The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 364: PREDICAMENT

Chapter 364: PREDICAMENT

Because it was quite a large entourage, it was quite hard to find people as they constantly moved and only got very little time to take breaks during this long journey.

Although their journey was not smooth sailing and they met a few monsters on their way, there was nothing major to be worried about.

Everything went well until the seventh day when someone found two guards under Ethan’s command dead in the most gruesome way. Their bodies had been torn into pieces, their hands were crushed and their eyes bulged out of their sockets. These two guards didn’t even seem to have time to shift into their beasts before they were killed silently.

It was not clear how the murderer could get away without anyone noticing.

"From the looks of it, they were killed first before their bodies were dismembered..." Koda analyzed the situation.

They did smell blood last night, but because they had just been attacked by monsters, they thought it was from those warriors who were injured during the attack and had not yet healed completely.

On the other hand, Ethan grimaced, not because he felt sorry for those two guards, but because one could see the hatred and anger the murderer harbored to leave these two bodies almost unrecognizable...

And the fact the Gamma knew the real culprit behind this didn’t help either, because that man was right beside him now, staring at the gruesome scene with a callous expression.

"I think it’s the doing of the lycan." Will suddenly opened his mouth when Alpha Dristan was busy discussing this problem with Koda.

"The lycan?" Alpha Dristan turned around and faced Will, prodding him to explain more.

Ethan felt his heart leap into his throat, he was worried Will would say something that he shouldn’t, but after he heard what he said and knew what he was trying to hint at, he supported his ’analysis’.

"I agree with Will. This only meant we are getting closer to the lycan. We need to tighten our security and double check the whole area."

Not knowing what to believe while Will and Ethan’s explanation sounded rational, Alpha Dristan and Koda chose to give them the benefit of doubt for the moment and did what Ethan had suggested.

However, once it was only the two of them, Ethan pulled Will aside after he made sure no one was within an earshot before he berated him.

"What do you think you were doing?!" Ethan hissed viciously. "What if someone saw you?"

"No one saw me," Will said simply. His eyes were dead. He looked numb when he admitted to what he had done. "They deserved that. I don’t want them tortured, I want to get rid of those pests."

Ethan did give those guards hell during their journey, but in Will’s eyes, it did not seem enough. The sight of them alone was a scourge in his eyes.

"Will!"

However, Will didn’t want to listen to Ethan, as he immediately left.

On the other hand, the Gamma couldn’t find fault with his action, since it helped strengthen the story about the lycan coming from the Riverside pack and they were heading in the right path, as there was proof now that someone encountered the cursed beast.

"Was it him?" Avid approached Ethan and asked in a low voice.

"Hm."

"He is becoming more and more unrecognizable. What actually happened to him?" Avid clicked his tongue. He had seen how Will avoided Hanna like a plague, but once the woman was not noticing anymore, he would be around her, especially at night, he would intentionally guard near her.

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Iris slowed down her pace once she was alone after she left Redmond behind in the stables. She ran away because she was embarrassed by what she said, not because she was angry at him.

"Ugh. What did I just say..." The tips of her ears turned red. She fiddled with her dress and stared into the distance. Currently, she was walking down the hallway of the second floor and in the distance, she could see the crowd.

Tonight, Alpha Gill was holding a party for the other four alphas from the Crystal Moon pack, the Bloody Wolf pack, the Silver River pack and the Diandem pack. Cane had requested this and in an attempt of himself kissing his ass, especially when he heard that the Red Claw pack was marching here, he readily agreed to call the other alphas.

More so, he felt safe with all the southern alphas gathered here. His mood was so light and he bragged how he would kick Alpha Dristan and all the mutts from the Red Claw pack, if they dared to cross him.

Meanwhile, Cane had been very busy, planning something with Haco, as the sorcerer stayed by his side all the time. He introduced the sorcerer as the new member of the pack. They coincidentally met with each other and the Alpha was generous enough to take this poor and homeless sorcerer under his wing.

No one would question that story, but that was the explanation the King would hear about the sorcerer by Cane’s side.

Iris watched on as the crowd entered the pack house and from the crest on the carriage, she knew these people were from the Silver River pack, under Alpha Gian’s ruling. Iris also remembered the last time all of these alphas visited the Blue Moon pack for the welcoming party, where she had to be introduced as Cane’s new slave. She didn’t forget those dark days.

The sun was so bright and the weather became slightly warmer, thus Iris was wearing a thin cloak over her riding attire, she had her hair pulled up into a bun. It was afternoon and at night, a glorious party would be held. She could imagine what kind of lecherous acts would unfold later.

If she could, she didn’t want to go, but at the thought of those women who would stop at nothing to seduce Cane, she felt very annoyed and irritated.

However, because Iris was staring at the crowd in the distance, she didn’t notice her surroundings. She didn’t hear what he said, nor did she notice his presence.

"What are you doing here?" Alpha Gill approached Iris, but then he realized she had her back to him and she couldn’t hear what he said. "Ck! You have grown into a beautiful woman now..." he stared at her back with lust in his eyes. It was such a temptation to see that little girl bloom into a fine lady. What a pity, he couldn’t taste her.

He was so close to having her when Cane introduced her as his slave in the welcoming party half a year ago.

Alpha Gill had wanted Iris to be one of his mistresses, but was rejected by Gerald. He wanted his only daughter to be marked by a strong alpha, not an alpha from a small pack like the Riverside pack. In terms of wealth, the Howling Wolf pack and the Blue Moon pack could be said to be the richest packs in the south kingdom, since they owned the magic stone mines.

Alpha Gill saw Iris for the first time when she was fifteen years old and had been infatuated with her since then.

Filled with greed and lust, he moved closer toward Iris and covered her mouth from behind, so she couldn’t make a sound, as he held her waist and dragged her to the nearby room.

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