Her entire body was aching badly, Iris couldn’t even describe what she felt right now, especially her heart. She felt angry, humiliated and helpless.
How could Cane be so cold and cruel toward her when he knew fully well she had nothing to do with her father?
Of all the people that were very grateful for what she had done, she wanted him to acknowledge that so badly. He even promised her that he wouldn’t let her get hurt again.
But then, he was the first person to turn around and break that promise.
"Ssh... I will bring you to your room, okay." Jace gingerly scooped her body up after he covered her with his cloak.
Iris closed her eyes, but winced when he moved her. Even a single movement was so painful, though the beta had tried his best to move as gently as possible.
Helplessly, Iris rested her head against his chest, while tears kept streaming down her cheeks. She didn’t have energy to open her eyes or tell Hanna that she was fine when she was not.
"What happened to her!? Why is she like this?!" Hanna shrieked at the first sight of her Missy. She must look horrible, but that was the last thing that concerned Iris.
She could look like a vagrant for all she cared.
Jace strode into the room and put Iris down on the bed, she whimpered when her back touched the soft mattress.
"She..." Jace frowned. It was hard to tell Hanna what actually had happened. "She... was with the alpha."
Hanna clenched her jaw tightly when she heard that. She knew what that meant and she wasn’t happy at all to say the least.
"She was with the alpha?" Hanna repeated the words through her clenched teeth. "It looks like she just endured a round of torture!"
Hanna didn’t stay to hear Jace defend his alpha again, she went to boil water so she could wipe Iris with warm water. She also needed to prepare herbs and call for Grace if her condition got worse.
On the other hand, Jace was speechless. He stared at Hanna’s retreating back. The servant was enraged to see her missy getting hurt again, while Iris curled her body and whimpered softly.
Jace stayed there until Hanna returned with a bowl of warm water and Amee.
"What are you doing here? You are not helping!" Hanna snapped at him. "I need to undress her, do you want to stay and see her naked too?!"
Amee came to Hanna and patted her shoulder to calm her down. She came to her room crying so hard, until her words were hard to fathom, since she was talking in between sobs.
"You can leave now, Jace, thank you." Amee waved her hand at the beta and saw his complicated expression, but he nodded at her and Hanna before he left the room.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter