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Iris was so gloomy and Cane thought it was because of her monthly cycle, which caused her in a bad mood. 1

"There will be a festivity tonight in thetown. Do you want to go?" Cane asked Iris, without even taking his eyes off the report he was reading right now.

Both of them were having their lunch in the dining room along with the other member of the three packs, thus it was a little bit crowded here.

Cane prolonged his stay in this pack because he was waiting a merchant from Karam to come. Usually, the merchant would come to buy the women and monsters, a few children if they took liking on them.

However right now, Cane wanted something else to be traded, therefore, he was going to have a meeting with them. They were scheduled to arrive two weeks from now. 1

Grory and Argean showed their

dissatisfaction with how Cane wanted to change what they used to do in this pack, it could be seen clearly in their eyes and expression when the alpha said he was going to stop trading women and children with the merchant from Karam.

However, the beta and gamma didn't dare to voice out their opinion. About what Cane would trade in exchange of women and children, they were not sure because the alpha didn't explain anything to them.

If Ethan himself needed years and Iris's helping hand to make Cane explained his plan to him, definitely Argean and Grory wouldn't know anything more than necessary thing they needed to know.

"Going to the town? Tonight?" Iris's eyes litup. Cane didn't allow her to go out of the pack house and this was a stern order from him to her personal warriors, thus no one of them dared to go against him.

Even Aliana didn't dare to disobe y the alpha.

'The alpha looks so scary, he is really goingto have our head if we disobeyed this one; Eron said when Iris asked him to take her out of the pack house, because she wanted to see this pack and buy a few clothes for Joel and Zale, also Celia and Haco.

Joel showed a tremendous progress, he could shift into his beast without having problem and started his training, he was also able to read and write now, which he bragged toward Eron and Dyne, as the two of them used to tease him.

Celia was also learning how to read and write, since Iris didn't have many things to do.

Sometimes, Joel and Zale would train together with Celia and Haco as their spectators. Iris and Aliana would come to watch them as well occasionally.

"Hm. Do you want to go?" Cane put moremeat on Iris's plate, as she munched on it like a chipmunk.

"I want!" Iris looked so excited and Cane

was happy enough to see her full of spirit like this.

He had been so busy and didn't spend his time with her as often, once he realized it, his mate has been so gloomy. He didn't use to see her like that...

"Can I buy clothes for Joel, Zale and Haco?Also Celia? I saw their clothes are too small for their size and Zale also needs more clothes, he didn't bring anything from his pack and has been wearing Joel's clothes."

Cane was speechless, instead of talking of buying something for herself, it seemed, Iris was way happier when she talked what she was going to buy for the other.

However, as long as she could smile like this and he was able to see her eyes lit up with excitement, it didn't matter what the subject was.

"Okay."

"But, I don't have money," Iris saidsheepishly.

Cane couldn't help, but laughed.

"Cane, I am serious." Iris scrunched hernose because Cane laughed at her."I promise I will not spend much. I will buy them two each only."

Cane didn't realize it before because his mate had never been in the situation where she needed money, but now he realized, he had never given her any stipend or bought something for her.

"You don't need to be worried about that.You can buy anything you want." Cane caressed her cheek. He stopped laughing, as it dawned on him how he had neglected this matter, just because Iris had never asked before.

"No, I..." Iris was about to speak, but Canecut her off.

"Iris, I got fortune from the six packs, doyou really think I can't afford a few clothes for you?" Cane put a piece of meat into her mouth.

Cane didn't count the Silver River pack, because he left their fortune for them to manage, but even without that one pack,

the other six packs were wealthy enough to match the wealthiest pack in this continent.

Iris munched her meat docilely now.

Her mood was slightly improved. This would be the first time they went out together to relax after they returned from the capital city, since there were so many things that had happened since they left the palace.

Within a year, so much had changed...

Summer almost ended and it was almost fall, thus there were so many festivities within the packs and the southern packs were well known to be so lively in such occasion.

During fall, there would be monster transmigration again, but some of the monster would lay dormant, it was a perfect time to have a long journey with a low risk to be attacked by the monster, that was why the merchant from the Karam would come during that season.

It was also fall when Cane took his people back to their homeland, as it was raining during that time and they were attacked by monster, it was so unfortunate, since Cane planned their journey back to the Howling Wolf pack would be free from monsters.

Fall also marked one year when the first time Cane saw Iris. Their meeting started with so much hatred and filled with desire of vengeance. They started their relationship so wrong from all aspects. 1

"Cover your hair, Iris. It is so easy to spotyou within the crowd with your hair color,"Cane said, as he pulled up the hoodie of her cloak and tightened it around her body. The night was rather cold now and Iris started to wear more layer on her dress.

Her health had improved tremendously, but it didn't mean she was able to withstand the cold night wind.

"Okay," Iris said, as she peeked from underher hoodie.

Cane didn't want someone to be able to

spot her so easily, because she could be an easy target if something went wrong in the festival.

After that, a carriage took them to the town, but it was not an extravagan t carriage that Cane owned. It was a normal one, so they wouldn't get unnecessary attention.

Once they were there, Aliana approached Iris to walk with her, while Ethan and Cane walked behind the women closely.

"Celia, Haco, Zale and Joel are here too, butI think they went to different place from us," Aliana told Iris, as she kept her close with her. "It's so rare for the alpha to let us take a break, he usually will force us to work until we collapsed."

"Cane is not like that!" Iris protested, butwhen she saw how Aliana grinned, she realized this woman only teased her. She lowered her head, embarrassed. 1

Iris was a little bit disappointed because she thought, she would be with Cane alone, but as it turned out, she could see familiar faces among the crowd. In less than half an hour, Iris managed to spot her seven personal

warriors.

However, as the night progressed, Iris enjoyed Aliana and Ethan company, as the two of them kept bickering and competing in anything. There was no dull moment with the two of them.

"Are they always competing like this?" Irisgrimaced when she watched how Aliana challenged Ethan in drinking competition and neither of them were willing to give up.

"More or less," Cane said, as he ushered Irisaway from the crowd.

"What about them?" Iris was worried,because Ethan and Aliana were clearly drunk right now, but then she saw Asher and Kian came closer to them.

The festival was so lively, but as the night progress, there were more and more people got drunk and it began to be wild. From the brothels' balconies, there were so many women, half naked, waving their hands at the people below them, inviting men and women to come to their place.

Iris was a little bit worried if Cane took the

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initiative to enter one of the brothels, though if she was thinking about it thoroughly, there was no way the alpha would even step inside. This must be her hormone that messed up with her mind like what happened recently.

Instead of a brothel, Cane actually took Iris to a rather quiet building, which no one visited.

"I notice you have nothing to read recently,why don't buy some to kill the time?" Cane answered the unspoken question when Iris stared at him with confusion when he took her closer to this small one storey building.

Iris knew Cane was an observant, but it touched her for him to realize this trivial detail. She thought he was busy. ¹

"Night!" A middle age woman greeted them."What book do you want?" She looked socharming and warm.

Hearing her question, the first thing that crossed Iris's mind was; 'that'book, which made her blushed.