The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 542: FIND A WAY TO COME BACK TO ME

Chapter 542: FIND A WAY TO COME BACK TO ME

"I have not yet told you about my wish, Iris." Cane kissed her knuckles, while kneeling down in front of her. His heart was so heavy, since he still found it difficult to talk about what he felt and what was in his mind.

It had always been easier to give an order, instead of being so vulnerable by letting the other person know what he actually felt. In Cane’s world, showing your emotions so openly was a forbidden thing to do.

Yet, here Cane was, trying to tell her how much he wanted her.

"Wish?" Iris frowned. She completely forgot about it.

Cane chuckled lightly. "I won, remember?"

Only then Iris remembered what Cane meant with that. She pursed her lips. "You tricked me, how can you call that a victory?"

"I won and you will grant me my wish, right?" Cane emphasized this, he looked casual and almost like he was being playful, but looking at the way he looked at his mate, one could say he meant every word he said.

"What do you wish me to do?" It was clear to see that Iris only kept up a pretense to be still a little bit annoyed by it, though in truth, she would do anything for him. Anything...

Cane’s expression hardened when he was about to say it, even his grip on her hands tightened. It was hard to talk heart to heart with someone when his heart had been so hard for a long time, because he had closed his heart for so long, until he thought he had lost it.

But this auburn haired woman changed that. She made her way into his heart and it started beating for her. Before, Cane thought he had expressed himself enough and there was no way he was able to care for her more than that, but it was proven wrong. He was proven wrong.

Because in every second of his existence, his heart grew and every kindness Iris showed to him and also how much she cared for everyone around her, made him realize he couldn’t lose her.

If in the past he took her as his mate for his pack, right now, he could lose his pack and everything as long as he had her.

This feeling was so foreign and Cane was having a hard time articulating it into words, but he desperately wanted Iris to know how much she meant to him.

"Iris," Cane called her name very gently, as if he struggled to convey a lot of emotions by simply calling her name and Iris always loved hearing his voice, especially with her name on his lips. "No matter what the circumstance. No matter what happens and what will happen..." Cane clenched his jaw.

Iris stared at Cane because she had never seen him being so emotional like this. He had shown his affection toward her in public, though one of the reasons he did that was because he wanted to show them how much he favored her and another was because that action was part of his plan.

Iris wouldn’t say Cane was not genuine with his affection toward her, but still, there was an ulterior motive behind it. It was Cane hitting two birds with one stone kind of situation.

However, there was something different about this moment, the emotions that Cane showed to her were so raw and he looked so vulnerable, even though there was nothing that changed. He didn’t even cry or say something heartfelt, but Iris could feel it in her heart.

"...Don’t leave me."

That was the only thing he wanted. He didn’t want her to leave him, no matter what. Call him selfish and whatnot. That even after all the wrong things he had done to her, he still had this audacity to expect her to stay with him in spite of everything.

"I am not going anywhere, Cane." Iris leaned over to kiss the tip of his nose, a habit she clearly picked up from him. She was a little bit confused with this request. She didn’t show any indication that she was going to leave him, right? So, why did he think that way?

Cane shook his head. "Even if you were forced to leave and we were separated, please find a way to come back to me."

Iris didn’t understand at first, but then she realized what Cane meant. It was Rei. That mysterious man’s appearance still bothered him.

What Iris didn’t realize was the extent of it and now it all made sense. How Cane put a lot of personal warriors around her and even added Aliana, so she would be by her side and do something the other seven warriors couldn’t.

How Cane was a little bit clingy, no, he became so clingy and overprotective and possessive recently. He even started to wake up in the middle of the night when Iris made a slight move in her sleep.

He hugged her tighter and kissed her deeper.

Rei bothered him so much because once he managed to take Iris, he would be clueless how to get to him, since he had zero information on that mysterious man.

Cane couldn’t care less about what happened in the past, between the first Serafim, Lu and Rei. That was not his story.

Not to mention how fast Rei could move while even the lycan couldn’t match his speed. He could take Iris under his nose and there was nothing he could do to catch him.

The thought... scared Cane more than he wanted to admit it.

’Please, find a way to come back to me...’

The words echoed in Iris’ mind and she could see the look in Cane’s eyes when he said that.

Iris smiled softly and kissed the tip of his nose again. "I am not going anywhere, Cane. I will always be by your side, unless you don’t want me anymore." Iris could feel his grip tighten and before he could say anything about her last sentence, she pecked on his lips. "I love you, Cane and I will find a way to come back to you no matter how far apart we are."

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Nala immediately covered herself after Lou was done with her, because she knew how the scar on her breast bothered the merchant.

Ever since that night, Nala had been staying inside Lou’s room or his tent whenever he went to the mountains to install the magical device around the Howling Wolf pack.

Sometimes, the merchant would go straight to the bed and ignore her, but in rare times, he would make an effort to talk with her, probably because he didn’t have someone to talk to aside from Sabian, but in even rarer moments, he would use her body to satisfy his needs.

The last was not something Nala would complain about, since she used to do that in order to survive, whether it was in the palace or somewhere else, having a man with power would guarantee her safety.

Thankfully, the merchant was not as twisted as the King, so the love making was not as painful and Nala actually quite enjoyed it.

She changed so much, knowing how she was alone now and under the mercy of this merchant. She couldn’t afford to make him displeased with herself, because then, she would have nowhere to go then.

"Why is your scar not healed yet?" Lou was laying down on the bed lazily and his red cloak was discarded on the floor. Nala tidied up herself before picking up the cloak and hanging it, so it wouldn’t be dirty for him to wear it later.

"Uhm. Probably because of the silver," Nala said, she had her head low, she felt so embarrassed every time she saw herself and this scar. The King really left a mark on her. "Silver will leave a scar on shifters... but, I think it will heal over time, it only takes a little bit longer," Nala hastily added, because she was afraid Lou would discard her.

She stole a peek at the merchant, who was still naked on the bed. Currently, they were in the pack house and Nala had not yet taken a step out of this room. It was Sabian, who would deliver her meals, or else, she would be starved.

"Get me that chest," Lou said, pointing his finger at a big chest on the table. He looked too lazy to get it by himself, even though it was closer to him. Nala obliged, she went to get the chest, it was pretty heavy and she stumbled when she carried it. "Sit." Lou nodded at the spot next to him and he started to rummage the chest.

Nala stole a peek inside the chest and found there were so many bottles that she couldn’t recognize.

"Where is that...?" Lou muttered to himself, scratching his head, annoyed because he couldn’t find what he wanted quickly. "Ah! Here!"

Lou fished out a small bottle with black liquid inside of it and handed it over to Nala.

"What is this?" Nala stared at the bottle in her hand, it felt so cold and the dark color looked so ominous.

"Poison, drink it," Lou said with a flat expression.

"Wh- what?" Nala was so shocked her eyes widened, as she threw the bottle back at him.

"Hey!" Lou protested, as he picked up the bottle and waved it in front of her. "This is an expensive item, what if you broke it? Do you have money to pay me?"

"You want to kill me with expensive poison?"

"I was just joking, okay?" Lou rolled his eyes. "Why can’t you take a joke?"

Who would joke like that?!

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