436: UNDERSTANDING IS NOT ENOUGH

UNDERSTANDING IS NOT ENOUGH

"Haco, you know people from the Holy Kingdom will arrive half a month from now, right?" Iris stared at the sorcerer. Maybe this was because of all the things that happened in the past few weeks, which tired the sorcerer, but he looked like he had aged for a few years, he looked so old and a little fragile. "They will kill us both if the words traveled to their ears. More so, how can you explain the Serafim now?"

"I don't know, iris, I really don't. I feel like I got all the clues, but no answer," Haco said in frustration. He knew very well the punishment for someone, who pretended to be the Serafim and he didn't wish something like that happened to Iris at all, but then all the sign was there, Iris also half believed him, though the whole thing sounded so absurd. "I wish I can pry some information from the lycan, since he is here and knows more about what happened in the Holy Kingdom and the Serafim, but he refused to say more."

This was another similarity between Cane and Lu, it was hard to get anything out of their mouth, as they kept everything for themselves. 

"Why don't we check your back, if the symbol of the Serafim was there, it will answer some of the questions." But then Haco immediately added hastily when Iris was staring at him. "No! It's not me! I don't suggest it's me, who will see your back! Gosh, that lycan will kill me for sure if I ever thought about that!"

"I know." Iris frowned to see Haco overreaction. "I didn't say anything about you seeing my back… I will ask someone to check," she said it in low voice.

Iris felt uncomfortable to show her back due to the horrendous scars. She didn't want them to pity her and she would be hurt if they were so shocked to see them. 

But if this was something they needed to do, then be it. 

There was silence befell on them for a moment. They were still inside the alpha's bedroom, while Iris was sitting on the edge of the bed, Haco nestled on the single sofa, which looked so big for his skinny figure. His cheekbones protruded and there were more wrinkles on his face. 

"Iris, are you okay?" Haco suddenly asked this mundane question, but Iris knew what he meant. 

"Yes, I am fine." Iris nodded. 

"Good." Haco nodded. "Maybe you have already known this, but I only want to say it as a reminder for you."

Iris stared at Haco with this blank expression, as if she didn't have any emotions. 

"Things will get hard from here onward with the people in the Howling Wolf pack, but I hope you don't dwell with it too long. Cane's aspiration is so big and this will not be the only pack you put your effort for." 

Iris finally smiled when she read what he said. Her smile was so gentle, but sad at the same time. "I know that."

Iris had given up on this pack, because they didn't seem to be able to move past the dark history between them. 

More so, the scars were still fresh, as it was only a little bit more than a year, since they managed to free themselves from the slavery her father subjected to them and there was no due for trauma. 

Even after decades had passed, the trauma would still linger with them, who was Iris to tell them to get over their fear, anger and trauma when she was the reminder of her father action. 

She couldn't force them to see her in a new light, when they still tried to heal from their nightmare. Her presence was akin to a nudge to their wound, which caused how hard it was for them to accept her. 

They had witnessed how their love ones were killed brutally and now when Iris watched how Hanna was being hurt, she knew that she was ready to shed all of her morals to avenge her. 

Anger and fear of losing the only person, who had been there for her clouded her mind and blinded her eyes. 

Though it was Jemma, who had done it, but she couldn't stand Sofia too, simply because she was related to Jemma, as she was her missy. 

That was the power that anger and hatred held. 

In that case, how could you respect your tormentor's daughter when they took your own daughter right before your eyes in the most vicious way, even when that said daughter had nothing to do with that?

Iris finally understood why it was hard for most of them to warm up with her after Hanna's incident, the strong feeling to protect and fear of losing your love one was so great, you wanted to destroy everything around you to see them got hurt.

However, it didn't mean she would accept the way they treated her. 

Sometimes, understanding was not enough and there were a few things that couldn't exist together. 

"I hope around this time, next year, everything will calm down slightly," Iris said in low voice, as if she talked to herself. 

"I hope so, I really wish to see that." Haco's eyes dimmed slightly, he didn't say anything about what Lu had told him of how he wouldn't be here in a year from now. 

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"When will you talk? If you don't want to talk, you can go, I want to rest," Hanna said, she stared at Will, who had been sitting on the chair next to her bed, yet there was no word came out of his mouth, she had been waiting for long and there was no sign whatsoever he would start talking. 

On the other hand, Will pressed his palms on his thighs, trying to talk, but he couldn't. He didn't want to talk and walk through those memories again, especially to tell her about what happened to him. This feeling killed him from inside and he felt like he was tormenting both of them with his silence, which worsened his guilt.  1

His tongue was numb and he gritted his teeth, trying to get the word out of his mouth. 

But it had been two hours Will like this and Hanna had been waiting for all this time. She grew tired and dejected. 

"Let's not hurting each other and make thing clear between us," Hanna finally said. She reached to her neck and pull something from under her dress. It was a necklace that Will gave to her months ago. She unclasped it and reached out to his hand to put it on his palm. "I love you, Will and maybe I will always do, but I can't stand it. I deserve an explanation, but you don't give me one and I don't think you will. Let's end this, so there is no hard feeling between us. I don't want to resent you for the way you treat me, because I am so close to such nasty feeling and I don't want to be that person."

Will stared at the necklace in his hand, he remembered very well when he gave it to Hanna and her happy face or how bashful he was. The way his hands were shaking when he touched her skin and how Hanna smiled beautifully. 

But in the end, Will still couldn't bring himself to talk about it. He only nodded and then left the room. 

Soft sobs erupted from Hanna's throat when Will closed the door and left her alone. The pain in her heart was way more hurtful than the pain on her cheek. 

She felt her heart had been destroyed into million pieces and she felt this emotion, where you felt a thousand feeling, but at the same time nothing at all. 

There was a huge void in her heart, which filled with pain. 

But, if only Hanna was a little bit calm, she would notice Will didn't go anywhere, he squatted down beside the door of her bedroom and stayed there, only staring at the necklace in his hand, as tears started to trickle down from his eyes. 

He fought his own demon in his head to put an end to it. 

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"My sweet moon!" Lu entered the bedroom and found Iris near the fireplace, while Haco was snoring on the single sofa, sleeping. 

On the other hand, Iris felt the movement behind her and turned around, but her sight immediately covered by Cane's chest, as he hugged her so tightly and kissed her forehead a few times giddily. 

"My sweet moon!" 

"Mm! Let me go, you squeezed me!" Iris protested, but she only got more kisses from Lu. "Where have you… mm!"

Lu pressed his lips against hers and gave her more pecks here and there. 

"I really missed you! You know what? I got a good news for you!" Lu looked so excited with this news. 

But, because of the noises Lu made, it woke Haco up, as the old man grumbled to him. "Where have you been?! You know, all the people have been looking for you!"

Lu tilted his head and glanced at Haco over his shoulder. "Can you give us space? What are you doing there? Scram, will you? I want to have moment with my mate. I am so sick to see you everywhere."

"Do you think I am not sick to see you!?" Haco harrumphed, he stood up from the sofa. "Humph! I don't want to talk with you again!"

"Perfect!" Lu replied merrily. 

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