The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 338: THEY FOUND SOMETHING

Chapter 338: THEY FOUND SOMETHING

Iris followed Cane to search through the whole wizard tower with the help of hundreds of royal warriors under Cane’s authority. They flipped through all the things within the tower to get information that they needed. And among those people, there were warriors from the Howling Wolf pack as well.

Amidst this mess and their main assignment to find more information on black magic, no one would notice that Cane’s warriors were looking for different information entirely, since they knew they wouldn’t find anything there.

Iris was not sure what they were looking for, but of course, it would be something that would benefit Cane and add more to his knowledge about the whole palace’s affairs. Her head was throbbing painfully because of lack of sleep and worrying over Cane’s complicated scheme. She didn’t think her brain would be on par with his even when she was in her best condition.

And, Iris couldn’t help it anymore. It was only two hours until sunrise and her eyelids felt so heavy. She couldn’t resist dozing off, as she sat down on a chair, leaning her head against the wall beside her.

On the other hand, Cane immersed himself in the ledger that recorded all the activities the royal sorcerers engaged in in the years prior. He was inside the study room of the head sorcerer alone with Iris, while the warriors continued rummaging through the other parts of this wizard tower.

It took a long time for him to realize Iris had actually fallen asleep, curling herself on the chair, hugging her knees, and almost falling.

He took long strides to reach her and secured her body before she hurt herself. For a moment, he stared at her with his deep gaze, as he caressed her cheek.

This woman didn’t know how crucial this situation was and how important her role was in his grand scheme. He wouldn’t be able to pull it off without her and make all the process run this smoothly. It was faster than he imagined to reach this point and get his hands on this classified information of the royal sorcerers.

Cane knelt down in front of Iris and kissed her hand, while whispering a simple appreciation of ’thank you’.

He meant it.

Cane put down the logbook on the floor and carefully picked Iris’ body up. He headed to the long sofa and put her down there gently. She was still asleep. She could sleep everywhere and he found this trait of hers very endearing, though he would like her to be more cautious about her surroundings for her own safety.

He took the book and then walked back to the sofa, as he lifted her head and put it on his lap before he sat down.

Cane used one hand to read the logbook, while his other hand absentmindedly played with her hair, feeling the soft strands between his fingers. As the sun rose in the horizon, dyeing the sky with a bright color, through the window, the golden light spilled inside this room, adding to the serenity between the two people.

Iris slept through the morning and only woke up around afternoon, but could not find Cane around her, instead, it was Hanna, who was waiting for her with a tray of food. It was already lunch time.

"Where is Cane?" Iris asked, as she pushed herself from the sofa and a cloak fell from her body to her lap. She rubbed her eyes sleepily.

"The Alpha is in the main hall with all the important people," Hanna informed her with a complicated look in her eyes.

Reading that, Iris immediately sat straight, her sleepiness disappeared almost immediately. For Cane to be in the main hall with all the important people was not something that you could take lightly. There must be something big going on while she fell asleep.

"What happened?" Iris immediately pulled Hanna to sit down next to her. She realized she was still in the head royal sorcerer’s study room and it must be Cane, who had put her on the sofa before he covered her with his cloak. His scent lingered around her body and she liked it.

"Something big happened, Miss," Hanna said in a small voice, as if she was afraid someone would listen to their conversation, though it was not possible, since Trion and Redmond stood on guard outside, while most of the royal magic users were kneeling down in front of the King’s palace, begging for the King for forgiveness and to show mercy on them.

"Tell me what happened." Iris became anxious to see Hanna like this. Her heart hammered in her chest, as her mind started to fill with all the worst possible things that could happen, while she was sleeping.

Hanna told Iris that they found the Crown Prince’s stamp inside the dead witch’s chamber. The Crown Prince stamp was not as powerful as the golden stamp that was currently in Cane’s possession, but that stamp entailed significant authority.

The problem was; because of how neglectful and careless Alan was; he lost it a few times after he was given the title as the Crown Prince.

If he could be so reckless with the golden stamp, of course, it would not be shocking news if he lost this one as well.

Usually, they would create a new stamp and annul the previous one. At this point, the Crown Prince probably didn’t even realize he had lost it, until they found it in an unexpected place.

The fact one of the Crown Prince’s stamps was found inside the dead witch’s chamber led them to eye him with suspicion.

The turn of the events painted him as the suspect, none other than the perpetrator, behind black magic usage and the lycan’s appearance, also the successive monster attacks inside the palace.

Those were heavy crimes and if even one was proven right, no matter how much the King favored his son, the King would incur wrath of the people if he turned blind eyes to this mishap and gave Alan a light punishment, like he did when he mishandled the golden stamp.

"What!?" Iris was dumbfounded. How could Cane get his hands on the Crown Prince’s stamp? How did he manage to do that? The Crown Prince’s palace was heavily guarded, not everyone was able to come and go as they pleased.

"All the people ask the King to allow Alpha Cane to comb his palace, but the Crown Prince was adamant to not let anyone step into his place. And it doesn’t look good on him, because it makes people suspect him even more."

Hanna then picked up the tray and put it on Iris’ lap.

"You need to eat first, Miss. The Alpha said he will come fetch you soon, because he needs your help again."

"With what?" Iris was more than willing to help, but Cane was very unpredictable and she couldn’t figure out what he would ask her to do.

"I don’t know." Hanna leaned over and spoke in a whispery tone, though it didn’t make any difference to Iris. "Miss, the King is strong-arming this information from leaking out to the public, but the Alpha has ordered his men to start spreading the rumor. I overheard the conversation between him and Ethan."

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