The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 87

Chapter 87: POOR CHOICE OF WORDS

The storm had passed and when the sky was finally clear of all the gloomy clouds, all of them could sigh in relief. That was the most horrendous night someone could ask for and thankfully, they would arrive at their destination within a few hours.

Right now, everyone was checking their carriages and their belongings. Almost everything had been swept away in the storm. Thankfully, they could still save some of their valuable things.

However, because the carriages had been destroyed, they needed to continue their journey by foot. Only the warriors would take the horses, except Redmond and his men, since they needed to check their surroundings throughout the rest of the journey, just in case there was another attack from the monsters.

In this crowd, Stone found Iris, who was talking to Hanna. He approached her with hesitant steps. Ania was in his arms. The little girl was sleeping peacefully, as she was finally out of danger.

It was Hanna who noticed him first and tugged at Iris’ sleeve, letting her know that Stone was there.

Iris turned around, her face full of dirt and her body drenched being in the rain all night, just like the others. She looked so small, probably because she was a runt. Her body size made her look like she stopped growing at the age of fourteen.

"Thank you," Stone said in a rigid tone. He didn’t immediately treat her warmly when all the people became so friendly to her after they learned what she had done for them.

It was not that Stone was ungrateful, but there was a wound deep inside him that couldn’t be placated so easily. He couldn’t let go of his grudge of ten years and instantly change the way he looked at her.

However right now, this petite girl had saved his daughter, the only family that he had left, twice. It was so hard to ignore that fact.

On the other hand, reading what he said, Iris smiled brightly, despite the fatigue evident on her face. "I am glad Ania is alright now. Is she sleeping?"

"Yes, she has fallen asleep right away once she was no longer in pain," Stone replied in his gruff tone.

And because he didn’t know what else to say to her, he turned around and left without saying anything anymore, but Iris didn’t take it to heart.

She knew not everyone would warm up to her right away and for someone like Stone to approach her and express his gratitude, it was already a great feat.

"Let’s go," Hanna said, as she took their bag, stuffed with the few things they could save from the storm last night.

By the time the entourage started moving again, the sun was already high above them and the sky was so clear. There was no sign of the storm from last night, aside from their destroyed carriages.

They walked for hours and stopped for a brief lunch break with whatever they still had with them before they continued to walk again. As they traveled by foot, which slowed them down immensely, they didn’t have time to tarry, as no one wished to spend another night in this deserted land.

"How are you feeling?" Hanna asked when she saw Iris look a little bit pale. She was breathing heavily and sweating profusely. Their wet clothes got dried on their bodies.

"I am fine," Iris said with so much difficulty. She had been trying to keep up with the others in the front row, but she kept falling behind.

"No, you are not," Redmond said, as he approached Iris and looked at her with a frown. He then stepped in front of her and knelt down, giving his back to her. "I will carry you."

Iris was stunned to see that. "No, I am fine. Really." She couldn’t believe Redmond would offer her such a thing.

"You will only become a burden if you collapse."

Iris frowned. She was thankful for his concern, but his poor choice of words really stung. He could have chosen another word besides ’burden’, right?

"What is this?" Cane walked toward them when he saw Redmond approaching Iris and kneeling down in front of her.

The warrior lifted his head slightly. He was glaring at the alpha, while still kneeling with his back facing Iris.

"The last time I remember, you are his mate, shouldn’t you pay a little bit attention to her? Don’t you know that she is so weak?"

Iris didn’t know whether she should thank Redmond for looking after her or get angry at him. His words were like a bunch of knives, stabbing into her chest one by one. First, he called her a burden and now he said that she was so weak, which sadly was true.

However, it left a bitter taste in her mouth.