The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 268

Chapter 268: IRIS LIED WITH STRAIGHT FACE

Because one of the warriors informed Cane that he was summoned by the King to receive the golden stamp and he needed to go to the throne room, the Alpha couldn’t walk Iris back to their bedroom and ordered Trion to do it, but the Gamma stepped forward and volunteered.

"Let me do it, I need to walk." He had been locked for days, ever since they arrived in the palace and the last thing he wanted was to stay in the same place. He needed to let out some steam.

"You go with them," Cane said to Trion. He needed someone else to keep their eyes on Ethan, so the Gamma wouldn’t cause trouble again.

Ethan pursed his lips, but he didn’t say anything. He didn’t mind having someone keeping him in check, since he was not sure he was already in the right mind and mentally stable enough after the whole ordeal.

Thus, the two of them escorted Iris back to her bedroom.

Along the way, Trion tried to engage Ethan in a conversation, but he either answered him curtly, or simply ignored him, while Iris remained quiet. She could see that the gamma didn’t want to be disturbed and probably he offered to walk her back because he knew the other warriors sympathized with him and would want to talk to him about how it was so close for him to get a final verdict and lose his life.

Such a conversation was not the outlet that Ethan was looking for, nor did he have the energy to talk or deal with them.

Meanwhile, walking with Iris meant silence, because she was not as noisy as those warriors and that was what Ethan wanted.

In the end, Trion got the hint and kept quiet. He stopped asking Ethan and the three of them walked without saying anything.

It was peaceful and the sun shone brightly, though the wind was still so cold and Iris had to adjust her cloak and quicken her pace to keep up with both of them. They were used to walking in a hurry, thus they didn’t notice her struggling, since this was their normal pace.

However, halfway toward her chamber, they ran into Nala, who looked so surprised to see the three of them, especially Iris. She had actually run until her cheeks turned red.

The sight of the woman was lovely, since Nala was one of the most beautiful women in the palace, but Iris was not happy to see her, especially after reading what she said.

"May I know where Alpha Cane is?" Nala asked Ethan and Trion, avoiding eye contact with Iris.

Ethan and Trion frowned, they looked at each other, but before they could say anything, it was Iris who asked a question back.

"May I know what you need my mate for?" Iris asked, she kept her voice polite, but they noticed the possessiveness in her voice when she said ’my mate’, instead of the Alpha, like she used to address Cane.

Nala was a little bit flustered when she heard that and it wouldn’t look good on her if she blatantly refused to acknowledge Iris’ question, after all, her status as the Luna was higher than hers.