169: I WANT YOU TO MEET MY FAMILY

I WANT YOU TO MEET MY FAMILY

This was probably the first time for Hanna to enter a warrior's bedroom and Will's was very orderly. Everything was neat and clean, even though there were not a lot of things inside this small room, it still portrayed his simplicity perfectly.

"I don't know if you'll like it, but I think it will look good on you." Will held out a necklace which had a small blooming flower as its pendant and dropped it in her hand in such a way that made it look like it was not any special gesture. 

Meanwhile, seeing how nervous the man was, Hanna couldn't help but want to tease him. "Will you put it on me?" She handed the necklace back to him and then turned around. She pulled her hair to the side and showed her neck and shoulder to him.

The necklace slipped from his hand and fell to the floor with a soft clink, which snapped him back to his senses.

"Sure, I will." Will bent down his body and picked the necklace up, his hands were shaking a bit when he tried to clasp it. His face looked very serious, as if he was solving a difficult riddle.

It took him a full four minutes, before he could secure the necklace around her slender neck.

"Okay, it's done." Will's voice was a little bit raspy and he cleared his throat when Hanna turned around and showed the necklace to him.

"Does it look good on me?" Hanna asked, her voice was soft and small.

"Perfect."

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Iris had never been in this part of the pack before, but after walking for so long, she felt her feet hurt so badly, especially when they had to climb the hill. They actually took a mountain path. She was not sure where Cane wanted to take her.

They were out of the fortress, which meant they were out of the protection of the pack.

There was even some point where Iris entertained the thought that Cane would kill her when it was only the two of them, out of people's sight, but then, he didn't need to come all the way here if he really wanted to do that. 

Or perhaps, he simply wanted to take a walk, since that was what he said to her earlier. Only after they reached their destination did Iris know where he took her.

It was the Howling Wolf pack's family tomb, where all the dead members of the pack were buried.

"The pack house and the fortress were built solely on the purpose of protecting the people from the attacks and monsters, while this place was built outside of the fortress so that the warriors wouldn't have to worry about protecting it even if we are under attack. So, it wouldn't be another spot that needed to be protected."

Cane answered Iris' question when she asked why the tomb was placed out of the pack house. He was quite generous with his explanation, as he talked a little bit long. It seemed, his mood was not that bad.

"If it was built inside the fortress, in case of an emergency situation, they will try to protect this place too, even if they were told not to."

That made sense to Iris, because no matter what, even if it was only the remains of the dead bodies of the people that they knew, buried deep in the ground, there would always be a sentiment there.

Even so, a pack tomb was not something that could be built anywhere and abandoned, therefore, it was built closest to Goffa mountain, the mountain that stretched across the two packs, which was also a strategic point for a battle.

"Cold?" Cane asked when he noticed Iris was 'unusually' quiet.

"Not really."

Despite her answer, Cane took off his cloak and draped it around her shoulders. It was too big and too long for her, until the hem of it swept the ground with every small movement of her. It almost looked like his cloak buried her.

Cane frowned, but said nothing, as he strode ahead.

Meanwhile, Iris was thankful for the cloak, now she felt warm, only… this cloak was really heavy… She wriggled her way to follow Cane.

Cold wind buffeted Iris' hair, as her hair started coming off from her braid. She walked right behind Cane to take shelter, because his tall and broad back could shield her from the wind.

"Alpha, Luna," a young warrior greeted both of them in front of a building that resembled a small chapel. "I have been informed that you will come tonight." He handed two small pouches to Cane.

Iris observed her surroundings, her eyes widened and the first thing that she noticed was a sturdy stone tower.

Cane handed one pouch to Iris, which she realized was filled with silver coins. Why would she need these coins when they were here to visit a tomb?

She thought she would figure it out later, thus she didn't need to ask.

Cane led the way and entered the small chapel first and Iris followed behind him, while the young warrior stayed in his place, it seemed, he wouldn't come with them.0

Once they were inside the chapel, she could see nothing but a huge set of stairs that was leading to the underground.

"It is down there?" Iris stared down the stairs and felt uncomfortable because it was dark. She hated darkness. She felt like it suffocated her.

Cane didn't answer her, instead, he lit up the torch and then lit up another torch that was close to the stairs. The light illuminated every dark corner of this place and made it more bearable for her.

"Why are we here?" Iris asked, she followed Cane closely, walking down the stairs, as he lit up all the torches along the way, until it was so bright here. This place was like an underground cave.

They first headed to the outermost chamber, where there were five stone coffins encased within a rock altar. The carved stone slabs on each had inscriptions on them.

"I want you to meet with my family," Cane said. His voice was solemn.

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