The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 62: STEP FORWARD!

Chapter 62: STEP FORWARD!

Will was twenty one at that time and they were in the fifth year of slavery when Gerald and Mason had this brilliant idea to let ten savages rape him. They reenacted what they had done to Ethan two years prior.

He still remembered how those savages touched him and got their pleasure from his body over and over again. He lost count how many times he lost consciousness only to wake up to them doing the deed without stopping.

If it was not for his good constitution, he would have died during the process, as they used his body as they pleased and didn’t hold back at all.

However, at that time, he wished he had died. He wished the suffering would end that night.

Will still remembered how he heard Gerald and Mason laughed at him, among the labored breathing of the savages when they reached their climax by using his body. It was something that he would never forget. A ’nice’ gift from Gerald for his lifetime.

The most frequent event that would haunt him when he had his nightmares.

When he woke up again, after he fell unconscious a few times, the savages were long gone, but he found himself in a pool of his own blood. His entire body was in so much agony, yet at the same time, he felt numb. All of his will to survive had been depleted.

They said it would just be another death, they should have gotten used to this by now. That was all he was thinking, he was just ’another death’ that night.

And that was when Hanna came. She came with water, food, and medicine, and by some miracle, he survived.

Will always remembered her, though he didn’t see her often, but every time she was around, he would always have his eyes on her. He also knew that sometimes, she would sneak food to the other slaves and wished she wouldn’t get caught or she wouldn’t get into trouble for that.

That was only one of the many things Hanna had done for him, for them.

Though Hanna was not the only one, but for him, because of that particular night, his heart always beat faster when he saw her. He would always have his eyes on her.

Will spoke very gently, with his eyes fixed on her. "You looked like an angel."

"That’s too much, I am glad that I can be of help for you." Hanna was blushing, she lowered her head, but the gratitude shouldn’t be for her alone.

"You told me not to give up." Will lowered his head as well, the tips of his ears turned red. He wasn’t used to having such heartfelt conversations.

"And I am right, right?" Hanna grinned.

"You are right. Thank you." Will smiled at her, this time, he looked her in the eyes before she avoided his gaze.

However, someone came to Hanna, she was a young lady, who worked under Grilla in the tent. She was panting badly before she grabbed Hanna’s hand tightly.

"What is it?" Hanna frowned and Will was on alert. When someone came to you with such an expression, it would never entail good news.

"Your miss... she is being hit by rocks by the people!"

==========================

Amee shrieked when she watched what the people were doing to Iris, she was about to intervene, but Aria pulled her back.

"No, don’t do that!" Aria said in a warning tone.

"What do you mean don’t do that? She will die if we leave her like that!" Amee tried to brush off her hand that held her back, but Aria didn’t let her go. She tightened her grip instead.

"No, Amee, we can’t intervene. People will despise you if you take her side," Grilla chimed in, as she tried to stop Amee from going further. "They are angry at her, they will get angry at you too."

"Are you crazy?! She is our luna now! You know how important she is for this pack!" Amee didn’t think of her value as a luna, but how it would affect their pack if she died, after all the only thing that could preserve the Blue Moon pack was the fact that she was the alpha’s mate.

"But, you can’t go there and put yourself in danger!" Grilla reminded her frustratedly. She didn’t like the sight, thus she turned her head away to not look at it, but she didn’t find it in her to help Iris either. What Aria said was right.

It was so strange for her to come and help. She was reluctant to do so. She, herself, was also holding a grudge against the Lane family.

Seeing how Aria and Grilla stopped her, Amee second thought her decision to interfere, because the pressure was too high, even when she knew it was not right to stone her to death. She was unable to go against them.

It was easier to go with the majority.

Therefore, Amee didn’t do anything, as she averted her gaze, trying not to look at the scene before her eyes, so did Grilla, while Aria enjoyed what was happening in front of her.

She was sure that these people would kill her. She hoped she would die now, so she didn’t need to deal with her anymore. She could get rid of her and be the only woman by Cane’s side. How dare she come between her and the alpha?!

Iris didn’t know what kind of hardship that they had gone through together and what kind of things that she had done for Cane. She wouldn’t let that slide and give the position of Cane’s woman to Iris, who knew nothing of hardship.

She didn’t deserve him.

However, all of them stopped all of a sudden when they heard someone scream furiously before they saw Hanna rush forward. She shielded Iris’ body with hers, as she glowered at the people around her.

"What do you think you are doing?!" She screamed so loud her face turned red. She was visibly distraught at the sight of Iris, who was bleeding profusely. Why was she always the one who got hurt? "HOW DARE YOU HURT HER!? HOW DARE YOU HURT HER?!"

