569 I WILL BE OKAY

Cane entered the bedroom, which he occupied with Iris after he retrieved his bloody cloak from the carriage. He put the cloak down on the table and approached the bed, where Iris was sleeping soundly. 1

Cane didn't say anything when he heard what Aliana said. He stared at Iris's sleeping face, there was a crease between her brows, it seemed, his action really bothered her.

"Leave the cloak, Aliana," Cane said sternlywhen he saw from the corner of his eyes Aliana was about to take the cloak away because she saw the bloodstain on it. 1

"But, this is dirty and I..."

"Leave it be."

Aliana didn't argue more about it and simply left the bedroom.

"Iris," Cane called her name softly, onceAliana had left him alone with his mate.

He didn't mean to make things difficult forher, but he was not in the right mind, simply there were so many he needed to think through and Iris's presence hindered him from seeing thing objectively.

For example, was his sudden decision to stay for another three more days here.

They should have left this pack and not looking back, but the fact they were still here, it meant what Iris said earlier affected him deeper than he wanted. To see her so upset bothered him.

It might be a bad decision to take, but to know Iris would be glad to hear they were going to stay, was enough to offset for him. This was why, he couldn't care too deep... this affected his decision and right now, he needed to focus. 1

"Don't dislike me, Iris." Cane smoothenedthe crease between her brows. "I have warned you before." 1

Cane had indeed warned her that they would face a situation like this, where she would dislike his decision, but to hear it out loud from her, affected him more than he expected.The alpha leaned over and pressed his lips against hers gently, he lingered for a while before he stood up, took the bloody cloak and left the room, outside there were Eron, Kian and Asher.

"Call Aliana again and told her to sleepinside," Cane ordered one of them. He was not going to sleep tonight, because there was another important matter that he had to take care of and this couldn't be delayed.

This was one of the reasons why his mood was so bleak. Cane looked even more fearso me right now, as if his whole figure was shrouded by dark cloud. He looked so dominant and scary. None of them dare to make a small mistake in his presence whenever he was like this.

Not even the gamma...

"Cane, Haco is sleeping. I think you need tolet him rest after what happened this afternoon," The ga mma said when he was told to call Haco, but he immediately changed his tune once he saw the look on Cane's face. "Right away. I will drag him outof the bed." 1

With that, Ethan immediately rushed to get the sorcerer without trying to help Haco again. He needed to help himself first, right?

Iris had challenged the alpha's order this afternoon in front of so many eyes and Ethan wouldn't be so lucky to be left unscathed like the luna...

It took a while for Ethan to bring Haco to Cane, as the alpha was waiting in the garden, under the pale moonlight, he was sitting on the bench, closing his eyes with his arms folded in front of his chest.

"You can leave."

Cane opened his eyes when he smelled Ethan and Haco's scent, as they came closer to him. He hoped the sorcerer was sane enough to hold a conversation with him, at least, until their business was done.

"Yes, alpha," Ethan said politely, as heretreated after he helped Haco to sit down on the same bench like Cane. He felt so bad to wake him up, especially when he lookedso exhausted. He looked so old, as if he had grown older for a few decades by only a few weeks. Did all the magic user like that? Ethan was not sure with the answer.

"What do you want?" Haco asked, heyawned sleepily and tightened the cloak around his body, he felt so cold, even though tonight was rather warm.

"I want to you to make it quick." Canehanded over the bloody cloak in his hand and then two magic stones to Haco. 2

The sorcerer narrowed his eyes, he looked a little bit alerted with Cane's request, despite the order was not saying out loud, but he knew what kind of thing that this alpha wanted to be done.

"Whose blood is that?" Haco hated whenCane tricked him just like how he had cursed princess Osana without him knowing it. "One of the royal family again?"

"No."

"Will you tell me whose blood is that?" ①

"No."

"Damn it, Cane. If you want me to endsomeone else's life, shouldn't I be informed about who it would be?" Haco returned to his old, grumpy self, which something Cane wished for, because this conversation would be hard if he was not in his right mind.

"Just do it, Haco and do it quickly, so thatperson will not feel any pain."

Haco narrowed his eyes, his brain worked harder this time. "Is this someone close to you? Someone you cared for?" Cane didn't answer the question, but his silence was enough for Haco to know. "Think about this again, don't find yourself regretting this decision later."

"Whatever decision I will take, I will regretit because I can't find a better way."( 1

He was going to regret it if he went through with his decision right now, but he would regret it if things escalated to the direction, he feared the most.

When part of your plant was rotten, you cut that part, so it wouldn't affect the other part and caused the death of the said plant. That was what Cane doing right now. 2The part of the plant was too rotten to be saved. The plant might not realize it that it was dying, since the rotten part would spread to the other part of the plan gradually, which eventually became the cause of the death of the plant. That part was too rotten to be saved and Cane needed to cut it off, before it affected the other part.

"Make sure it is a quick and a clean death."

Haco sighed deeply. "I can't understand you, Cane, but then you don't need to explain things to me, because I will forget about it anyway."

"How it feels to forget about everything,Haco?" Cane asked, somehow, he looked genuinely curios, as if he really wanted to know how it felt not to have all of these troubles.

"Well... it's a nice feeling, you only careabout things that you love."

"Thing that I love..." Cane repeated itquietly, as he stared at the dark sky, the moon was covered by the cloud and the night was so serene. "I wonder what I willremember, if I really forgot everything..." 1

Haco stared at the bloody cloak and then at Cane. "Are you, okay?" 1

"Hm." Cane nodded. "I will be okay, but nottoday."