The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 402: THE MOOD WAS RUINED

Chapter 402: THE MOOD WAS RUINED

"Okay..." Iris relented to see how serious Cane was, but she couldn’t help asking again. "But, why?"

In her mind, it would be fine if she simply avoided the merchant. She did the same in the palace as well. Moreover, Lou would spend most of the time with Cane.

"He is a sorcerer, just like what you said." And he didn’t want Lou to be any more interested in Iris than he already was.

Reading that, Iris understood and dropped the matter. It was not a problem for her to stay inside the room, it was something she was used to after all. "Why is Lou here?"

"Because I want him to do something for the tunnel."

"Magic devices?" Iris guessed and Cane nodded. She seemed to understand what he had planned. "It will help the people, and there wouldn’t be many deaths while they were working there."

"Hm," Cane nodded. He stared at his mate, who looked relieved to know about it. "Iris," he called her name softly, only if she could hear him, she would be able to sense a trace of hesitation in his voice. He pulled her closer into his arms, as Iris snuggled against his chest in contentment.

"Hm?"

"Are you still afraid of me?" Cane asked out of the blue.

At this time, the sunlight spilling through the window illuminated every corner of this room. The warm light touched Iris’ blue eyes, which were filled with surprise at this sudden question.

Was she afraid of him?

Iris shook her head. "I used to, but not anymore."

"Because you trust me not to hurt you?"

Iris didn’t know what he aimed for with this conversation, but she answered him truthfully. "Yes." She then added, because her answer sounded a little bit naïve. "You hurt me before, but I know, that’s not your intention. You were in pain."

"Is that an excuse you made for me to justify what I have done to you?"

Iris was surprised when Cane saw it from that perspective. "Is it wrong? Did you have the intention to hurt me?"

"Yes." Cane admitted. He could feel her body tense in his arms, yet he continued. "Your father hurt my family and I wanted to hurt you as badly."

Iris didn’t say anything for a while and Cane waited to let his words sink in. "Because you thought I was Gerald’s daughter? You wanted to hurt me because I am his daughter?"

"Yes."

"What about now?" Iris put her palm against his cheek, as she stared into his eyes. "Do you still want to hurt me?"

"No."

"Even if I am his daughter?"

"Even if you are his daughter."

Iris smiled to get that answer. "And that’s it. That’s all I need to know. I don’t dwell on the past, it’s not a place I want to visit. So, you don’t need to either."

No, Cane didn’t bring this up because he wanted to test her or check her reaction or something, he brought up the topic because it had been weighing on his mind.

He didn’t want her to forget what he had done, not because he wanted her to remember such dreadful moments, but because she looked so easy and comfortable around him. How could she do that to her aggressor?

The more she was being nice and smiling at him, the more his heinous acts continued to plague his mind. It was definitely so wrong on so many levels for Cane to seek comfort from her, but she was the only person who could give him such a feeling.

Iris understood this conversation to a certain level, but she failed to notice how this matter had disturbed Cane’s mind all this time.

Cane closed his eyes and put his hand over hers against his cheek. "Can I kiss you?" He opened his eyes to see how she blushed under the light of the morning sun. She looked so beautiful and her hair looked like it was on fire.

Iris didn’t answer him right away. How could she answer such a question? But, when she saw Cane waiting for her answer, she mumbled. "You did that before..."

Cane chuckled to get that answer and Iris didn’t pull away when he leaned over and came closer to her, but before she could feel his lips on hers, he suddenly stopped and his eyes dimmed slightly. He even looked annoyed.

"Wh- what happened?" Iris asked, embarrassed because they were so close.

Iris couldn’t hear it, but the banging on the door and Ethan’s voice that called him really irked the Alpha, as this gamma could be so persistent.

"Alpha! Cane! Are you okay? Should I come inside?" Ethan asked, frowning. Cane would usually come out after just a few knocks. He must be up by this time, right? He didn’t usually oversleep. "Cane?!"

Inside the room, Cane grabbed a pillow and hurled it so hard at the door, it made the strong piece of wood shake with the force. Iris was startled as well, as she realized someone must be knocking on the door.

On the other side of it, Ethan was taken aback, he took a step back when he heard something hit the door so hard.

"Wh- what is that?" Ethan widened his eyes in disbelief, while Jace took a step back with him as well. Both of them looked shocked. "What does that mean?"

"I think the Alpha doesn’t want to be bothered at this moment..." Jace said absentmindedly.

"But, why? I want to give him a report..." Ethan felt wronged.

"Well.." Jace cleared his throat. "Maybe they are in the middle of it."

"In the middle of what?" Ethan turned his head to look at the Beta and finally his brain started working. "Ah!"

"Let’s come back later," Jace said, as he dragged the Gamma out of the scene.

Yet, inside the room, the mood was ruined and Cane only gave her a peck on the tip of her nose, as he got off from the bed and Iris looked a little bit disappointed.

That was not a kiss...

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