The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 497

Chapter 497: A FEELING OF RELIEF

Ethan could see the dull light in Iris’ eyes when Oliver tried to bring up the topic of Alpha Gerald and blamed him for their alpha’s misery, to an extent, the warrior tried to vent out his frustration on Iris.

Just like some of the other members, they still saw Iris as a reminder of their gruesome days and were hardly able to stand her presence.

However, Ethan could see how genuinely sincere Iris was and there was only one thing he couldn’t comprehend; how could Alpha Gerald father someone like her. It was like a nasty worm gave birth to a beautiful swan. The two creatures belonged to two different worlds.

"I don’t know if you have noticed this or not, but you are handling the pack and yourself really well, even without Cane."

Iris didn’t pay attention to Ethan’s voice before, but she thought his voice was very pleasant to her ears, especially when she could hear his sincerity in it. Probably, his voice was the second best after Cane’s. It was silly of her to rate other people’s voices, but this was something still new to her.

"I..." Iris pulled at her hair anxiously, flustered at the compliment and Ethan giggled to see her reverting back to her timid self.

"If someone complimented you, you should say ’thank you’."

"Don’t talk to me like I am a child." Iris pursed her lips and this made Ethan’s giggle turn into a laugh.

"Alright, I will call Amee over." He then left Iris alone inside the study room.

Iris leaned her back against the chair and closed her eyes, her head throbbed painfully. Thanks to Grace’s concoction, which was really good for her body, or else, she would have collapsed a long time ago if she had relied on her usual strength.

However, Iris could feel herself reaching her limit. The tips of her fingers felt so numb and her breathing became so heavy. This was the first time her body had gone through such a hardship.

Only the thought that Cane was still not available and she really wanted to make things a little bit easier for him kept her going.

Not long after, Amee came, she looked fine and Iris was glad to see the old woman.

"Come here, sit next to me," Iris said when Amee greeted her. "There is something I want to ask you."

"Yes, what is it, Luna?" Amee took a chair next to Iris.

"I want to know how you usually hold the funeral in the Howling Wolf pack. I only know a little bit about it." She once wrote a poem for Cane’s twin siblings and his baby son.

"With our situation right now, I think we just need to bury them all in the same place." Amee was so sad, she held back her tears when she said that. "I don’t think we have time for a ceremony, Luna..."

Iris understood what Amee meant, since they were not in a good situation. Their pack was still in a predicament.

"The ceremony doesn’t need to be upscale, let’s keep it cordial," Iris said softly. "They deserve a proper burial and farewell."

But, now she was glad. She was even relieved when Iris was the one who suggested that, that was why she couldn’t hold back her tears.

On the other hand, Iris was also relieved when she heard Amee’s reason for crying. "Help me prepare for it, okay?"

"Absolutely, Luna." Amee nodded with a bright smile on her face.

Iris was in an odd situation with the rest of the pack after the incident with Sofia and Kaz, therefore, she was not comfortable giving any orders to them, she felt so distant with most of the pack members now.

Therefore, she thought of having Amee to help her. It would be more comfortable for both Iris and the pack members to have this old woman as the middleman.

After talking about how to arrange the ceremony as simply as possible, while not deducing the sacredness, Amee left to prepare everything and gather the people she needed. The ceremony would be held in the evening the next day and they would need Cane for that, as he was the Alpha.

Iris was a little bit worried about that part and hoped Cane would return soon, or else, it would be a disaster to let Lu take the role.

Once Amee left, Iris was about to walk out of the study room, but she staggered a little bit and stopped walking, as the room spun before her eyes. She took a deep breath and continued to walk anyway.

"Ethan?" Iris called for the Gamma, but he was nowhere to be found. "Where is Ethan?" She asked one of the warriors.

"Gamma Ethan is talking to Sir Koda. He is furious. Gamma Ethan is trying to calm him down," he replied.