The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 205

Chapter 205: PRETEND YOU DIDN’T KNOW

Hanna took off her cloak because it was very warm inside the carriage, but Iris was still trembling, despite her body being engulfed in several layers of blankets. Her teeth clattered nonstop while her face was unusually red.

"Should I add more blankets?" Hanna asked with concern. The lizard curled its small body on top of Iris, but she still couldn’t ward off the coldness that she felt. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

"It’s okay... I will be fine. My body is still adjusting to this." This was the first time for Iris to be out in the open during winter. Usually, she would be well hidden inside her warm bedroom, sleeping close to the fireplace.

Therefore, her body was trying to adjust to the extreme cold. Not to mention the cold wind that constantly seeped into the carriage. Iris was really miserable during this journey and there was nothing Hanna could do.

As shifters, they were born with hot blood coursing through their veins, thus their endurance in this extreme weather could be said to be so great, but for a runt like Iris, who would often fall sick, a long journey during winter was nothing but torture.

"I- I will get more blankets," Hanna decided, as she walked out of the carriage.

Iris grimaced when Hanna opened the door and more wind entered the carriage, causing her to tremble even more. She needed to press her tongue to the roof of her mouth, because she was afraid she would bite it coincidentally, as she couldn’t stop her teeth from clattering.

At this point, her consciousness constantly drifted on and off, as she hugged herself and focused on the fire of the brazier inside this carriage. Thankfully, this carriage was spacious enough, because knowing her condition and the harsh weather, she would be forced to spend her time inside, not to mention her weak body, thus they really needed to pay extra attention to the carriage.

But, all of that effort was proven to be inefficient, because Iris still ended up in this condition.

Between her dizzy spells, Iris felt like she was having a dream, a long dream about the time she was still eight, an event that she had buried deep in her mind.

She was standing in front of a man, naked, while he stared at her hungrily, devouring her body with his eyes. She believed this man was one of those filthy Alphas’ sons. The Southern Alphas frequented this pack to enjoy the parties Gerald threw and oftentimes, they would bring their sons as well.

This young man was around the same age as Mason or maybe a few years older than him, probably eighteen to twenty years old, but Iris didn’t remember what happened after that. Her memory was cut short before he fiddled with her curls and whispered. "Sst, don’t tell anyone."

That was it, Iris couldn’t remember further from that point, as if she held herself back from trying to remember more.

She didn’t realize how hungry she was until now. Her mouth was watering.

"You know, you have been sleeping for two days straight and if you still did not wake up today, the Alpha said we will stay the night in a nearby pack and look for a healer for you."

Iris blinked her eyes, before Hanna’s words finally registered in her mind. "Two days?"

"Yes, you slept throughout two whole days and I have been feeding you with honey and warm water to keep you hydrated." Hanna then leaned her body over, and then lowered her voice, as if she didn’t want a certain someone to hear this. "The Alpha has been coming over and warming up your body every night."

With the Alpha’s blood coursing through his veins, of course, Cane’s body temperature was slightly higher than the rest and it helped him to raise her body temperature as well, helping her to adjust to her environment better.

"But, you need to pretend that you don’t know about this, the Alpha said not to mention anything about it."

Iris grimaced. Hanna shouldn’t have told her in the first place if that was the case...