The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 998

Chapter 998: BONUS Chapter: AFTER A LONG JOURNEY

"Mama! Mama! Mama!" Zaya ran in the corridor hastily, her curly, long, auburn hair was tied into a high ponytail. Her cloak fluttered around her ankle, as out there the sky was so bleak, though it was afternoon. Winter was here and Zander and Zenith’s sixteen birthday would come in a few months.

Iris turned her body around when she heard Zaya’s urgent voice, she sounded like she was going to cry.

Currently, Iris was with Aliana, talking about the problem with the foodstuff. There was nothing major, this was annual matter, since the winter was here.

"Mama! You need to see Lil Thing!" Zaya cried by the time she reached her mother, she tugged her hand to follow her.

"What happened?" Iris frowned.

"I think Lil Thing is sick," Zale said, he was Zaya’s personal warrior now. He grew up into a fine man and even though he still used to run his mouth as he pleased, he had toned it down now and looked calmer. "The bear is making weird sound."

Iris immediately rushed with Zaya and Zale, while Aliana came with them as well.

"Mama... what happened with Lil Thing?" Zaya cried, she hugged Aliana, while Iris checked on the bear. It had been a while, since the bear was too lazy to move, but then Lil Thing was always like that, thus they didn’t notice anything strange with it.

"Don’t worry, honey," Iris said in her reassuring tone. "Lil Thing only sick, it will be fine."

Zaya let go of Aliana and approached Lil Thing, she hugged the white bear and cried. Lil Thing stopped making that weird noise after Iris checked on it, but the bear still looked lethargic.

"I will ask Penny to make a concoction, okay? It will help Lil Thing to feel better." Iris wiped Zaya’s tears, as she nodded and hugged Lil Thing.

Iris caressed Lil Thing’s head, scratched his single ear and the bear opened its eyes to look at her. there was this complicated feeling that reflected in the queen’s eyes. After that, she went out with Aliana, while Zale comforted her little girl.

"How is Lil Thing?" Aliana asked, because she could see the word that Iris couldn’t say in front of Zaya.

"Lil Thing is already so old. The aftermath of the war caught up to it."

"The children will be devastated." Aliana knew how much the three of them loved the bear, Lil Thing was practically their protector when they were little and were there in every milestone.

Iris felt so bad. No matter how powerful she was, there were still things that she couldn’t prevent.

When Zander and Zenith learned about Lil Thing, the two of them came to Zaya’s bedroom and spent the whole night to console her. The two of them were very sad as well.

After that, Zaya practically didn’t go out of her room for days, she tried to nurse Lil Thing with the concoction that Penny made, she read for the bear.

Iris would come to check on her and Lil Thing too, but there was nothing much she could do aside to alleviate the pain from the poor bear.

She could heal illness, but she couldn’t prevent death.

Iris talked about this with Zaya, but she would end up crying and this broke her heart to see her baby girl was being so upset.

While Cane would come to visit her every night, Zander and Zenith would come every now and then every time they had free time, so did Lou.

"Uncle, can’t you do something for Lil Thing?" Zaya clung onto Lou’s neck, she hugged the merchant and started crying again.

"I am sorry, Zaya." Lou caressed her back. "Lil Thing is very old now. He is tired and need to rest."

"But Lil Thing always sleeps. It barely moved. Lil Thing even lazier than me, why it needs to rest?"

"Well. You got the point." Lou furrowed his brows. "But, Lil Thing is old already, if Lil Thing were human, it will be as old as Grilla."

"But, Grilla is still alive."

The merchant was lost for word. This was why he didn’t like children, they were very noisy, but then if there was time when he had to lay his life for these children, he would do it without hesitation.

After a month, Lil Thing’s health deteriorated fast and the winter came. From the window, you would be able to see the snowflake and Zaya was reading a story for Lil Thing, she snuggled against it.