The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 581: DIANDEM PACK

Chapter 581: DIANDEM PACK

It didn’t take long for Grace to examine Zale and report it to the Alpha.

"He is clean, Alpha," the healer told the Alpha after a thorough examination.

Cane was standing next to the carriage, while Iris stared at him through the window, listening to their conversation. He had his back to her, but he could imagine how her blue eyes lit up with happiness upon hearing what Grace informed him.

After all, it meant Zale was allowed to come with them. It was not that Iris wanted someone to pledge their loyalty to her, but it felt nice to think she could help even one person from that pack. It eased her guilt a lot.

"He is fine, but he is underfed, we need to concentrate more on nourishing his health back first." Grace then glanced at Iris. "He is not willing to tell me his name, until he meets with you, Luna."

"That young boy has guts," Cane commented. It was hard to tell, whether it pissed him off or he simply praised him in a weird way.

"Zale! His name is Zale," Iris said. "I will go see him..."

"We will leave now, we have been delayed for long enough already, we need to reach the Diandem pack by tomorrow," Cane cut her off and turned around.

Iris grimaced and smiled at Grace. "Could you please tell him I will see him later?"

"Sure, Luna."

But, before Cane could get into the carriage, he was stopped by someone else and it was Ethan.

"I have not yet received any update on Oliver’s arrival from the Riverside pack, they said, he is not yet there." Ethan frowned. Because Oliver moved alone, he should have arrived by now, since he could move faster in his beast form.

"Let’s wait for one more day," Cane said lightly, his callous expression didn’t give away anything.

"Oh, right... I think I am just a little bit worried," Ethan mumbled. They did not part on good terms and the last time he saw Oliver was when he left him to talk alone with the Alpha. And right after that, Cane sent him to overlook the construction of the tunnel in the Riverside pack. So, it had been weighing on his mind.

Cane said nothing and entered the carriage to find Iris smiling at him, which eased his heart a little bit. She didn’t look upset with the way he turned her down earlier. They had been delayed for so long just for that young boy. so, his reason that she couldn’t meet the boy yet was true, but only partly.

"How do you know his name is Zale?" Cane asked Iris.

She pinned him with that foolish grin of hers.

"Remember when I said there was a young boy under the ruins and his sister was looking for help to get her brother out?"

"He is that boy?"

"Yes, his sister told me his name." That spirit girl called him a few times when she looked around to find the right spot, where they were buried. "What?" Iris was a little bit flustered with the way Cane stared at her intensely.

"Nothing." Cane shook his head and pulled her closer, hugging her as if it was his favorite thing to do whenever he was being idle.

With that, they continued their journey, which took one more day and night to reach the Diandem pack.

The two of them tangled in another passionate night once the night became so quiet and only half of them were awake.

Meanwhile, the young boy was sleeping on the cold ground, curling his small and skinny body, without complaining, because some warriors didn’t care about him and those who did care, didn’t pay close attention to him.

Only after a while did a certain white fur ball drop its ass close to him and lie down by his side, giving him warmth.

In the morning, Zale was shocked to see Lil Thing so close to himself. He had seen this creature when he was being taken care of by the healer after the attack that took away the only family he had. But then realized this creature was the reason why he didn’t feel cold when he was sleeping, in return, he cleaned up Lil Thing’s fur from dirt and leaves, while waiting for the chance he could meet with the Luna again.

It was afternoon when they finally arrived at the Diandem pack.

This pack was rather lively and their entourage was greeted by a few people on the streets. Most of them were women, donned in beautiful dresses.

Along the streets, these people would wave their hands and smile brightly at them. It was quite a contrast to what they had seen in the Silver River pack.

"They look happy to greet us," Iris said lazily, as she stared outside through the window of the carriage, while lying down on Cane’s chest.

"Of course, it means there will be more income in their pockets."

Iris lifted her head. "What do you mean? Are they merchants?"

"Merchants and prostitutes. That’s the pack’s main income."

"It’s not written in any book I have read," Iris protested. She blinked her eyes, now she doubted everything she had read.

"What is written in the book?" Cane played with her hair, while outside a lot of women threw coquettish smiles at the warriors, trying to get their attention, while staring at the best carriage, hoping they could get a glimpse of the Alpha.

Iris tried to remember what she had read. "They do trade."

"What kind of commodities?"

"Animal fur, skin, bones and taming a few monsters to be sent to the Karam continent." Iris recalled what the book said. "People in the Karam continent will use the monsters for attraction, since there are no monsters in the Karam continent."

"That’s right, but the Diandem pack also has been sending women and little girls to work as prostitutes there, because women from the Diandem pack are relatively more beautiful than women from the other packs. Almost all the women work as prostitutes here, and when they have a daughter, they will also be taught the same thing."

Iris widened her eyes, horror filled her whole being. This was completely darker than what she read in the book. "I read the women in this pack are famous for their beauty, but why are the other things not written in the book?"

"The same reason why the unique condition of the members of the Silver River pack is not written in the books. Alpha Adrian wants his pack to look ’nice and noble’."

Nice and noble? Did they even understand what those words meant?

Iris fell into a deep silence. "Is that quality potential enough for you to take over this pack?" She remembered Ethan telling them how the Silver River pack and the Diandem packs were the least profitable packs, but when they were finally here, Iris didn’t think that was the case.

It was true with the Silver River pack, but the Diandem pack seemingly could give a lot of benefit for them, even though Iris didn’t really like how things worked here.

"They have been practicing this kind of work for as long as they can remember and every alpha will continue it to the next generation, so their way of lifestyle has been rooted too deep to be changed. They will survive even if I don’t take over the pack."

Cane didn’t like to get involved with those kinds of things, while the Karam people were not so easy to be pleased if there was a change in their deals, Lou was the example.

"And then? What is your decision?" Iris was curious, she couldn’t help but ask a lot.

Cane smiled and kissed the tip of her nose. "What do you think I should do? Can you give me some ideas?"

"Are you teasing me?" Iris narrowed her eyes. Why would someone like Cane need her ideas? "You know that I am not as smart as you."

"You are smart, Iris. You see things differently from me and I need that. My plan is not flawless. I need to see things from a different perspective too."

"Why did you never ask for Ethan’s opinion and ideas?"

"Because he will talk whatever is in his mind without me asking for it. I will know his opinions and ideas right away after he gave me the report."

Knowing Ethan’s personality, that was very true. The gamma couldn’t hold back his tongue at all, and would readily express his feelings and what was in his mind always.

Iris chuckled and Cane pinched her chin so she could look at him. "What are you laughing about?"

"Ethan will cry if he heard this." Iris giggled, he had been complaining because Cane talked about his plan with her more thoroughly than with him, he became like a jealous child.

"It seems you know my gamma very well."

"Are you jealous?" Iris teased him, she didn’t really think through the question, since Cane had been acting very jealous with Lu even though it was his own body that Iris touched.

"Jealous?" Cane raised his brows, amusement danced in his dark eyes. "Jealousy is a feeling when you don’t own something. You are mine, Iris, remember that."

Iris was stunned when she heard what he said. She would never have imagined there would come a day where Cane would say something like this. Not with malicious intention, but he really meant it.

Blushing, Iris cleared her throat and stared out the window, as she rested her head against his chest. The situation out there was so lively, she could hear the women giggling and inviting the warriors to drink at their places.

If Redmond had come with them, this would have been heaven for him, since he always complained there was no brothel in the Howling Wolf pack.

Weirdly enough, Iris missed his nagging.