579 A DAUGHTER LIKE YOU

Iris woke up when she felt the carriage moved, her body was so weak, she was not sure how long they had done it and was amazed she could last that long. ①

"Sleep again," Cane said, as he pressed herhead against his chest, caressing her hair, while he was reading some report.

"Are we leaving?" Iris snuggled closer. Shefelt sad for leaving these people behind, but Cane had determined to not take this pack as part of his territory, since there was nothing that could benefit them in the long run.

"Yes." Iris glanced at the bright sky outthere through the window. She blinked her eyes and felt so sore, but pleased at the same time.

"Cane."

"Hm."

"Did you hear the conversation between meand Lu?" Iris asked carefully, she wanted toknow what his opinion about the information that Lu told her about Rei.

There was a low growl vibrated in his chest, which made Iris curled her body and nuzzled his neck. "I did, but I don't want to talk about it." He didn't want to talk about another man when he had a peaceful time with her, why would she bring another man for a topic of discussion?

"Okay," Iris said softly. She wanted to pointit out that Cane had this similarity with Lu regarding this matter, but then she knew better not to say it out loud, just in case she would upset him again.

With that, they fell into a comfortable silence, but Iris didn't want to sleep. She still had enough strength to stay awake, which was a great progress for her health, since she used to be sick very often and usually, she would have passed out for days if something like last night and this morning happened.

"Cane."

"Hm."

"Grace said she is runninơ out of watermagic stone, so the concoction could only last for around two months." Grace had asked her to talk about this with the alpha, but only now she got the chance.

"Okay."

"What are you going to do?" Iris lifted herhead, curious. Now the king had gone, he didn't need to fulfill the agreement about having a child, but there was no alpha without an heir and it would cause another problem for the pack member someday, if Cane didn't have any child, especially when they didn't know his condition.

The blame would be put on Iris. Because if women couldn't get pregnant, it must be their fault. The error must be on them.

More importantly, what Cane felt about it? He must know how the future looked like. The king had given him a due date for having an heir, but the real due date came from the pack member.

"We can ask Lou to give us some of thewater magic stone," Iris suggested, but then she fell into a deep contemplation. "But, the Black Market is in alpha Gallot's territoryand he is currently siding with the royal and now Alan is the king and the rumor about Lou is being one of your people, I don't think we can enter the Black Market easily."

Iris tried to think of a way to get the water magic stone, but she couldn't, thus the last resort was to ask Cane what was in his mind. He was always surprised her with how brilliant the way he was thinking and Iris loved it the most about him.

"What do you think, Cane?" Iris asked, shesquirmed her body to get more comfortable position, while Cane wrapped her arms around her waist protectively. "Do you think we need to sneak into the Black Market like last time? But, alpha Gallot caught us..."

For a moment, Cane didn't say anything, he had put down the report and now gave Iris his full attention, staring at her beautiful blue eyes, they looked so lively and full with curiosity. Her lips were swollen, but Cane didn't regret it at all. He liked to see traces of him on her. He liked the smell of her scent mixed with his. He liked the way how kind her heart.Even though, he didn't agree with the way she disagreed with him, but he liked her boldness, though it was annoying and gave him a headache.

"Cane?" Iris called his name because he keptstaring at her without saying anything. Why he acted like that? Sometimes, Iris really wanted to know what was going on in that pretty head of his.

She wanted to understand the way his mind worked and how he saw her. What he thought about her...

"Cane?"

"Do you really want to have a child?" Canetraced her jawline lightly, his eyes penetrated hers with a deep meaning in his voice.

Iris knew it was not a simple question. Cane realized, his chance to have a child on his own must be close to none, especially when this treatment didn't work, but what if Iris wanted to have a child? It would be like a dagger that was stabbed in his heart, knowing he couldn't give that.

"I want it only if v ou are the father." Irisreplied.①

She tried to think of a good answer, but then honesty was more than good. She was genuine with what she said and Cane could feel it.

"If you are not the father, then I don't wantit. I am enough to know that you will always be by my side, that we will always be together."

"I can always be the father of the child youcarried." For a moment, Iris was confused, she didn't understand what he meant and frowned, until Cane explained about it a little bit. "If you really want to have a child and both of us know its impossible for me, you can have it in another way."1

Iris freaked out when she heard that. She widened her eyes in shock. "Do you want to share me with someone else?" Iris looked so hurt. "I don't want to have another man's baby, if I can't have it with you then I don't want it."

How could Cane say something like that? He got very angry when she touched his body and gave him pleasure when it wasnot him, he made her to promise him to come back to him, if Rei managed to take her away. She could even still feel his touch and how her body wanted him, but why he was talking about she was being pregnant with some else?

Iris felt so hurt, as tears started to leak from her beautiful eyes. 1

Cane took a deep breath and wiped it. "It's a pity, I really want to see a daughter that looks like you."( 1

"No, I don't want her if she doesn'tresemble you at all!" Iris gritted her teeth and swatted his hand away from her face, feeling upset.

Cane pulled her closer and Iris struggled a bit, trying to push him away, but after a few kisses on her head, she didn't move again.

"Are you really going to... share me withsomeone else?" Iris was dreading the answer, it was hard to predict the way Cane was thinking, but if he thought it was the only way, he would follow through with that.

"No, Iris. I was talking nonsense." Cane wasupset, because he felt like he was less than a man when he couldn't give an heir, but the thought Iris was being with someone else dreaded him. Maybe before they could do anything, he would have chopped off their hands if they touched what belonged to him. "I am sorry." 1

Iris sighed in relief, at the very least, she trusted his words.

There was another silence that befell upon them, as their carriage moved in steady pace and occasionally Iris would see Lil Thing, running around between the warriors and beasts. It seemed, the creature was bored to stay in its cage, its fur started to grow as well.

"Do you want a daughter? I thought analpha will favor a son." Iris broke the silence.

"A son, a daughter, they are all the same. If Ihave any, I want to raise them in a better environment. But, it will be lovely, if we have a daughter that resembled you."

"Beautiful and kind?" Iris teased him, shedidn't think she was beautiful , because she was growing up hearing the opposite, butshe believed what Cane said, if he told her she was beautiful then she was beautiful. 1

Cane smiled gently when Iris lifted her head to look at him with a grin. She could flip her mood so easily.

"Yes. So, the world will know why I fell foryou."1

Cane leaned over and captured her lips, he nibbled lightly and caressed her neck. He was being careful now, because her lips were already very swollen.

On the other hand, even though Iris still felt so sore, she didn't mind to do it again, her heart felt so warm, yet there was this sadness that lingered between them, the atmosphere felt somber, knowing this conversation probably would never come true.

However, they were startled when the carriage stopped and someone knocked on the door of the carriage.

"Alpha, you need to come out for a while,you need to see this," Ethan called him to go out, from the sound of his voice, it wassomething that was very urgent, but he was a little bit flustered and confused. 1

Cane groaned, he licked Iris's lips and neck before he went out to see what was going on.