The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 509

Chapter 509: THE BET

The best they could do right now was to defend their territory, because the situation in the capital city was still unclear and the war for the throne was still in full swing. Cane planned to use this situation to strengthen the seven pack’s territories under him.

He was the only alpha in the southern part of the kingdom and right now, including all the seven territories, he had the largest area with hundreds of thousands of people under him.

Before, the Golden Light pack held the record, that was why, all the royal guards and most of the warriors in the capital city came from this pack.

On the surface, it was good to have such a large territory with unlimited resources, but then, the complexity of the problems from each area would be another internal trouble that they needed to tackle, especially when summer was just around the corner and some areas would suffer from drought. That was just one of the many troubles that would resurface later on.

Iris understood the complexity of the problems that they would face, and sooner or later, once the problems in the capital city had settled down, no matter who sat on the throne, they would finally realize how much of a threat Cane became being able to hold such power.

But, they could think about that later, since they needed to take everything one step at a time.

"Some of the packs are not worth fighting for," Ethan said. He liked the idea of having more territory, but some packs were simply too poor and would only hold them back. They would give them more headache than benefits.

"Blue Moon pack, Riverside pack and Chrystal Moon pack are the packs with the highest benefits. Bloody Wolf pack... does not hold much, especially when some of the former warriors of the packs are very adamant not to be ruled by you. Meanwhile the Silver River pack and the Diandem pack will only be a burden," Jace said calculatively. "I think we need to let go of the other two packs."

"And let the pack members suffer?" Iris frowned. She had read about those two packs and she had to admit there were not many things that they could offer, just like what Jace said.

"We can’t save all the people, Luna. We need to think about the best options we have," Jace said. He didn’t seem to be happy with his own decision, but he needed to think rationally, since he couldn’t allow the extra territory to become an added burden to them. It was not worth it.

"And what would happen to the two packs that will not be claimed?" Iris asked again.

Meanwhile, the Alpha didn’t say anything, he listened to their banter and found this situation pretty amusing, since all this time, Jace and Ethan would do whatever he told them. Yes, there would be a few questions or protests from them, but it wouldn’t turn into an argument or discussion.

Because at the end of the day, it had always been his order that they had to follow, whether they liked it or not.

"I think the other packs will claim them," Ethan explained and then added. "We will claim three and I think that’s enough. More so, being able to have added territory will be a temptation, so will the extra pack members."

"And they would turn the pack members into slaves," Iris stated bluntly, which rendered the Beta and the Gamma unable to say another word, since they knew it was most likely the fate for the Silver River pack and the Diandem pack’s members.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Cane asked. He caressed her cheek lightly with his finger. Her cheeks looked a little bit chubbier after she started taking the tonic that Grace concocted for her, which was made of water magic stones. Her appetite also improved significantly, which was a good thing.

"Alpha, you are so mean, you have never asked for our suggestions before this," Ethan complained, he felt like a neglected child in the family.

Cane tilted his head and looked at his gamma. "What is your suggestion?" _{fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com}

"Well, we need to let go of the two packs."

"No. I want them."

"Alpha..." Jace tried to complain. "Extra territory and extra people are good, but they come with a liability too."

They had been talking about a few problems and then stumbled on this one, as they couldn’t find a middle ground for it.

"Why don’t we go see the packs first? After that, we can decide what to do," Iris suggested. She didn’t want to butthead with Jace and Ethan. She was not sure about her opinion either, since all of her information came from books and it could be unreliable, too. "We will be able to judge whether they are as helpless as the informants said or not."

"The informants are reliable, Luna," Jace said.

"Yes, I will never say they are not." Iris nodded. "But, there are so many aspects that you need to consider. A pack is a complicated community. If the situation is really that bad, how did they survive until today?"

"Makes sense," Cane said, as he brushed his finger against her earlobe, which made Iris flinch and she swatted his hand away from her ear. Again.

Meanwhile, Ethan and Jace could only sigh helplessly. They were talking about something serious, but the Alpha actually couldn’t help but tease his mate.

After that, they continued talking about a few more things and the meeting ended three hours before dinner.

"Cane, why have I not seen Eron, Dyne and the other five warriors? I thought you assigned them to be my personal warriors?" Iris asked, she had been wanting to ask him about this matter, but she always forgot, since she didn’t do too much when they didn’t show up. More so, these past two days, Cane had been always with her, except for a few moments, where he had to leave alone, but even so, Ethan would always be with her, or Redmond sometimes.