492: RETRIEVE THE BODY

RETRIEVE THE BODY

3Iris still remembered the firs time she met with Avid. He was not in a good condition, as he was one of the warriors, who fell victim for the monster attack in the Blue Moon pack before they moved to the Howling Wolf pack. 

She remembered how he cursed her out and told her how he didn't want to be touched by Gerald's daughter. 

But then, this same warrior was so adamant to come with them to the black market, he asked for the gamma to take him. 

It was still clear in Iris's mind how Avid got down on his knees and asked for her forgiveness in the the inn. How remorseful he was for yelling at her. He realized, how wrong he was to see her in such bad light when as it turned out, she had been helping them during their time in the slavery. 

It could be said, he was the first person, who approached her and asked for her forgiveness personally in such remorseful way. 

Since that day, Iris would see him every now and then, until he was part of her daily life, someone that she would meet frequently. She used to see him… 

It was also Avid, who approached her and told her how he saw her as the perfect luna for the pack, how his words brought tears to her eyes and as in a matter of fact, it only happened a few days ago. 

He was the first warrior, who gave her the comforting words she wanted to hear. Something that she desperately wanted to hear from the pack member… this warrior had grown in her without she realized it. 

But now, he came to her in his spirit and Iris knew unquestionably what had happened to him… it broke her heart like she had never been before. The feeling of lost and helpless were so strong… 

She would do anything to get him back, but deep down, she knew it was not a possible thing to do.

'I want to go home, luna… take me back home, please.'

Iris fell to the ground, she clutched her chest, she felt like her heart was bleeding right now to see Avid stood in front of her. He looked fine, but there was nothing fine about the whole situation…

She couldn't even shed tears for him, as she was having a hard time to breath. Her reaction was so strong, this was even worst than when she saw those warrior spirits less than two hours ago. 

The bond between the luna and her warrior had started to grow when it suddenly snapped…

"Iris, what happened?!" Ethan rushed toward her, but stopped himself when he saw Cane was already taking care of her. 

The lycan said nothing, he only caressed her back, he was frowning because he didn't like to see her in so much pain, yet he didn't utter a single word. 

"What happened? Did luna see something like earlier?" Eron creased his brows and Ethan approached him. 

"Explain to me what happened?" Ethan still had his eyes on Iris and Cane, but he realized he missed a lot of information here, especially when Eron explained what happened near the river. Just like the rest of them, he was stunned to learn Iris held such power overnight. What actually was going on with them before they arrived? And now Lu took over Cane's body again. Was the alpha fine?

On the other hand, Aliana listened to the conversation silently, she tried to discern the situation on her own, while staring at Iris. She was not close with this luna and only saw her a handful of time, but she knew she was a timid person and didn't talk much from what she heard… 

Therefore, Aliana was surprised when Iris suddenly stood up and gritted her teeth, her hands clenched tightly beside her body. "I need two people to come with me to retrieve Avid's body."

"I will go," Aliana said immediately, volunteered without a second thought, she wanted to know more about this young woman. Currently, she didn't appear like how she heard about her. 

"I will go too," Ethan volunteered as well.

"No, you stay with them and take Joel back to the pack." Iris didn't want them to delay and put Joel in more dangerous condition. He should see the healer as soon as possible and Ethan should be there to lead them out of the forest safely, as he was the gamma. "Oliver, you come with me."

Iris chose Oliver because he had a bigger body than the rest of the warriors.

"I can go with you, Luna," Eron said, but Iris shook her head again. 

"You can go with Dean to fetch Chrystal from the cave, take her back to the pack."

"You need more people to go with you," Ethan argued. "What if there is a monster attack?"

Iris glanced at Lu beside her. "Lu… Cane will be with me."

"Ah…" Ethan felt stupid to forget about this vicious creature, since he was worried about Iris and Cane's safety. 

"We will leave now," Iris said in more calm voice, she sighed deeply and took Cane's hand to come with her and the alpha followed his mate without any scrupulous. He couldn't care less where they were going, as long as he was with her. 

Oliver silently walked behind Cane and Iris, while Aliana caught up with him. Both of them were deep in thought, as they stared at their alpha and luna's back. 

The way Iris delegated the task to them and how she could control her emotions, didn't suit the description about her that she had heard. She didn't look timid, neither weak in her eyes. 

She had this natural instinct to lead and think fast. 

Aliana thought, Iris would cry inconsolably and they need to carry her down the mountain, but as it turned out she handled her emotions well. 

No matter what kind of power she had, she wanted to know more about her. 

However, Oliver didn't have the same thought…

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