

The Alpha fell silent.

An entire islet had been damaged, yet its own Alpha didn’t even want to find out what had happened. Even if there was nothing suspicious, such an attitude was bound to raise questions.

"Let the council elders deal with it for now. I have enough trouble on my hands." Alpha Elysian’s gaze shifted to the window.

"Yes, my lord."

The Beta followed his gaze towards the silver-grey wolf. "How is Levi?"

The Alpha’s expression darkened again.

"Still the same. His condition is worse than the others. Without a mate, he has no one to help him through it. Even the elixir the Grand Maestra sent isn’t working as well as it should."

He walked over and crouched beside the wolf, gently stroking its head. Levi’s ears twitched, but he didn’t wake up.

The Alpha sighed.

"Have the healers found anything else?"

"No, my lord. They said he needs more time, but they cannot guarantee when he will recover."

"More time..." The Alpha repeated the words with a frown.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

"By the way, what about that Witch?"

The Beta understood immediately. "The young man at the inn?"

"Yes. Have our people checked on him?"

"He is still there, my lord. He hasn’t left the inn. However, there is something else..."

His voice grew lower. He was also getting tired of delivering one piece of bad news after another since morning.

"What?" Alpha Elysian grumbled.

"There seems to have been a fight outside the inn where that group is staying. You know, the group you asked us to keep an eye on..."

He hesitated before continuing. "It was quite serious. The entire area was saturated with scents. It took considerable effort to disperse the crowd and clear the lingering smell. I cannot say for certain, but there was something strange about it."

He hesitated again, as though trying to find the right words.

Alpha Elysian raised his eyes towards him. "Where were those people?"

"They were outside at first. Then they went back inside and sealed the doors and windows. Should we investigate?"

"No. No need."

The Alpha looked back at Levi. His gaze lingered on the wolf’s curled-up body before he stood up.

"Go back." Alpha Elysian waved his hand.

As soon as the beta left the room, another figure conjured up in the air. He was none other than the elder Elysian who was with Levi in the gorge.

"You want to reach him?" his old, rough voice rang out.

Alpha Elysian nodded. "Since he can have way with the gorge, maybe he can also help Levi."

He paused and added again, "Elder, can you find out whether he has any other pills. If he does, I will reward him generously."

Elder Elysian chuckled, "You could have just gone by yourselves.."

Alpha shook his head. "I gave my word to Levi. I would not expose anything about them if they don’t want to. Going to their inn myself will only cause trouble. You are different. They know you, and others can’t trace you."

Elder shadow lord nodded and soon vanished into the shadow and darkness.

Alpha returned his attention to Levi.

"Just wake up, brat! I am definitely going to tie you in marriage this time," he scoffed, then went back to his desk.

Inside the Lost real–

The air was deadly silent.

As Moon stared at the four men standing before him, his brows furrowed.

"Are you fucking in heat?"

A sudden surge of rage swept through him at those few words.

"What did you just say?" Moon asked in a low voice.

Leo dragged a hand through his messy red hair. His chest was still heaving from the earlier fight, and his tail lashed impatiently behind him.

"You still have the nerve to ask me that? Do you have any idea what you did out there?"

"And what did I do?" Moon’s voice dropped even lower.

"That fucking scent!" Leo roared.

"You were spreading it everywhere! Do you know how many wolves you stirred up? They were practically drooling as you walked past them!"

Moon’s face darkened.

"My scent?"

"Yes, your scent! That damned sweet, seductive scent of yours! Do you think no one could smell it? It was driving everyone insane!"

Nox rubbed his forehead, his amber eyes shifting uneasily between them.

"Leo, enough. He only went out to get you. Don’t make things worse."

"You shut up, Nox!" Leo snapped, whipping his head towards him.

"Just a few days, and you’re already bewitched? You won’t even know when you’ve been sold out or cuckolded!"

SLAP!

A heavy slap landed squarely across Leo’s face.