The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161: PEACEFUL TIME

"I am tired of talking..." Iris murmured. After she told the lycan three of her favorite stories, she curled her body on top of the beast and stared at the sky that started to gradually turn bright.

It was just a few minutes before the sunrise and she was glad there had been no mishap tonight. It went uneventfully.

Not long after, Iris could feel the lycan’s body shivering, thus she sat straight and watched as the beast shifted back into his human form.

The sound of bones-cracking could be heard quite clearly in this crisp morning, as his bones got rearranged. A low growl followed by a whimper reverberated around her as that happened, but as the pain subsided and Cane returned to his usual self, Iris’ world fell so quiet once again.

"Are you okay?" Iris was concerned because Cane looked unusually pale. He was even panting slightly.

"Hm," he intoned. "Let’s go." He pushed himself up before reaching out his hand to help her stand up as well. The secret was still well hidden and this could prevent a huge trouble coming his way. It was all thanks to this woman, but then, it was still a mystery as to how she could have such an effect on him.

Iris took his hand, yet when she pushed herself off the ground, her legs gave away. She fell to her knees after the first step.

"What is it?" Cane was still holding on to her hand, his brows furrowed.

"I think my legs are numb," she said sheepishly. "Give me a minute."

The beast had used her legs as his pillow for the entire night, which was no less than six hours and now she couldn’t feel them.

However, Cane simply knelt down, giving his back to her. "Hop on."

"What? No. I can walk, I will catch up to you if you want to go ahead." Iris stared at his wide back.

Yet, the alpha didn’t have patience, nor did he have the energy to coax her, thus he simply pulled her onto his back and secured her legs between the loops of his arms and then stood up, carrying her on his back.

Cane was so tired and his strength decreased significantly, something that was normal to happen to him after every new moon ordeal. Even so, Iris felt so light in his arms, she almost weighed nothing.

On the other hand, Iris felt awkward to be carried like this by him.

"Stay still."

Given that order, Iris stopped moving around and simply laid her head on his shoulder. She wriggled a bit to find a comfortable position, because her back was killing her.

In the end, she resolved to wrap her arms around his neck, but she was so tense, she was afraid Cane would reprimand her, since she couldn’t hear his voice and read his lips, after all he was not fond of people touching him, but after some time, he didn’t seem to mind it at all.

Thus, Iris nestled on his back, she was so tired and sleepy after staying awake the entire night. Now that she was comfortable, the exhaustion hit her hard and she couldn’t resist closing her eyes. She slept with the thought that Cane would wake her up once they arrived at the pack house, or she would wake up when he put her down.