The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 191

Chapter 191: THE BLEAK MORNING

For whatever reason, Iris knew Cane felt comfortable in her presence, it was either him or the beast inside of him, since no matter what and how it happened, she still bore his mark and she was his mate. The bond had grown between them, and they could find solace in their other half, or else, he wouldn’t hug her in his sleep, hold her tight and keep her close.

They had never talked about this thing and treated such acts as two separate worlds. The other world, where they were indeed mates without any complicated things between them.

Therefore, this time, it was Iris, who held him. She was the one who initiated this and hoped he wouldn’t push her away. She could feel how stiff his body was when she hugged him and wrapped her arms around his neck.

But, even after a while, Cane didn’t push her, he stayed still and gradually lowered his head, as he rested his forehead against her chest. He could clearly hear her heart beating rhythmically.

Cane was tired of being asked so many questions and appreciated this silence from Iris. He expected her to ask so many questions about what had happened when she was unconscious, especially after what he said, yet she didn’t utter a single word.

Inside his mind, it was so crowded whenever someone came looking for him for answers. Even when he was unsure with his decision, he couldn’t let it show and it was so tiring the moment everyone questioned your decision when at the same time, you have a lot of questions to yourself.

Amee even begged him to reconsider his decision over giving a death sentence to Aria, even though she knew her crime was unforgivable. It was compassion that the old woman had for the mistress, because she had known Aria since she was very young, from the very day she came with Leane to the pack.

However, compassion didn’t work for Cane and the path that he was going to tread in the future wouldn’t allow him to have any.

It was such a quiet and lonely walk that he had to tread alone. No one could understand the responsibility on his shoulders, nor would they know about it, since they relied on him so heavily to move forward, not allowing him to show any weakness.

For a long time, both Cane and Iris shared this comfort and silence through the night, as both of them laid down on the bed with Cane’s arm wrapped around her hips, his eyes closed shut, but Iris was not sure whether he was asleep or not.

They stayed still like that until daybreak, when the execution would be held...

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"Aria still doesn’t want to speak and only asks for Cane," Jace said grimly. He went to her cell this morning before her execution, but she kept repeating the same thing that she said to Ethan.

"What about the two women that suggested it?" Will asked. He felt unwell since he learned the Alpha had sacrificed himself to that extent in order to free the pack from the slavery. He had asked a lot of questions and Jace had answered them in detail.

And every detail of it only left Will dumbstruck, including the fact how Iris could help him through the new moon.

"Dalia and Bian were found dead yesterday. We didn’t have a chance to ask them anything." Both of them were found dead in their cells, someone put poison in their food, which made them unable to breathe and when Grace arrived, they were no longer able to be saved.