The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 268: IRIS LIED WITH STRAIGHT FACE

Chapter 268: IRIS LIED WITH STRAIGHT FACE

Because one of the warriors informed Cane that he was summoned by the King to receive the golden stamp and he needed to go to the throne room, the Alpha couldn’t walk Iris back to their bedroom and ordered Trion to do it, but the Gamma stepped forward and volunteered.

"Let me do it, I need to walk." He had been locked for days, ever since they arrived in the palace and the last thing he wanted was to stay in the same place. He needed to let out some steam.

"You go with them," Cane said to Trion. He needed someone else to keep their eyes on Ethan, so the Gamma wouldn’t cause trouble again.

Ethan pursed his lips, but he didn’t say anything. He didn’t mind having someone keeping him in check, since he was not sure he was already in the right mind and mentally stable enough after the whole ordeal.

Thus, the two of them escorted Iris back to her bedroom.

Along the way, Trion tried to engage Ethan in a conversation, but he either answered him curtly, or simply ignored him, while Iris remained quiet. She could see that the gamma didn’t want to be disturbed and probably he offered to walk her back because he knew the other warriors sympathized with him and would want to talk to him about how it was so close for him to get a final verdict and lose his life.

Such a conversation was not the outlet that Ethan was looking for, nor did he have the energy to talk or deal with them.

Meanwhile, walking with Iris meant silence, because she was not as noisy as those warriors and that was what Ethan wanted.

In the end, Trion got the hint and kept quiet. He stopped asking Ethan and the three of them walked without saying anything.

It was peaceful and the sun shone brightly, though the wind was still so cold and Iris had to adjust her cloak and quicken her pace to keep up with both of them. They were used to walking in a hurry, thus they didn’t notice her struggling, since this was their normal pace.

However, halfway toward her chamber, they ran into Nala, who looked so surprised to see the three of them, especially Iris. She had actually run until her cheeks turned red.

The sight of the woman was lovely, since Nala was one of the most beautiful women in the palace, but Iris was not happy to see her, especially after reading what she said.

"May I know where Alpha Cane is?" Nala asked Ethan and Trion, avoiding eye contact with Iris.

Ethan and Trion frowned, they looked at each other, but before they could say anything, it was Iris who asked a question back.

"May I know what you need my mate for?" Iris asked, she kept her voice polite, but they noticed the possessiveness in her voice when she said ’my mate’, instead of the Alpha, like she used to address Cane.

Nala was a little bit flustered when she heard that and it wouldn’t look good on her if she blatantly refused to acknowledge Iris’ question, after all, her status as the Luna was higher than hers.

"The Alpha is summoned to the throne room to receive the golden stamp, I need to inform him." Her father had told her about this and she volunteered to relay the message directly to the Alpha, as her attempt to have a chance to be close with him.

At first, Nala took the task of seducing Cane as a duty, but after seeing how differently the Alpha treated his mate compared to the other male shifters, she became curious and genuinely interested in him.

Of course, she wouldn’t let go of a chance to have a conversation with the Alpha.

Little did she know, the warriors of the Howling Wolf pack had reached Cane first once they heard the order was issued by the King.

"Anything else?" Iris’ voice was so gentle, her expression was innocent.

Nala shook her head. "This is the King’s order," she emphasized, letting them know how important this message was.

Trion was about to tell her that the Alpha had headed toward the throne room and he had already received the order, but once again, Iris beat him to it, as she spoke guilelessly.

"The Alpha left in that direction a moment ago." Iris pointed at a corridor to her left, which was in the opposite direction to the throne room, where Cane was actually heading to.

"Oh, thank you!" Nala smiled enchantingly, her eyes lit up with excitement she couldn’t hide, as she rushed toward the wrong direction that Iris had pointed out for her.

Her steps were so light, as if she were waltzing gracefully in this corridor, instead of running.

Seeing that, Iris pursed her lips. She didn’t like this feeling and knew very well she was being petty, but she couldn’t help it, she was feeling jealous, because she had to admit that Nala was very beautiful. All of the men would say she was very gorgeous and compelling.

Did Cane think the same too?

"You are aware you gave her the wrong direction, right?" Ethan asked, his lips tugged upward when he saw Iris looking all sullen, her bright blue eyes were slightly dim when she stared at him.

"I didn’t hear what you said," Iris replied innocently and walked away, ahead of the two of them.

Ethan and Trion looked at each other before both of them burst out laughing. They didn’t know their luna could be so petty and was capable of lying with a straight face. They wondered what their alpha would think if he knew about this, because the short exchange between Iris and Nala was simply absurd and silly.

Of course, Iris didn’t hear the question from Ethan, but she definitely read what he said.

"Hey, wait for us!" Ethan rushed toward Iris, who was half running now, as if she was worried that Nala would come back and call her out on her lie.

Ethan and Trion laughed, as they ran after their luna.

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