The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 562

Chapter 562: PLEASE, DON’T GO

This little boy looked only six or seven, it seemed, he was about the same age as Ania and Iris had seen him a few times before, but this boy was too shy and always hid behind his mother whenever Iris saw him and wanted to give him a candy or something.

However, this morning, this little boy came here on his own volition. He looked so scared to see the seven big, burly men, who tried to talk with him.

"What happened?" Iris asked. She approached the little boy, who trembled when Asher ruffled his hair, the look on his face horrified, as if the warrior was about to strangle his neck.

"This boy said he wanted to see you, Luna," Zephyr replied, all of them straightened their backs, because their efforts to make this boy talk didn’t work.

"Back off, guys, you are scaring him," Aliana said and the seven of them protested, saying they didn’t even do anything. Despite that, as warriors, their figures and auras could be so intimidating without even them trying.

The seven warriors finally backed down and Aliana approached Iris, kneeling down beside her to smile at the little boy.

"Are you looking for me?" Iris asked gently.

The Luna gave off a peaceful aura, and the serenity that she carried would make anyone feel comfortable with her if they opened their hearts enough to accept her.

The young boy nodded sheepishly.

"Why are you looking for me?" Iris extended her hand and wiped the soot on his cheek and nose off. When the little boy looked anxious with the question, she changed it. "What is your name?"

"Nolu, Luna."

"Nolu, is there something I can help you with?"

The little boy glanced at the seven warriors, but immediately retracted his gaze and looked back at Iris. Her blue eyes captivated him. He had never seen anyone with blue eyes before. "Are you going to leave?" He finally asked.

He woke up this morning and saw a lot of carriages in the front yard and when he asked his mother, she told him that they were leaving. His mother looked sad, and so did all the people who stayed in this pack. They didn’t want them to leave.

"Will you come back?" He asked again because Iris didn’t say anything.

On the other hand, Iris didn’t know what to say to him. She felt this pang in her heart, as if someone squeezed her chest tightly.

What would happen to this little boy and the rest of the members, who were so desperate for help if they left? What would happen to them?

They wouldn’t be able to fend for themselves, especially when it was hard to find food and the winter would come in a few months.

"You are not coming back, are you?" The glimmer of hope in those innocent eyes died out when he realized Iris couldn’t answer his question because it was true.

"That’s..." Iris was lost for words, she didn’t know how to answer him.

Heavens. How could they abandon them?

Nolu lowered his head and then fished out something from his pocket. He was wearing ragged clothes, which looked very uncomfortable. Iris remembered this kind of fabric, she wore one when she worked in the mines the first time Cane took over the Blue Moon pack and she also remembered how uncomfortable it was.

But, Nolu wore this on a daily basis. She couldn’t imagine how irritating it could be.

"I can only give you these, but can you stay a little bit longer?" Nolu offered Iris two silvers, that small amount of money must be everything he had, but he gave it to her, in hopes she and the rest of them could stay a little bit longer.

Iris had tears in her eyes when she saw the money that Nolu wanted to give to her. "Honey, we need to leave..." She tried to make him understand that it was not about money.

"Is it not enough?" Nolu asked. "Can you stay for two to three days more? It’s nice to have all of you here. People said, they are happy to serve all of you. Me too."

Seeing how Iris was too caught up in her emotions, Aliana stepped forward. She caressed his head and put back the money into his pocket.

"Sweety, we can’t stay here for any longer, because we have another important thing to do in the Diandem pack. Our business here is done, so we need to leave."

"Will you come back, though?"

"I hope we can visit again in the near future." That was not a promise, but Aliana gave a glimmer of hope for them to meet with each other again, though the chance was close to none.

"You don’t like being here?"

"Of course, we like being here. People in this pack are so nice, especially you." Aliana touched his chin and chuckled. She was used to talking with children, thus it came naturally to Aliana to comfort Nolu. "But, we need to go, because there is another pack that needs our help."