The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 330: THEY NEEDED TO SURVIVE

Chapter 330: THEY NEEDED TO SURVIVE

Alan had been watching everything unfold dumbly, as he was scared shitless at the sight of the dark wisp that almost covered the sky. Even after it disappeared, he was still unable to bring himself closer to the Alpha, as he continued hiding behind his father and all the people’s backs, ready to flee if something bad happened.

Yet, he barked this vicious order to capture the Alpha and arrest all the members of his pack once he found his voice back.

Ethan immediately shifted into his human form once he heard that. He glared in the direction of the Crown Prince, though he couldn’t see him, it was enough to send chills down the Crown Prince’s spine.

"What is our crime?!" Ethan asked in a loud voice when the warriors were about to move against them again. It wouldn’t be good if they got a hold of any of them, especially the Alpha. Without Cane, they wouldn’t be able to do anything. No one would come out alive once they entered the dungeon.

King Aeon would use this opportunity to fabricate a wonderful story about Cane, how he and his people deserved the punishment. There would be no way to vindicate themselves if they reached that point.

"Are you still asking what your crime is?! Can’t you see, your alpha was caught using dark magic!" Alan shouted back from his hiding place. The King didn’t stop him. He was still trying to figure out what he was going to do with this situation. "The punishment will be a death sentence for that crime!" The Crown Prince hollered. He was more than happy to see that happening.

"Where is the proof for that?!" Ethan bit back, he was standing against so many people, including the King himself, holding onto his last hope for their survival, though he didn’t know how they could leave this mess unscathed. He only hoped Cane would gain his consciousness soon enough and come up with something to save them.

"He is trying to waste our time! The proof is right there! We all saw it!" Alan was enraged, the thought that he was actually talking to Ethan infuriated him to no end, after all, he was still holding a grudge against this gamma. "That black smoke was proof of him using black magic! He killed someone! He must have cursed that poor woman and the curse bounced back at him!"

All of them noticed the dead body near Cane. The woman’s face was covered by her hair, as she faced the ground, but the King recognized her as the witch who was responsible to help Nala get Cane.

"With your logic, isn’t Princess Osana using black magic as well?! She is cursed, but with the way you are thinking, it is as if she tried to curse someone and the curse bounced back at her!" Ethan realized what he said was audacious and was so brazen, but he didn’t have any other choice. You couldn’t expect a logical argumentation when you were talking with the Crown Prince of this kingdom.

It was such a bleak future to have him as the next in line for the throne.

"There is no proof to support the accusation!" Ethan snapped grimly. Thankfully, the King didn’t join this measly argumentation, or else, no matter how many guts the Gamma had, he was not in the position to talk back to the King without losing his head.

"The woman had died! The Alpha killed her as the sacrifice!"

People knew one of the reasons why the black magic had been banned and was not allowed to be used, it was because in the process, it needed a living sacrifice, aside from the magic stone.

"It’s so ridiculous!" Ethan didn’t hide his mocking tone when he spoke, which made the King and the other people enraged with his attitude. "All of us know a shifter has no magic power! There is no shifter that can curse someone else! Unless you are a magic user, you can’t practice magic!"

Ethan then went to the dead body of the woman and brushed away her hair, as he tilted her head to face the King and his people.

"Here! She is one of your witches, right?!" This time, Ethan was talking to the line of the royal magic users. "I saw her among your ranks a few times!"

No. Ethan had never seen her aside from the time this witch appeared in the orphanage with Nala, but Cane made him aware of this woman and he remembered her scent, though it was mixed with the smell of blood and whatsoever, there was no mistake it was her scent.

"If there is someone who is using dark magic, it must be her!" Ethan pointed an accusatory finger at the dead witch. He didn’t know what had happened, but the story that he came up with was rather believable and made more sense. "No shifter can cast spells or use magic!"

It was common knowledge and all of them agreed with that statement, but of course, the final say was in the hands of the King, while the Crown Prince kept making a fuss about how they should arrest them all and put them in the dungeon. He looked unreasonable and only muddied the situation further.

It was a good thing Ethan had been paying attention to Cane closely, as some of his wittiness rubbed off on him.

"We need to arrest the Alpha before he kills someone else again!" Alan screeched like a banshee.

On the other hand, Iris couldn’t hear what they were talking about, but Hanna was by her side to let her know the gist of the situation.

Seeing how Ethan was adamant with the version of his own story, Iris realized what Cane said was right. They should create a whole new story, the survivor could tell what happened, while the dead couldn’t deny it.

And no one here knew for sure what the truth was, they were the same, as clueless as them in this matter.

Iris let Will hold Cane’s unconscious body, as she stood up and walked next to Ethan, which surprised the Gamma because he didn’t expect Iris to speak up as well.

"My wise king!" Iris spoke loudly, she was thankful her voice was not trembling anymore. "There are royal magic users here, why don’t we ask them to check who had performed black magic earlier!?" Iris took a step forward, she stared at King Aeon straight in his eyes. "You are wise and just, My King, I believe you will not punish your subject unfairly. We are your loyal subjects and my mate has done his best to take a huge responsibility for this kingdom!"

If there was one thing Iris learned from Cane, it was how he talked to his enemy; praise them, but never humble himself. He reminded them of the benefit of keeping them around, but didn’t make it look like it was a threat.

Punishing Cane and his people now would make the King shoulder the huge responsibility that he had tossed onto Cane, more so, with the strained relationship between the royals and the Red Claw pack, it would be his loss to make an enemy out of the Howling Wolf pack and the Blue Moon pack as well.

Cane was unconscious and they needed to do or say anything to survive this.