The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 444: A PATH FULL WITH MALICE

Chapter 444: A PATH FULL WITH MALICE

"How did you get your body back?"

That was the first question that Ethan asked Cane once the three of them were back inside the Alpha’s study room.

Jace, too, waited for Cane’s answer before he gave him the report on the five packs. Just like what the Alpha had predicted, there was movement from people who were trying to refuse Cane’s help, since he was the one who had killed their alphas. They even accused Cane of lying about their alphas’ using dark magic. And many more important reports.

But, it could wait, since he needed to listen to Cane’s answer first. However, both of them should have known how it would turn out.

"What information do you have?" Cane asked, ignoring the question from Ethan. The Alpha was more or less the same when it came to his beta and gamma. He still refused to explain unnecessary things that they didn’t need to know.

"Cane, at the very least, answer this question of mine, please.... I am dying to know, at least, take pity on me," Ethan begged Cane, but the Alpha remained unfazed.

"You can give me the report, or you can get out. I don’t have time for this." Cane’s expression turned very serious, as his voice sounded so deep, it was laced with command.

"Okay," Ethan replied immediately, his pleading look turned serious right away and Jace was glad it was not him who asked the question and got reprimanded.

And with that, Ethan and Jace took turns to report everything, disclosing all the information they got, while Cane listened to them closely without interrupting, including the information how Aria’s body had disappeared.

"I have asked Haco to look into it and he is currently on the goffa mountain with two of the warriors." Ethan thought about it for a while. "I can’t send more people, because I don’t want to attract unnecessary attention from our people. The death of Aria is still a sensitive topic."

It was a sensitive topic for them, too, since they were all very close at some point of their lives, as they depended on each other, but they were logical enough not to mix what they felt with what needed to be done.

"I think it’s a good thing for Haco to stay away from Lady Cyan if she is indeed a dark witch," Ethan chimed in. He was still doubtful they needed to look into the problem of Aria’s missing dead body, but he couldn’t slack off as well with the possibility this could pose a potential danger in the future.

Cane still didn’t say anything, as he listened to them, silently prompting them to continue with their report. He was deep in thought, as he stared at the parchment in front of him.

He only interrupted once when he ordered someone to block the adjoining door between his bedroom and the Luna’s bedroom.

"You want to block it?"

"Yes."

"So, it means she will not have any access to the bathroom?"

Sofia would have a hard time if she wanted to relieve herself then.

"Is there a problem?" Cane squinted his eyes because Ethan asked too many questions.

"Nope. Not at all." Ethan raised both of his hands and immediately asked two guards to carry on the task.

"Cane, what are you going to do now?" Jace asked.

It took them hours to finally finish with their report and all that time, Cane would only listen and ask some questions here and there, or give an order or two after every report.

"I will have lunch with my mate." Cane stood up and walked out of the room.

"That’s it?" Ethan and Jace looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. After all the important and critical reports they delivered to the Alpha, that was the only response they got? Cane didn’t even look shocked, or showed any emotions. He was as calm as ever.

But in truth, it was not that easy to make a decision, Cane would need some time to digest all the information he got and make a plan. He needed to tread this carefully, or else, the fall was something he couldn’t afford.

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"Do you want me to wake her up?" Amee asked in a low voice when Iris came to see Hanna, as she was currently sleeping after drinking her medicine. Grace intentionally added some herbs to help her sleep, because she had been crying for hours.

"No, no," Iris immediately said, she waved her hands and shook her head. "It’s okay. Let her sleep. I will be here for a while."

Amee smiled at Iris and gave up her chair for her to sit down next to the bed. Iris smiled at the old woman and thanked her in a small voice, so it wouldn’t disrupt Hanna’s sleep.

"How is she?" Iris asked. "I am really sorry for not being able to come sooner."

"You don’t need to worry, Beta Jace sent a message to her yesterday that you are caught up with something important. She understood." Amee had been here since yesterday to help treat Hanna’s wound, but more so, because the poor woman had been crying for so long after her meeting with Will.

Amee really wanted to reprimand Will for that, but Ethan didn’t allow her, or anyone to see Will for the meantime. The usually cheerful gamma looked somber when he said that and Amee didn’t dare to push further, seeing how stressful they had been in the past few days since they returned from the Riverside pack.

"She had been crying," Iris said. She knew Hanna for so long, so she could tell that she had been crying, especially when the evidence was so clear right now. "Was it very painful? The wounds on her cheek before they healed?"

Iris felt bad for still feeling the anger for the dead Jemma, probably she had really turned evil now.

Amee smiled sadly at Iris when she heard that and when she looked at her blue eyes, she knew how worried the Luna was for her personal maid. After all, it was only Hanna who had been with her all this time. She accompanied her throughout her childhood and when she received abuse from her father and brother.

It had always been Hanna for years for Iris before she met Cane and the other pack members of the Howling Wolf pack. It could be said, she knew more people in the Howling Wolf pack than her own pack, the Blue Moon pack.

"Luna, I don’t think it’s the pain from her wounds that had made her cry all night." Amee glanced at Hanna briefly. "I think..." she looked a little bit hesitant when she continued. "I think Hanna formally ended everything with Will. She returned the necklace Will gave to her."

"But, why?" Iris remembered how Hanna had been constantly implying that she didn’t care about Will anymore and how she didn’t want to think about him, but she knew deep down, Hanna didn’t mean what she said.

Hanna cared for Will so much, she would look around whenever they were in a crowd to see whether he was there or not, and she treasured the necklace he gave to her like it was her best possession.

But, since she returned the necklace, did she really give up on him?

"I don’t know." Amee then told her about Will finally meeting with Hanna. "I think the meeting didn’t end well. Hanna didn’t say much about it."

Iris was deep in thought. She knew Will had been acting very strangely and if there was someone who knew what exactly happened to him, it must be Cane.

However, with a lot of things going on, she was not sure which topic she had to bring up first or when was the right time to persuade Cane to tell her about what he knew.

Silence descended in the room, as they were deep in their own thoughts, until Amee took Iris’ hands and grabbed them gently, which made Iris lift her head and look at the old woman.

"Luna, I know the baby in Sofia’s stomach is not the Alpha’s." She was sure about that because she knew about Cane’s infertility. "I don’t know what the Alpha’s plan is, I am not too smart to understand his schemes, but I know for sure, the Alpha truly cares for you. I hope you won’t give up on him. He didn’t say it, but I can see the way he looks at you. It’s not a pretense."

Iris bit her lips, as she felt her warm hands covering hers.

"A lot of things must have happened during your journey to the capital city and the time that you have spent together to change him like that, but I am happy for him and you. Even though I can’t say this on behalf of the rest of the pack, I will be grateful if the two of you can find your happiness together."

Iris blinked her eyes to hold back her tears. She didn’t want to cry, but she felt a lump in her throat.

"I am really sorry for what the members of the pack has put you through. You don’t deserve to be disrespected, but if you can find it in your heart to forgive us, please, don’t let their misjudgment toward you harden your heart."

Amee could see how Iris held back her pain in silence until it changed her slowly.

She didn’t blame her, but if she could, she didn’t want to see her walk a path full of malice.

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