Investigation

Chapter Hundred-Nine – Investigation.
Jaden’s POV
My wolf and I hadn’t settled on whether we should be around Red Moon, we weren’t allies.
I could be spotted as a trespasser if found. However, we were working together, according to Rih’s plan, to alert each other about Logan.
The least they could do was ignore me if I strayed too close to them.
I really needed to solve Hunter’s riddles, I felt greatly compelled to.
As we passed by some trees, Zeke came closer to the surface. “Do you sense something?”
He said nothing and retreated. I bent to check, it seemed something was buried underneath. I searched and found a rotting squirrel.
Someone killed it, and buried it. Why not eat it? I covered it back and looked at the tree marks.
They were unclear claw marks that belonged to a wolf. From that tree, I looked ahead and could clearly see Red Moon.
Their walls were worn out but still stood strong. From there, I’d be able to see if they were on fire.
And with the dead squirrel, I wondered if this was where Hunter had stayed, any closer would have attracted Red Moon’s border warriors.
“Ray said Edwin saw a small demon around Red Moon when Chris was with the Lycan. Could it be Hunter he saw?” my wolf asked.
He had been calm since I scolded him for rough handling the warriors during training. Now he was speaking to me like we’re good?
“If you would want me to keep my opinions to myself, I would.” He said.
I crouched to the tree, looking for anything else. The squirrel, I noticed was killed my biting, it wasn’t intended to be eaten.
“If you would apologize and show remorse whenever you overreact, I would like that too.” I said to my wolf.
Looking above and ahead, there was a mud mount. I went towards it and looked down, there was blood stain on the ground.
Some rocks around it had claw marks and paw prints of blood. Could it have been where Chris saw the Lycan, after his battle with Rihanna?
It was really close to Red Moon. And that tree with claw marks. Could it be Logan who killed the squirrel and make the marks on the tree?
“Listen, whether you’re mad at me or not, Edwin would have stayed at a distance, like the tree, while Chris handled The Lycan.” My wolf started.
I felt like blocking his connection but I needed a second party’s deduction as my investigation skills were not the greatest.
He continued. “Also, the marks on the trees is too low to be by Logan and why kill a squirrel?”
I checked the height of the marks. Yes, it was too low to be done by Logan, even if he was wounded.
“It makes sense if it was Hunter, his wolf is unstable so could kill anything he saw.” My wolf added.
“And you think he’s also the small demon Edwin saw? How can’t Edwin recognize a wolf when he sees one?” I asked my wolf.
“Edwin might not be expecting to see a wolf that small, a pup. And it was dark so he might not see clearly. Hunter is also quite fast.” He replied.
That was fact. When I saw Hunter’s wolf on the day we met, it was dark brown. I picked up the brown because we were under the moon.
If Edwin had seen Hunter’s wolf here, were the moon’s light was covered by trees, it’d look darker and like a black figure moving around.
“Usually, pups shift to wolfs with bright colors that will darken as they grow. Hunter’s wolf is one of a kind.” I noted.
Surprisingly, my wolf agreed. “He is special.”
He thought so too? That’s new.
“Well, I hope he doesn’t get proud and become rude to his warriors and trouble Hunter as well, I know wolfs like that.” I sighed, disappointedly.
My wolf was very sure I was taking about him. “Fine, I’m sorry! You can relay my apologies to your weak warriors!”
A smirk came to my face. “Apology accepted.”
I turned to check the mud mount again and then the tree. Hunter scared Edwin at this tree, just as Logan almost killed by Chris at the mud mount.
Hunter had been earlier scared by Logan that made him run to my pack on the day we met.
If he had noticed Logan’s wolf around, he should have strayed away instead of coming close and causing a scene.
“But then, Hunter said he doesn’t know what made him come close.” I sighed.
Lots of things pended explanation but I was glad I had something to tell Hunter. His wolf had been to all the places he saw. It wasn’t a dream.
I’d leave the part of making Edwin distract Chris to lose Logan, so he wouldn’t feel bad.
With those information achieved, I ran down towards Silver Pack. My wolf had gone silent and I didn’t bother him.
An energy was rushing towards me but I recognized it. I smiled, he was back already.
“Alpha, you’re close?” it was my Delta Jonah. Rihanna had called him to do something urgent for her. Since it was private, I didn’t ask.
“Yeah, heading to Silver Pack. I have a message to deliver.” He was close so we could mind link.
I felt him closer. “I’m coming with you, in case anyone had tried following me to Black Rose, they won’t see me there.”
Was he hiding from someone again? Why were all his trips to Black Hills followed by a run? “Is it related to Princess Vanessa?”
“You know it.” He tsked.
He sped to me, almost knocking into a tree. His speed had increased but he was yet to control it.
He smiled, moving away from the tree. “The message you’re delivering is good news, right?”
“Yes, to a boy I met there. He shifted at eight. Impressive, right?” we moved along.
Jonah didn’t react. “Well, I don’t know. I shifted at twelve and my mom had told me some pups shifted earlier, so eight could be a thing.”
That was just his mom being a critic, like I’ve known her to be. Pups shifting at eight was new but not bad.
“This boy has a crazy wolf as well. His wolf acts without him and goes to places he didn’t know.”
“Didn’t that happen to Jake when he was younger, or was it you? I think it happens to wolfs sometimes.” Jonah replied.
Did it? The part of crazy wolf was true but acting without it’s human, I wasn’t sure. But I shrugged it off, I was devoted to helping the little pup.
Maybe it’d be an experience for me, Incase I’d see this trait in another pup in my pack. Everything was an experience.
“By the way, we’d see this pup’s Alpha when we get there. Aren’t we supposed to get flowers or something?” Jonah asked.
I paused. Why did he need to get flowers to see Rihanna? “What custom was that?” I frowned.
“Um.. that’s how you visit a young lady. Well, you wouldn’t know but yeah, that’s how.” And he ran out to look for flowers.
I could hear my wolf’s snicker inside of me, and vibrating in my head. Shouldn’t he feel offended his Delta was trying to get flowers for his mate?
“Stupid wolf!” I cursed.
He replied. “Jealous human!”