The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 222: HIS EYES SOFTENED

Chapter 222: HIS EYES SOFTENED

"Imbecile!" Lou growled angrily, as he kicked the old man.

The poor man was sent flying a few meters away before his body collided against the tree. He let out a painful groan, as he tried to rise to his feet, but he kept his head low respectfully, as if he was afraid to anger the merchant further.

"I almost died because of you!" Lou trudged slowly toward him, while the old man trembled in fear. "How do you plan to explain yourself, Sabian?" He stopped in front of Sabian, as he prostrated himself on the snow covered ground.

"I don’t know how Brinetallons and Vermeyes could come as well, I followed your order and it was supposed to be only trolls and goblins that attacked the palace," Sabian said, his whole body trembling in fear.

Lou was a sorcerer, he was not lying when he said he didn’t have enough strength, because all of his power had been used to open the portal and invite the monsters to attack the palace. This was all his idea, but he didn’t expect to let those venomous monsters come!

Meanwhile, Sabian was the old man, who guarded the cave full of water magic stones in the black market. He was Lou’s loyal servant.

No wonder he felt his magic had been sapped greatly, as it turned out, those dangerous monsters had crossed the portal as well.

"Master, you must know that my magic will not be able to call for those monsters, I don’t even have enough power to open the portal like you could."

What Sabian said was right. He didn’t have enough power to pull off such a complicated magic spell, but how could those Brinetallons and Vermeyes come here?

Lou’s expression turned grim. He looked so cheerful and carefree when he teased and flirted with Iris, but right now, he looked like someone else entirely.

"Leave and make sure no one finds out about the portal," Lou said coldly. His mind was filled with Iris and how she could stop the monster from attacking them. He thought about a lot of possibilities, but nothing seemed to add up.

"Yes, yes, master."

Not long after that, the carriage that would take Lou out of the woods arrived.

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Hanna looked so worried when she saw Iris, she hugged her and checked on her. She sighed in relief when she saw there were only a few minor grazes on her palms.

And then a moment later, a carriage arrived.

Cane helped her to get into the carriage and this time, she let someone else help her to get in. At first, Iris thought Cane would leave after he made sure she was safe, but to her surprise, he got into the carriage as well.

He still didn’t talk much, not even asking whether she was alright or not.

Seeing this, Hanna took the initiative to sit in the front, beside the coachman, so she could let the two of them alone, after all, the atmosphere was a little bit awkward.

"To the King’s palace," Cane said. They didn’t go to the East palace like they intended to, but no one posed a question about this.

Meanwhile, Iris sat silently across from him, as she stole a peek at her mate every now and then, but Cane’s eyes were fixed on the road outside of the window. He didn’t pay her any attention. From the looks of it, it seemed there were a lot of things that he was thinking about at this moment.

"Alpha..." Iris nudged his arm to get his attention. She didn’t know whether it was the right thing to do, but she felt the need to tell him what she had witnessed in the woods earlier.

Cane shifted his attention and looked at her blue eyes. She looked sweet and beautiful, though her white dress and cloak were slightly dirty.

He could care less about the monster attack when he heard the report in the middle of the morning court, but when he knew Iris was around the area where the monsters were attacking, his body moved faster than his brain, as he rushed out of the meeting room.

Once he was there, he found Hanna, but Iris was not with her, thus he followed her scent into the woods, more so, the destruction that the monster left behind was so clear, making it easier for him to find them.

"Hm?" Cane looked at his mate, she looked reluctant to talk, but he knew she would tell him eventually, thus he gave her the time she needed to feel more comfortable.

"Do you know that Lou is a sorcerer?" Iris lowered her voice when she said that. Lou had told her to not say anything about it and keep it a secret, but she had never agreed to that, more so, she didn’t want to hide anything from Cane.

If Lou’s true identity would affect her mate in any way, she should let him know about it.

"A sorcerer?" Cane furrowed his brows.

"Yes." Iris nodded her head profusely, as she told Cane everything that she saw earlier, including how Lou created a barrier to stop the troll and how he told her not to say anything about what she had seen and to keep it a secret. "But, I never agreed to that, so I am not at fault for telling you this." She justified herself.

Cane’s eyes slightly softened to see how Iris flailed her arms to emphasize the few things, her blue eyes lit up and she looked so alive.

"Okay," Cane replied.

Okay? That’s it?

Iris didn’t know what she expected, but a simple ’okay’ was the only response that Cane gave to her, as she was at a loss for what to say next.

Thus, silence ensued inside the carriage, until Cane spoke again when the carriage stopped in front of the King’s palace. They were staying in the King’s palace, while Cane’s men occupied another building.

"Don’t meet with him." Cane looked her in the eyes. "Don’t talk to him again. Stay away from him."