The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 271: SQUABLING

Chapter 271: SQUABLING

"We will go on a ride?" Iris blinked her eyes, if they were going on a ride, it meant they would go somewhere far. "Where are we going?" She thought Cane asked her to have lunch in the dining hall.

"To the city," Cane said lightly. "You have not seen it."

This was the first time for Iris to be in the capital city and when they went out before, it was not for sightseeing.

"Oh, okay." Iris was thrilled that Cane was actually taking her with him to the city.

She didn’t mind if he did this because he was concerned about the dark wisp that would make an appearance all of a sudden, forcing him to take her almost everywhere, or if he was taking her out just because he wanted to directly see the chaos in the city. She didn’t mind it at all.

The fact that Cane included her and involved her in his plans made her feel she was part of something. This sense of belonging made her heart warm.

It didn’t take long for Iris to change her dress into a simple one that was suitable for her to wear for a ride.

"Can you ride by yourself?" Cane took her hand, as they walked out of the bedroom. He knew Redmond taught her how to ride, but he was not sure of the progress of it, since he had never seen her on horseback before.

"I think I can," Iris replied, still doubtful. She remembered how frustrated Redmond was and he was barely satisfied the last time he taught her before they left for the capital city. But then, Redmond was a perfectionist, it was hard to meet his expectations.

Cane said nothing, as he led the way to the front yard, where four horses were waiting for them. Aside from them, Redmond and Ethan would come as well and right now, the two of them were bickering again about something insignificant.

Iris wondered if they would start to claw at each other’s faces if they were left alone for sometime.

"I told you, she can’t ride a horse on her own!" Redmond barked.

"I am not surprised to hear that. Due to your poor way of teaching, she still can’t ride a horse by herself!" Ethan bit back. He looked more like himself right now, though his face was a little bit pale and he was way skinnier than the last time they saw him before the order from the King to lock him up was executed.

However, seeing him bickering with Redmond, somehow, gave a sense of relief for Iris. It was way better than looking at his hollow expression when she saw him in the main hall.

"Say it again! I will cut your head off!" Redmond growled.

"What? You should be ashamed of yourself!" Ethan didn’t back down.

"Enough!" Cane snapped at the two of them and they stopped bickering, but they kept throwing dagger looks at each other.

After making sure the two werewolves had backed down and wouldn’t kill each other off any time soon, Cane shifted his attention toward Iris beside him.

"Go on," Cane said, as he let go of her hand and let her climb the horse by herself.

"The horse is too big for her," Redmond chipped in.

He was right. The horse was way too big for Iris, because the horse that she used to ride was a dainty horse, not a warhorse like this one, which looked so intimidating.

Yet, stubbornly, Iris tried to climb it clumsily. It was hard and Cane could see how much she struggled.

"I told you, she can’t ride this horse," Redmond scoffed. "She is too fragile for this kind of horse." And there, he ran his mouth recklessly again, thankfully, Iris didn’t know what he said and Cane didn’t want to waste his breath on him.

In the end, Cane helped her to sit down comfortably on the horseback. She blanched because it was a little bit scary to ride this horse, as she held the reins so tightly.

"Th- thank you." Iris stumbled with her words a little and when she thought Cane would take the other horse, he actually jumped easily and sat down behind her.

And like what had happened the few times before, he trapped her small body between his arms, as her back leaned against his sturdy chest.

The Alpha could see that his mate wouldn’t be able to handle this warhorse. She would only end up hurting herself if she insisted on riding alone.

"See? I told you, she is too delicate for this kind of horse!" Redmond said to Ethan smugly. No matter what the problem, he would feel better if he could one up this gamma.

Ethan was seething. He was not happy. "I will teach her how to ride and you will see, under my tutelage, not just a horse, she will be even able to ride a dragon!"

That was ridiculous, even Ethan felt that sounded hilarious, but he kept a straight face when Redmond laughed his ass off. The Gamma climbed onto his horse and caught up with his alpha, who had left them behind, not even bothering about listening to their squabbling.

The sky was so bright and the city was bustling, people were busy with their activities. And even though it looked normal, Iris could sense the tension in the air, especially with those eyes that looked at them curiously.

They didn’t even hide their interest as to why the Alpha and the Luna of the Howling Wolf pack would be in the city without their retainers and with only two warriors by their side.

Their curious gazes were specifically directed at Iris. This was the first time for them to see Gerald’s daughter. The runt. What they heard was true. She was beautiful with peculiar hair and eyes, but she looked so delicate and fragile, especially when Cane was sitting right behind her on the warhorse’s back, in comparison.

Cane rode the horse slowly, as they reached a restaurant that was not too crowded, but there was a carriage right in front of it with the royal symbol.

"We will eat with Prince Kellan," Cane said.