The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 547: PROFIT FOR THE PACK

Chapter 547: PROFIT FOR THE PACK

"Wait," Iris said to stop the other warriors from taking her away from Lou. "I want to talk with him for a moment."

Dyne immediately came to her and mouthed his words, knowing his luna was perfectly capable of reading lips even though she could hear right now.

’You can’t do that, Luna, the Alpha will get angry.’

"Only for a moment," Iris replied shortly and then proceeded to approach Lou, whose smile was so bright to see the auburn haired woman rushing to him.

"Yes? Do you have something to discuss with me? I can come with you on the journey if this is really important," Lou said cheerfully, while the white bear followed beside Iris. It nudged her hand, asking to be petted.

"I want you to try something."

"I will try anything if it’s for you," Lou said with a wink and this caused the seven warriors to growl at him with warning, but as usual, the merchant couldn’t care less about them because they didn’t hold any value in his eyes.

On the other hand, Iris didn’t pay much attention to the way Lou tried to flirt with her, as she called Aliana to get her the things she wanted.

Aliana immediately came to Iris, her eyes lit up to realize the Luna got her clue.

It was harmless, though Aliana knew she would get in trouble if the Alpha learned about it, she just couldn’t help it. They had the famous merchant from the Rosantine guild from Karam continent in their pack, it was a waste if they didn’t make the best out of him.

"Here, Luna," Aliana said, as she handed her a small bag of tea and a waterskin, which was filled with the alcohol tea.

"What is this? Poison?" Lou asked, he stared at the two items that iris gave to him after Aliana handed them over to her.

Iris narrowed her eyes. "Do you really think I will poison you in broad daylight in front of so many people?"

"So, will you poison me at night when there is no one around?" Lou countered and this left Iris speechless.

"You have serious trust issues."

"Not really, but I am not used to putting just anything inside my mouth, just in case I am being poisoned."

"This is not poison, okay?" Iris furrowed her brows and seeing her like that made Lou chuckle.

"I told you I will do anything for you, even if you gave me poison, I will drink it with a smile on my face," Lou said dramatically and this made the other warriors, who heard him, grimace.

They really needed to get their luna away from this merchant, but she was adamant to talk with him, thus they didn’t have any other options, but to let it be. More so, Aliana was there and they were surrounded by so many people. The merchant wouldn’t do something outrageous, right?

On the other hand, Lou must have a very thick skin for not being overwhelmed and intimidated as he was surrounded by the seven warriors, who threw him dagger looks.

"I told you, I will not poison you," Iris said this firmly, feeling offended.

"Okay, okay. I will try this." And within a second, Lou had gulped down half of the liquid inside the waterskin and his brows shot up. "This is alcohol! But, why does it taste like tea?" He tilted his head in confusion, but then he remembered something. "Ah! This must be the famous alcohol tea from the Howling Wolf pack, many people have been looking for this, but because this pack fell into slavery, it disappeared in the market."

Aliana’s eyes lit up even more, she nudged Iris to continue the conversation, since the other person didn’t need more explanation about the origin of the alcohol tea and how this kind of tea gained some fame a decade ago.

However, knowing how much Cane disliked the fact she talked with Lou, Iris smoothed her way out. "I want you to help with this."

"Ah! I almost forgot this pack is the one that actually produced this tea!" Lou’s eyes lit up at the thought of making more profits.

"Yes. That’s why I want to ask you to help me with this."

"I told you, I will do anything for you!" Lou said cheerfully and Eron and Zephyr were about to step in to warn the merchant that what he said was not appropriate. "Let’s discuss this!"

Aliana was going to interrupt as well, but Iris stepped back and pushed her forward. "You can discuss this with Aliana, because she knew about it better than me." Iris smiled innocently. "You promised to help with this, I hope you can keep your word, Lou."

And after saying that, Iris waved her hand and turned around. She beckoned Lil Thing to come with her and gave the creature a treat, which made the white furball melt around her ankles.

On the other hand, Lou was not pleased with this arrangement. He didn’t want to have any discussion with some random people, but Aliana blocked his way before he could go after the Luna.

"Let’s discuss it!" Aliana said happily. She was thrilled it happened sooner than she expected and the Luna was smart enough to pick up her clues. She didn’t mean to manipulate her, but well... she wanted to help the pack and let Iris know more about this pack’s potential, since she was the Luna of the pack.

Lou growled at Aliana, but immediately controlled his frustration and expression when he heard more growls around him.

Meanwhile, there was another person, who was not happy. The Gamma stared at Aliana, who was talking with Lou. She looked excited explaining about the alcohol tea and how many they could produce for sale.

Her eyes glinted with enthusiasm.

If there was one thing Aliana had in common with her older brother, Jace, it was how they were both very good at managing something. Not surprisingly, Aliana was trusted by the Alpha to manage the orphanage and Jace watched over their pack every time the Alpha was away.

However, Ethan couldn’t say he was happy to see Aliana stare at Lou with such eyes.

"Gamma Ethan."

Ethan was startled because someone nudged his arm and the gloom on his face vanished almost in an instant, he smiled brightly like he usually did.

"Carla!"

The young girl grinned. "Gamma Ethan, did you know that the Alpha appointed me to take over Kaz’s position? He told Kaz to teach me everything that I need to know within six months!" She said enthusiastically.

"Congratulations! I know you will do a better job than him!" Ethan said cheerfully, he ruffled her hair casually. "Good job, Carla!"

Carla blushed when she heard Ethan praise her and lowered her head. "Gamma Ethan, when will you return?" They had been away for months before and now when they just returned, they had to leave again.

"I don’t know, I think it will take a long time before I come back." Knowing there were a lot of things that were happening, Ethan didn’t think he would be back for another year.

Carla’s eyes dimmed, her expression gloomy. "Won’t you miss the pack when you are away?"

"Of course, this is my home, our home, our land. I will miss it, but I need to go to protect it from bad people, so we will have a home to come back." Ethan looked at Carla gently.

He noticed this young girl because she used to be with Aliana a lot when she took care of the orphanage.

However, Carla had noticed Ethan long before that. There was one time when she was nine, they were in the slavery at that moment. She did something wrong and the guards wanted to beat her to death, but Ethan took the beating for her, cursing at them for wanting to hit a child.

The Gamma must have forgotten about that event, but Carla would always remember that. That was also the reason why she came to Aliana and volunteered to help with the orphanage.

"I will wait for your return," Carla said bashfully, but Ethan only ruffled her hair and told her to learn more diligently, so she could take over the pack house.

After a few more ’I’m proud of you’s, Ethan walked away to help the others and check on Joel, since he couldn’t move on his own and needed help, leaving Carla to stare at his back.

Half an hour later, all the preparation was completed and Cane finally approached Iris, but his eyes narrowed dangerously when he saw the white furball before her legs, while she was sitting on one of the chests.

Out of instinct, he looked around and found Lou was getting frustrated with Aliana, while five of Iris’ personal warriors surrounded him.

Eron and Dyne stood by Iris, as they chatted lightly.

"Iris," Cane called her and she turned around with her bright smile. "What is that thing doing here?"

Iris followed Cane’s line of sight and knew what he meant was Lil Thing. "I don’t know, I think it wants a treat."

"Let’s go to our carriage, we are going to leave soon," Cane said, as he took Iris’ hand and walked toward their carriage.

On the other hand, Lou was fuming because with Cane there and Iris entering the carriage, there was no chance for him to talk with her again. They were so close! But, why couldn’t he have a conversation with her?!

Inside the carriage, Cane handed over a letter to Iris.

"What is it?" Iris had never received a letter before.

"A child from the orphanage in the capital city wrote to you," Cane replied.