The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 433: HE IS GONE

Chapter 433: HE IS GONE

"What is Cane’s plan? What is his endgame not to straighten the misunderstanding?" For someone like Cane, who was well versed in twisting every word and fact to his own benefit, this kind of matter shouldn’t be a problem in the first place at all.

Or probably, it was just her exhausted mind and drained emotions, which talked her into thinking this way.

She was so tired, she felt so tired.

"I am not so sure, Luna, but I think it’s part of his plan not to reveal the truth yet." Jace tilted his head, as he contemplated. "Actually, I shouldn’t have discussed this matter with you."

Iris sighed. She was tired with this game, where she was constantly kept in the dark, but knowing Cane, it was not only her, who was frustrated to be in this position.

"Then you can deal with the lycan yourself," Iris said, as she turned around with the lizard in her hands, because of what happened recently and how busy she was, she was kind of neglecting the creature.

Hearing that, Jace was mortified. "No!" He immediately blocked Iris from going out of the room, which made her frown, while the Beta grimaced. "No, please, Luna, I can’t deal with the lycan. You know that it’s only you who can keep him in check."

Jace only met the lycan for no more than a few hours, but he knew he was not up to the challenge.

"I don’t know how to help when I don’t know anything," Iris rejected blatantly. Jace wanted to keep her at arm’s length from whatever plan Cane had, but he wanted her to get involved at the same time.

Jace furrowed his brows, he was contemplating his options, but when Iris was about to walk away again, he gave up. Screw it! If Cane returned, he would explain the situation with Iris and why she knew his plan.

In Jace’s mind, he didn’t think Cane would share this information with Iris, since he himself barely knew anything about it, as each of them were only given particular tasks and incomplete insights.

"Okay, okay, I got it. I will tell you."

Iris stared at him. "You don’t need to if you feel pressured."

Yes, the Beta was indeed feeling under the pressure, alright? But his hands were tied and his options were limited. "Luna, there is not much that I know about the plan, but I think this will give you some insight."

Iris said nothing, she just waited for Jace to talk more.

"Just like you already know, the southern packs are under his control. He is more likely than not to be the only Alpha in the south and next, I think Cane is aiming for the Moon Dew pack, Alpha Gallot’s pack." Jace didn’t know the details of the plan.

"How?" Iris narrowed her eyes.

If you knew Cane well, you would be familiar with his methods. He would keep all the details to himself and distribute the tasks to his people, therefore, when Cane was absent like this, everything went spiraling, because they were not sure what the next step they should take.

Cane was someone who hated explaining himself after all.

And what Jace said made rather sense if you saw the whole situation from Cane’s perspective and his way of executing a plan.

"Cane has been sending spies to the Moon Dew pack and the black market ever since Sofia arrived in this pack. He has planned something about her, but he didn’t explain anything to me." Jace looked at Iris deeply. He didn’t realize until now how this woman had changed in the past half year.

A lot of things must have happened during their journey to the capital city and from what he heard, many things indeed had happened when they stayed in the palace alone.

"Luna, look." Jace cleared his throat. "Even though Cane saw Sofia as a nuisance, he still let her stay in this pack, he even let her occupy your room and the whole pack misunderstood the situation." Jace then gave his opinion on this situation, which was related to the deal between Cane and the King.

He thought Cane did this to end the whispers among people who thought he couldn’t have a child, though those whispers were not a real threat, but things could escalate so fast when it involved the King. After all, almost everyone knew what Alpha Gerald had done to him.

So, Cane wanted to keep the whispers at bay.

"But, I think it’s more than that. Cane wanted to get to Alpha Gallot through Sofia, but if you ask me how, I am really clueless, Luna. No one really knows what is going on in the Alpha’s head. But, surely, he has been paying close attention to Moon Dew pack and Alpha Gallot’s movements."

Jace then added hastily when he thought his words were not convincing enough for Iris.

"Luna, I have seen the way Cane treated you in the past few weeks and if I am being honest, I don’t even believe that Cane can be so affectionate."

Iris pressed her lips and spoke in an even tone, but her eyes flickered with emotions. "You know Cane did that partly for a show. There’s a point he wanted to emphasize and how people perceive us." Iris could say that much. Cane’s calculative personality kept bothering Iris, making her doubt whether he did everything just because he aimed for something.

"Yes, maybe you are right, but can you really deny that Cane was not being affectionate with you even without anyone around you?" Jace had witnessed it a couple of times, because in the beginning, he had the same thoughts as Iris. "He really cares about you, Luna and that’s how I see things between the two of you."

But then, he realized Cane had done it naturally, as if he wasn’t even thinking when he would kiss her head randomly or play with her hair when he read his report.

For someone who was involved, it would be hard to place the judgment, but from an outsider’s perspective like Jace, he could say for sure that Cane was genuine with her.

On the other hand, Iris lowered her head.

She couldn’t deny it. There was no difference from the way Cane treated her when people saw them or when they were alone. "He confuses me."

Jace nudged her arm to get her attention. "Don’t worry, Luna. You are not the only confused person here. Sometimes, he drives all of us crazy."

Iris chuckled a bit when she read what he said.

"Moreover, for someone like the Alpha, he will not do something without meaning, especially when he lets someone that he sees as a nuisance linger around him for long. That must be the reason why he has not yet revealed the truth about Sofia’s pregnancy yet and wants nature to take its course." Jace then clicked his tongue. "And yes, his lack of explanation is really a pain."

Iris lowered her head and she really wished Cane could return soon, but she didn’t know how to get to him.

Right at that time, someone opened the door abruptly and a panicked Haco appeared.

"What is it?" Jace frowned to see the sorcerer’s expression.

"He is gone!" He hollered in frustration.

Jace was immediately on alert when he heard that.

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Hanna was inside her room with Grace and Amee, some people had come to see her and express their worry for her current condition, but no one had a heart to tell her about what Will had done and the end of Jemma, Amee also made sure of that, since Hanna still looked so weak after losing a lot of blood.

"Where is Miss Iris? Why didn’t she come to see me? Is she angry with me because I caused trouble?" Hanna murmured. She didn’t care about the members of the pack, who expressed their concern for her, she only wanted for her missy to come. Remembering how cold and distant Iris was when she sent her away, Hanna couldn’t help but feel nervous.

"Of course not, there is something she needs to deal with, don’t worry. She will come here soon enough to see you, okay?" Amee tried to calm her.

She didn’t know the details, but when she asked about this to Jace, the Beta only told her that there was an urgent matter related to the Alpha.

"Okay," Hanna said dejectedly.

Probably, the way Will suddenly turned so cold toward her and kept his distance had affected her more than she realized, because right now, she was so scared Iris too would suddenly become so cold and ignore her the way Will did. It was not a pleasant feeling and now Hanna was overthinking.

Right at that time, a familiar scent hit her, the scent that belonged to the one person she had been longing for.

Hanna’s body stiffened as she stared at the door and Amee realized it too. "I think it’s time for him to show up," she mumbled under her breath.

Not long after, someone opened the door and Will entered. He looked as calm as usual, but it was very clear to see that something shifted in his personality and he no longer gave off this warmth.

Will stood there for a while, as his eyes found Hanna’s and the two of them stilled for a while, until Amee cleared her throat and talked to Grace.

"Come here with me, Grace. Let’s find more herbs." Amee stood up and dragged Grace out of the room, leaving the two of them alone.

"What do you want?" Hanna asked.