The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 540: A RAW MOMENT AND NEW LIGHT

Chapter 540: A RAW MOMENT AND NEW LIGHT

Cane had been looking for Iris, but he couldn’t find her in the pack house, it seemed she didn’t return to the pack house after her visit to the dungeon.

It bothered him because of the death of Mason. Not like he cared about that piece of crap, but the fact that Iris was there and he met his untimely death raised several questions in his head.

However, he couldn’t find his mate anywhere. Thinking Iris might be in the orphanage to visit Hanna and Haco again, Cane immediately went there.

But, on his way out to the orphanage, the Alpha met with Grace and Kian, only then he knew Iris went to the warrior quarters to meet with Joel.

Grace herself just returned from the dungeon after checking on Mason’s body. His death had not yet been made known, thus Cane would talk with the healer in private.

"There is no way Joel can feel his legs..." Grace muttered under her breath when she heard Kian’s explanation about the reason why she was being called over. It was not that she was pessimistic about his recovery, but she was sure there was nothing that could be done to make the poor young warrior walk again.

If there was still hope, Grace would have been the first one to jump at the opportunity to heal him, since it was so devastating to see how life left Joel’s eyes slowly.

"I am sure, I am sure, Zephyr clawed his calf and he was screaming in pain!" Kian told Grace enthusiastically. "Do you think there is hope for him to be able to walk again?"

Grace didn’t answer that question immediately. "I need to check on him first before I can say anything."

The three of them hastened their pace.

Cane listened to what Kian said and said nothing. He knew Iris just discovered her power, so did he, though the lycan was still reluctant to give up the control, unless they were in a dangerous situation, where Iris was being harmed.

Because right now, every time Cane was about to practice, he could feel how the lycan gave him a hard time.

Soon after, they arrived in Joel’s bedroom but the other warriors were waiting outside, leaving Eron still inside to explain the situation.

"Cane!" Iris immediately stood up and hugged her mate, she had been crying because she was very nervous dreading if she had done the right thing or she made things worse instead, somehow, she couldn’t stop thinking the worst thing that possibly could happen to Joel.

Iris buried her face in his chest and she felt a little bit better in his arms. Everything would be alright. And her mind slightly calmed down when Cane kissed her head, while caressing her back.

Meanwhile, Grace checked on Joel’s legs and Eron gave a rundown on what had transpired and how Iris produced the lights. Joel also helped with the details, as he looked so nervous, waiting for what Grace would say.

However, as if they had a deal before this, there was this tacit understanding between them, where they left and forgot the details about how their luna touched Joel’s legs. The other six warriors, who poked their heads inside from behind the door to see the situation inside also didn’t say anything about that fact, as if this was something they had agreed upon beforehand.

It was not good to tell such a thing to their alpha, especially after they saw how obsessed the Alpha could get with his mate. More so, they didn’t want to get punished again for letting something like that happen.

"You look so pale." Cane frowned when he saw Iris’ face, he wiped her tears while still holding her. He listened to what Eron said and was aware of the importance of this moment for Joel, but he had never failed to pay more attention to his mate.

"I am fine..." Iris sniffled, she turned her head and stared at Joel and Grace, while Cane fixed his eyes on her.

The Alpha didn’t say anything, but it didn’t mean he would let it slide. He caressed her cheek and felt how cold her skin was, this didn’t make him happy at all.

"So, how is it?" Joel asked Grace carefully. He held his breath. His heart was beating in his throat, waiting to hear what she was going to say. It was so nerve wrecking and he felt so overwhelmed with a lot of emotions raking his body.

Grace frowned and then casted her own light, which had healing quality, she faced her palms toward Joel’s legs without touching them. "Try to move your legs," Grace instructed and all of them didn’t dare to breathe, as their focus was on Joel.

The young warrior gritted his teeth and tried his best to move his legs. His brows creased deeply and his body was trembling, yet there was nothing.

However, Joel didn’t give up, he tried even harder and... there was finally a twitch in his toe. He couldn’t move his legs, nor could he immediately use them, but the fact there was a response made all of the warriors there raise an uproar, as they roared in happiness.

As the fellow warriors, they couldn’t imagine what Joel had to go through if he couldn’t walk again. It was their pride to keep the pack safe, but instead of fighting for the pack’s safety, they would be a burden for people around them if they got severely injured. That kind of reality was too harsh, especially to such a young man like Joel.

"I think..." Grace lamented and all the warriors stopped roaring, everything became very silent, as they waited for what the healer would say. "I think there is hope... somehow, your legs started responding to my healing power. I think you will be fine..."

Once again, there was an uproar from the six warriors outside of the bedroom, which gathered attention from the other warriors around, as they came to ask about what was going on. In the heat of the moment, they gladly told them about this good news and soon enough the words spread around about how Joel could walk again.

Inside the bedroom, Joel cried and Eron hugged him. He had cried so much today, but he couldn’t care less about being teased later on. He didn’t know what to say and right now, he was only a fifteen year old young boy, who just escaped the clutches of death.

Suddenly, his life was not so bleak anymore, in truth, everything looked so beautiful, even the dust that swirled in the rays of light looked so pretty.

"Luna Iris, thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you for saving me..." Joel said between his sobs, as he tried to get down from his bed.

Iris sobbed softly against Cane’s chest, while her mate tried to soothe her by holding her so tight. Iris felt so happy, she felt like she had accomplished something so big. She felt useful and for the first time, she felt so proud of herself.

The feeling was so overwhelming and she couldn’t think what to say or how to react, aside from crying in her mate’s arms. She was very happy, she couldn’t describe it in words.

"What are you doing?" Eron asked, he held Joel back, because he would fall from his bed.

"I want to kiss Luna Iris’ feet. I don’t know how to thank her enough..." Joel said with determination in his shaking voice.

All of them could understand why Joel would do that, if they were in his shoes, they would also do the same thing without thinking twice, especially when the feeling was so raw in this emotional moment.

However, Iris was actually mortified to think someone else wanted to kiss her feet.

"No, no, no. Don’t do that, I don’t want that!" Iris shook her head vigorously. "I am so happy for you, Joel and you deserve it. It will be a loss for this pack if it loses a warrior like you."

Iris’ voice was so small, but they could still hear that. They could hear the genuine concern that their luna had for this young warrior, for this pack. How selfless she was and how sincere she was to help people around her.

How could they miss this side of her? How could they be so blind to think she was the same as her father even for a moment? She was nothing like her father and Hanna had been screaming the fact in their ears for months now. Probably, it was them, who were deaf.

Grace even lowered her head in shame as she remembered how she hated Iris in the beginning of their encounters.

"But, I want..." Joel still insisted on showing his gratitude.

But, Cane bent his body and lifted Iris in his arms, as he spoke lightly. "Take rest, Joel, and recover quickly, that’s how you can show how grateful you are for this chance."

After saying that, Cane walked out of the bedroom, but he instructed Grace to come to his bedroom once she was done with Joel.

Cane left with Iris, who buried her face in the crook of his neck, it seemed, the exhaustion finally caught up to her after she used such power.

Wordlessly, Cane carried Iris to the pack house and sat her down on the edge of their bed. She was no longer crying, but her eyes were swollen while her cheeks were so red. She looked so adorable even after crying so much, but then her eyes widened when she saw what Cane was doing.

"Cane?! What are you doing?!"

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