440: I REALLY WANT TO KISS HER!

I REALLY WANT TO KISS HER!

"Fuck! I got one pregnant!" Redmond cursed drunkenly. He spat a few incoherent words, while Lyle laughed at that. 

Currently, they were at a cheap bar near the main gate of the pack, guarding the area, but the night was so bored and the festivities to welcome the king was not up to their standard, since this was not a welcoming party that they used to have. 

"You are so unlucky!" Lyle taunted him, as he sat down next to him and got a bottle for himself. "So, you are a father now?"

"Hm… less than four months, three months? Ten months? Oh, I am so bad at this." Redmond shook his head, as he opened another bottle and drank the liquid straight from there. "Damn it! I don't want a drooling creature!"

Lyle laughed again when he heard that. They had been friend ever since they were so young and it could be said, he was the most trusted person for Redmond, that was why he was his second in command. 

"Where is that girl? Why don't you bring her here? You may not like the baby, but if the momma is hot, you can pass her to us once she already gave birth." The corner of Lyle's lips tugged upward, as he suggested such immoral thing. 

For a moment, Redmond only blinked his eyes at him, but then the next thing happened so fast, as he grabbed a bottle of wine and slammed it so hard against Lyle's head, which made the man fell to the ground and the people around them had their attention toward Redmond, waiting whether it would turn into a brawl?

"I would rather have her killed than watching you past her down among yourself," Redmond slurred, he watched how Lyle shook his head, trying to get some clarity about what just happened, but definitely, he couldn't, as he stood up and grabbed Redmond by his collar and lifted his body. 

However, Redmond fought him back, as he swung his punch toward his face and the fight broke out in the bar. Both of them swung their punches and cursed under their breath. 

Thankfully, Redmond didn't shift into his beast, or else, Lyle wouldn't have stood a chance, since he couldn't shift into one, because they still consumed the Rottingbane regularly. 

People around the bar, who mostly were the former warriors from the Blue Moon pack, cheered them to fight more. It was such entertainment to watch them, since they didn't have many things to amuse them ever since they were under alpha Cane's thumb. 

People in the Howling Wolf pack was so boring, they didn't know how to do a proper party. 

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

All the people chanted to watch two people fought. 

But, their cheer stopped when Stone and Avid went into the bar and put to stop to the fight, as they dragged each of them away from one another. 

The former warrior from the Blue Moon pack, booing them for interrupting with their entertainment, but soon stopped it when Stone told them he would throw them all to the mountain if they really wanted to have some entertainment. 

"Damn you, Redmond!" Avid grumbled, while dragging Redmond's body out of the bar. "Why did you choose to be drunk now when the king will arrive in a few hours?! You have an important task to do, you know!"

Redmond had been acting weirdly, he had been spending his time at the main gate and avoided the pack house, even when Iris summoned him to come, he refused. 

"I don't want to be a father!" Redmond wailed drunkenly. "I don't want a drooling creature!"

"Oh, shut up! Who want to have a father like you?!" Avid didn't know what happened that night, though he was also there when they went to the Moon Dew pack. 

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Iris woke up when she felt someone shook her body lightly. She felt exhausted and wanted to sleep a little bit longer, but this person was so persistent to wake her up, thus she opened her eyes and found Cane was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at her. 

"Wake up, we need to greet the king," he said lightly after he saw her woke up. 

Iris blinked her eyes, tried to gather her thought, but then her eyes opened so wide, she immediately sat down and grabbed Cane's hand, as she shook her head. 

"No! You can't meet with the king, Jace and Haco came up with the idea…"

But, before she could finish, Cane said, "It's okay now."

Iris blinked her eyes when he leaned over to kiss the tip of her nose. Her heart was thumping wildly against her chest, as the realization hit her. The way he talked, the way he kissed her… she recognized it almost immediately.

On the other hand, Cane watched how tears trickled down from her blue eyes before she threw herself to him and almost knocked him off the bed, if he didn't have a strong stance. He held Iris tightly, since they were on the edge of the bed now and she could fall too, yet his mate didn't care about any of that. 

"I am sorry, I am really sorry. I am sorry, Cane… I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't mean it. I swear…" she cried against the crooked of his neck. Her messy hair covered his face and all Cane could see was her auburn hair, the color that had grown in him. 

Because Iris didn't see him, so he didn't say anything and only hug her close to him. He closed his eyes and breathed in her scent, as Iris kept apologizing. 

He let her talked and didn't interrupt her at all, until she finally calmed down and loosened her arms around his neck and Cane pulled her body in an arm length, so he could see her face. Her eyes were puffy and the tip of her nose and her lips were so red, as she kept crying.  2

"None of this is your fault, I am the one, who needs to apologize to you for putting you through that. That's my fault not to realize it sooner that you are in so much pain and I am really sorry." Cane wiped tears that streamed down her cheeks. 

Cane knew what Iris would face once they were in the Howling Wolf pack, Jace and Ethan had warned him, but he was still thinking Iris would be able to handle it and the member of his pack wouldn't be rude enough with her, as it turned out, he was so wrong. 

Letting Sofia to stay in the pack was one thing, Cane didn't do anything about it because it was align with his plan, but to completely disregard Iris's position as the luna was different thing. 

He recognized his flaw to put so much attention and effort to outside force, while he kind of neglected the issue related to the people close to him.

Just like how he didn't think it was necessary to increase his people comprehending by teaching them how to read and write, since he didn't see that as something necessary, because he was fine with the way they were, until Iris showed him the benefit of having his people having that ability, which made things easier. They got more information because of that too, since people thought nothing of them, thinking they were illiterate. 

"I am really sorry, Iris." Cane grabbed her hands, kissing her knuckles solemnly and rested his forehead on the back of her hands. 

He knew his flaws and the pain that caused her and he was sorry for that. 

Iris rested her forehead on the back of his head, as she sobbed softly. The feeling of relief to get him back was something she couldn't describe. She didn't know that she had been holding back so much until she felt this. 

However, the serenity inside the room was disturbed when Cane heard someone knocked on the door and Ethan's voice, talking to Jace. 

"Should we enter? She will not be able to hear the knocking on the door," Ethan said.

"It's not appropriate to enter, more so, the lycan will raise hell if we sneak inside," Jace replied. 

Slightly irritated, Cane lifted his head slowly and kissed Iris's lips before he walked toward the door and faced his beta and gamma. 

"Gosh! Lu!" Ethan was shocked when the door was suddenly opened. "Is Iris awake? Can we talk to her?"

"What do you want to talk with her?" Cane asked, his voice was slightly cold. 

Hearing the question, Ethan and Jace sighed deeply. Here we go, the lycan makes thing difficult again. 

"We need to talk to her, okay?" Ethan said with his patient was running thin. "She will be so angry if you interrupted. Can you call her?" Ethan craned his neck to see inside. 

"Shouldn't you two be in the entrance gate to greet the king and his entourage? What are you doing here?" Cane asked lightly, but his voice was firm. 

"Haven't Iris told you yet? Lu, look…" Ethan wanted to explain, but Jace had elbowed him. "What?" Ethan was irritated, yet Jace ignored him. 

"Cane, is that you?" Jace asked hesitantly and Ethan immediately shut his mouth. 

"It's me." Cane nodded. 

There was a moment of silence after that, before Ethan burst into a laughter. He was so relief, he didn't know how to react properly. 

"Heaven! What Iris had done to bring you back!? I really want to kiss her!"

"Pardon me?" Cane's eyes turned cold. 

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