The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 44

Chapter 44: THERE IS A CURE

Hanna was shocked to see a battered Iris walk into the bedroom in the middle of the night. She looked haggard, shaking like a leaf while her body was so cold.

Hanna immediately jumped from her bed and approached Iris. Panic and concern filled her eyes. She had been trying to find her for the past few days and get any information about her whereabouts, but the only thing that she could gather was the fact that Iris was in the alpha’s bedroom, that was why the mistress looked so agitated, as if she would throw a punch at anyone, who made even a trivial mistake.

But no one knew whether she was still alive or not.

She was thinking of going to the alpha in the morning, but now she saw her dear missy standing at the door, hugging herself and looking so miserable.

"Oh, my dear... where have you been?" Hanna immediately rushed toward Iris and hugged her close.

Once Iris felt the warmth of Hanna’s arms around her, the only person that she knew wouldn’t put her in harm’s way, she broke down into tears in an instant. She felt exhausted, she had dragged her tired body to this room in fear that Cane would change his mind and throw her to those savages regardless.

She was afraid for her life and what would happen to her. Her future was so bleak.

"Hanna... Hanna..." Iris kept crying, bawling her eyes out, until her voice turned hoarse and her throat was in pain. Her ears kept ringing because of the strangulation and she was in so much pain, physically and mentally.

"It’s okay my dear, it’s okay..." Hanna hugged her tighter to give her a sense of protection that she was not alone. She was not alone in this world and she would do whatever to keep her safe, though what she could do was very limited.

They stayed like that until past midnight and Iris had slightly calmed down, probably because she was so tired after bawling her eyes out. Though she didn’t say anything about what had happened to her, what the alpha had done to her and why he confined her for days, Hanna knew better than to ask.

"I will run a bath for you. A warm bath will help you to calm down better, okay?" Hanna said.

Thankfully, this room had a small bathroom and a small bathtub inside, which was the only comfort that Hanna could offer to Iris.

She nodded, thinking a warm bath would feel good, since she had not yet taken one for days.

But then, when Hanna had prepared everything and even sprinkled flower petals that she could find in the garden, Iris remembered about the mark on her neck.

"I- I want to bathe by myself," she said. "I want to be alone."

At first, Hanna didn’t agree, but then when she saw how disturbed Iris looked and how she desperately wanted some alone time, she backed down.

"I will be right here if you need anything, okay?" She cupped her face, making sure that she understood what she was saying.

Iris nodded and then stepped back, as she closed the bathroom door.

Once she was alone and was sure that Hanna wouldn’t come back into the bathroom, Iris slowly stripped off her dress and looked at her body. There was a blurry mirror in the bathroom, where she could see her mark closely and felt a lump forming in her throat.

Around her neck, bruises started to form and it wouldn’t look good in the morning. If Hanna noticed this, she would make a fuss over it.

Iris sighed, she felt so tired, as she walked toward the bathtub and dipped herself in the water. The tub was so small, she needed to fold her legs, but the warm water felt so nice against her skin.

Iris looked at her arms and saw more bruises. The alpha indeed didn’t care to be gentle with her. Why would he?

In the end, Iris stayed there until the water became cold and Hanna knocked on the door to check on her condition.

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Iris got a fever after she returned, but Hanna found the healer again and asked her help. Even though she did it reluctantly, she helped her.

Therefore, today, when Iris felt slightly better, she returned to the mines, despite Hanna telling her to take more rest.

"No, I don’t want to be left alone in the room." She was mortified that the alpha would call her and punish her, though if he wanted to do that, working in the mines wouldn’t save her from him.

Because of that very reason and how Hanna failed to make sure she stayed on the bed, here she was, under the scorching sun.

Iris found one magic stone, which she hid under her belt. The alpha took her magic stone and the book, thus she couldn’t figure out anything yet, but she could still feel the magic stones that surrounded her. She could feel them and there were a lot.

The more she spent her time in the mines, the more sensitive she was. This was also one of the reasons why she wanted to come back here. _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}

Easily, Iris found another stone and sneaked it into her belt again as she thought, two was enough. The next time she found the third one, she would hand it over and get herself a nice and warm meal.

She intended to go to the library again tonight and wished that she wouldn’t find anyone having sex there.

And that was what she did.

After the sun set and she showed two magic stones to Stone, who looked at her, baffled, she got a warm meal and a little chunk of meat.