They were stunned to see Hanna’s outburst and lowered their hands. This was the first time for them to see a furious Hanna. She had never raised her voice at all and would always talk gently to them, even when she disagreed with their statements that Iris was a bad person and was no different from her father.

Behind Hanna, Will came over and checked on Iris. She was badly injured. They could only hear a soft whimper from her lips, while her eyes were tightly shut.

"Leave her alone! Leave her alone! How dare you hurt her?!" Hanna screamed at them furiously. Dread filled her body at the sight of Iris, as horror danced in her eyes. "What do you think you are doing?!" Tears streamed down her cheeks, she felt her heart being squeezed painfully.

The crowd before her muttered something under their breath, but they indeed moved away from Iris.

"Don’t be like that, Hanna. We are grateful for what you have done to us, but you can’t shield a monster like her," one of the people among the crowd had the audacity to speak to the frantic Hanna.

"YOU ARE ALL THE MONSTERS!" Hanna screamed back at whoever had called her missy a monster. Her vision got blurred from her tears, she couldn’t describe what she felt right now. This was even worse than when Mason whipped her.

The crowd gasped, they were all frowning. They thought Hanna had taken the matter too far and her reason to save Iris was so ridiculous.

"She is the daughter of the wicked alpha!" Other people chimed in. If it was not for what Hanna had done to them in the past and how they respected and loved her, they wouldn’t care if she was being the target of their rocks, or even if she got hurt.

Hanna turned her head around and glared daggers at that person.

"She is not like her father!" Hanna had screamed this sentence over and over again, but they chose to turn deaf ears. She was hurt beyond words for their actions. "HOW CAN YOU ALL DO THIS TO HER?! SHE IS NOT LIKE HER FATHER! DID SHE EVER HURT YOU?!"

All of them turned their heads away, trying to avert her fierce glare. This was something that they didn’t expect from Hanna, to scream and reprimand them like this.

"TELL ME WHAT SHE HAD DONE TO YOU! DID SHE EVER HURT YOU IN ANY WAY?!" Hanna screamed out loud, disregarding the fact that her throat was hurt so badly. "She had never hurt anyone! How many times do I have to tell you about this?! Is your hatred so great that you turned a blind eye to everything else! Or is it your hearts that have turned blind?!"

A few of them looked uncomfortable with what Hanna said.

However, Hanna was not yet done with them. She glared at all of them, her eyes red with anger and sadness for her dear missy.

"ALL THE HELP THAT YOU GOT FROM ME HAD COME FROM HER! All the help from me had come from this woman that you stoned! HOW DARE YOU HURT HER!" She screamed at them. She couldn’t hold this back any longer. "SHE GAVE YOU THE FOOD AND MEDICINE THAT YOU NEEDED!"

Every time they thanked her and expressed their gratitude, she wanted to say that it was not her that they should be grateful for, but she couldn’t and that ate her alive.

Especially when these people looked at Iris with so much hatred for something that she didn’t even do.

"No, that’s not possible... you are lying," one voice said.

"You can’t give credit to her just because you care for her," another added.

"You are too kind, Hanna... you don’t need to lie to save her life."

Hanna’s heart ached at their denial, as she looked at them one by one. These people here were the members of the Howling Wolf pack, who had not yet returned to their land. Because the economy there was so bad after ten years of slavery, they couldn’t do trade to sustain their life.

Therefore, until things had settled down in the Howling Wolf pack, they chose to stay in the Blue Moon pack, blending with the pack members here.

But, it was not like the Blue Moon pack members could avoid misery either, the alpha would find fault with them every now and then and collected high taxes. They would end up as slaves if they couldn’t pay it.

No different from the Howling Wolf pack members’ fate.

"Have you ever wondered why it was always possible for me to send you large amounts of food most of the days?! Have you ever asked yourself why you can eat meat during those days?!" Hanna whirled around to look at all of them because they surrounded her. "HOW MY FRIENDS AND I CAN GIVE YOU SUCH TREATS?!"

Hanna shook her head stubbornly, she clenched her fists, preventing herself from crying out loud. She felt like she wanted to rip her chest.

Hana didn’t feel bad when she watched how these monsters looked uncomfortable with what she said. They should know! They must know who they had hurt!

Hanna then turned around and pointed her finger at Iris, who was curling her body on the ground, whimpering in pain. "It was her order to spare the food for you! To steal the medicine for you!"

As a shifter, it was their nature to be a meat eater and for them to lack their main staple food, it would make them grow weak and fall easily sick.

But thanks to the food that Hanna brought to them, they were not that much miserable.

"Step forward, anyone who has been hurt by her!" Hanna looked at them one by one. "I WILL HELP YOU STONE HER IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT CAN PROVE IT TO ME THAT SHE HAD HURT YOU! STEP FORWARD!"

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.