The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 402

Chapter 402: THE MOOD WAS RUINED

"Okay..." Iris relented to see how serious Cane was, but she couldn’t help asking again. "But, why?"

In her mind, it would be fine if she simply avoided the merchant. She did the same in the palace as well. Moreover, Lou would spend most of the time with Cane.

"He is a sorcerer, just like what you said." And he didn’t want Lou to be any more interested in Iris than he already was.

Reading that, Iris understood and dropped the matter. It was not a problem for her to stay inside the room, it was something she was used to after all. "Why is Lou here?"

"Because I want him to do something for the tunnel."

"Magic devices?" Iris guessed and Cane nodded. She seemed to understand what he had planned. "It will help the people, and there wouldn’t be many deaths while they were working there."

"Hm," Cane nodded. He stared at his mate, who looked relieved to know about it. "Iris," he called her name softly, only if she could hear him, she would be able to sense a trace of hesitation in his voice. He pulled her closer into his arms, as Iris snuggled against his chest in contentment.

"Hm?"

"Are you still afraid of me?" Cane asked out of the blue.

At this time, the sunlight spilling through the window illuminated every corner of this room. The warm light touched Iris’ blue eyes, which were filled with surprise at this sudden question.

Was she afraid of him?

Iris shook her head. "I used to, but not anymore."

"Because you trust me not to hurt you?"

Iris didn’t know what he aimed for with this conversation, but she answered him truthfully. "Yes." She then added, because her answer sounded a little bit naïve. "You hurt me before, but I know, that’s not your intention. You were in pain." _{free𝑤ebnovel.com}

"Is that an excuse you made for me to justify what I have done to you?"

Iris was surprised when Cane saw it from that perspective. "Is it wrong? Did you have the intention to hurt me?"

"Yes." Cane admitted. He could feel her body tense in his arms, yet he continued. "Your father hurt my family and I wanted to hurt you as badly."

Iris didn’t say anything for a while and Cane waited to let his words sink in. "Because you thought I was Gerald’s daughter? You wanted to hurt me because I am his daughter?"

"Yes."

"What about now?" Iris put her palm against his cheek, as she stared into his eyes. "Do you still want to hurt me?"

"No."