The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 240: SHE NEEDS TO KEEP HER THOUGHTS FOR HERSELF

Chapter 240: SHE NEEDS TO KEEP HER THOUGHTS FOR HERSELF

Cane really didn’t like the way Laluna hugged him. She reminded him of his destined mate, yes, but obviously she was not Leane and he wouldn’t think the similarity was more than the fact that the Princess was currently pregnant.

Yet, he couldn’t push her away like he wanted to, even so he tried to pry herself off him as unharmingly as possible.

"We need to get out of here," Cane said lightly, as he patted her shoulder to get her attention, a habit that he developed because of Iris, and slightly distanced himself, because he felt his skin burn with this proximity. He hated so much to be touched so intimately by someone that was not familiar to him.

Wiping her tears, Laluna let him go and nodded.

At this point, Cane needed to take her to the main hall, where all the other royal family members had gathered together, which meant he couldn’t proceed to check on his gamma.

"Oh..." Laluna almost fell when she walked, her legs were so weak, they gave in under the stress of the situation and how scared she was.

Thankfully, Cane was there to catch her elbow and steadied her again, he observed her briefly and was sure that she was not hurt anywhere, only scared.

"Can you walk?"

Laluna tried, but her legs gave away again, thankfully Cane was still holding her elbow. "I am sorry, I think I am so scared..." She felt so embarrassed to admit this, but she didn’t think she would walk quickly enough to get to the main hall.

"Where are the guards?" No matter what, she was a Princess, thus she shouldn’t be left alone, especially at a critical time like this.

"They were dead," she said. "There are not many guards here because most of them were called to the most perilous area, where the monsters had appeared last night, especially when there were many commoners inside the palace walls."

Cane’s jaw hardened, his eyes looked conflicted, but if he waited there or went with her pace, it would take forever for them to reach the main hall and the risk of being attacked by the monsters would be greater.

Left with no other choice, Cane bent his body and lifted her in his arms in one swift motion. "Pardon me," he murmured.

Out of instinct, Laluna gasped and wrapped her arms around his neck, her pale face slightly reddened because of this sudden action and the proximity between them allowed her to smell his masculine scent, something that made her heart thump wildly.

She shouldn’t have this reaction with someone else, except with Vemion, but what Cane was doing and the way he carried her, made her flustered. She bit her lip and lowered her gaze to see his adam apple and from this angle, she could see his hardened jaw. His body was so hard, as if he was built with nothing, but muscle. Needless to say, he must be so strong.

Laluna witnessed how Cane killed the monster swiftly and ferociously, something that was so rare for a member of the royal family to be able to do, since they had never really faced any monsters or, in some cases, any trouble that required any physical altercation at all in their life. Most of them didn’t really know how to fight.

Laluna really needed to keep that thought to herself.

Meanwhile, Cane didn’t have time to pay attention to her. He moved so fast, because he needed to reach the main hall, not only because he wanted to avoid meeting another monster, but also because he had to fight the urge to drop her off from him.

On the way to the main hall, he saw Will in his beast form. He shifted into his human skin once he got closer to them, because they couldn’t use mindlink.

"Alpha!" He went here to check on Ethan after he made sure everyone was alright, he even met with Aderan, but neither of them had time to have a conversation about his absence last night.

"You take her to the main hall," Cane said immediately, as he was about to hand over Laluna in his arms.

But then, instinctively, she hugged his neck tightly, practically buried her face in the crook of his shoulder, which made Cane grit his teeth. It was getting hard for him not to throw her away. Her being pregnant was the only reason why he didn’t do that.

"No, please. Don’t let anyone carry me, I will be in trouble if someone sees me with a stranger. He will get into trouble, too," Laluna said hastily, she was really afraid of being accused of infidelity, if she appeared with a total stranger.

But, Cane was different, he was a royal as well, his status alone would get him out of trouble even if he appeared carrying her in his arms.

On the other hand, Cane was also aware of that. He felt conflicted, but he didn’t want to waste a second with her so close like this.

"Go and find Ethan!" Cane said sternly before he started to run again toward the main hall. He needed to check on Iris too, that Redmond didn’t get her in trouble and managed to reach the main hall as well.

Right in front of the main hall, there were hundreds of warriors, standing on guard and being alert, but when Iris and Redmond reached there, they were denied entry.

"You are not allowed to enter, only the royal family can go inside," one of the royal warriors said sternly, he was an old man and Redmond recalled he was Leon Dmitri, Nala’s father, the chief of the royal warriors.

"Her mate is the Alpha of the Howling Wolf pack and he is a member of the royal family, too!" Redmond shouted anxiously, as they kept them outside, they barred the entrance, leaving them exposed to danger.

"Without her mate, she is not allowed to enter," Leon said firmly, his eyes fixed on Iris and to his surprise, the young woman glared at him.