324: SHE MISSED HIM ALREADY

SHE MISSED HIM ALREADY

It Hanna to see how Will didn't want to look at her at all. She felt so hurt and really wanted to have a conversation with him, but she knew it wouldn't be a good idea. 2

Therefore, she chose not to approach him. Probably, he needed more time with himself to sort out whatever feeling he had. She had been asking about what happened to Will, but no one knew.

Iris even had tried to bring this topic with the alpha, but Cane shut down the question, leaving no room for discussion and only said; he will come around, just give him time.

With that, what Hanna could do was waiting for him.

"Stay in the orphanage." Cane kissed Iris's cheek when he said that. The onlookers would say it was a sweet gesture, but the alpha was actually telling her a few important things. "Keep it with you."

Iris nodded. She kept the dagger close to her and she would always bring it with her when Cane went to the other cities, which was a little bit far from the capital city, it would take him more than a week to return.

However, what made Iris dumbstruck was the fact Cane managed to drag prince Kellan along with him. She was not sure what Cane said to the prince, but when she saw him from afar, she could see how reluctant the prince to follow this small entourage, since this was not convenience for his condition to travel far and because of that as well, he couldn't bring the two girls with him, as they were left in his palace.

"What did you tell him?" Iris asked in small voice, Cane almost missed the question. They were still very close, her lips were literally in his ear.

Cane only straightened himself and brushed her bangs, as he kissed her cheek one more time before he mounted his horse, ready to leave when he spotted prince Kellan was about to walk toward them and greet his mate.

Seeing this, the prince signaled his warrior to carry him inside a spacious carriage and they were ready to depart.

Iris stood there for a long time, until she couldn't see the last warrior, so did Hanna, she waited for Will to at least turn around or glance her way, yet he didn't do either of that. He looked like he was in deep thought and the look of his back was so lonely.

"Miss, let's go inside." Hanna nudged Iris, her heart constricted to see how Will ignored her.

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Time passed and it has been five days since Cane left and Iris had been staying in the orphanage, teaching the children above the age of seven how to read and write, so they could teach the other younger children when Iris was not there.

However, Iris put special attention on Joyce, she wanted her to be able to read and write as soon as possible.

Actually, Iris wanted to take the children in the prince Kellan's palace, but without the prince was there, no one was allowed to enter his residence and she didn't want to make them suspicious of her, thus she let go and thought; since prince Kellan was not there, they would be fine too.

"Missy, look at this lizard, don't you think the color had turned so red?" Hanna caressed the little lizard's head that was not so little anymore.

"Hm?" Iris paid close attention to this little creature, which now the size of her palm. Cane had told her not to show it to anyone else, thus she didn't take it out of the room and now she spent most of her time in the orphanage, she brought this lizard with her as well.

Right now, the color of this lizard was almost the same like the color of the fire on the fireplace, if this creature stood next to the fire, it would take a second look for them to notice it.

The weather had become warm, but Iris still needed the fireplace to warm her more, because it was still too cold for her without it.

"There is silver strip on its front legs." Iris traced the silver strip on the lizard with her finger, while Hanna fed it.

In these five days, Iris had been very busy with teaching the children and from what she knew from Hanna, people started talking about her in a good light, which made Iris was very happy, because she knew this was Cane's intention to win the people's heart, thus knowing she could help him, she felt elated.

Iris was happy with what she was doing and more so because people appreciated her effort, but no matter how busy she was, her mind would slip to him again and again. She missed him.

Some time, Iris would be in deep thought, thinking whether Cane felt the same like her or not. The mate bond between them completely threw her off guard, since Iris didn't think she could miss Cane this much.

And every night, she would have troubled to sleep. Her nightmares lurked from the corner of her mind and she would wake up in the middle of the night to find herself was alone.

"No, you read this as 'danger'," Iris said, correcting Joyce. The little girl was very enthusiastic to learn, she was a fast learner and after six days Iris was here, she was already able to write and read, though she would stumble when she found difficult words, but overall, she was a bright little girl. "Okay, I think it's enough for today."

Iris caressed Joyce's head and sent her off to play with the other children, after her private lesson with her. Iris's reason was; because Joyce would enter the palace and that place was so huge, thus they could exchange letter. It didn't make sense, but no one would question her.

"Do you want to learn how to read too?" Iris asked Trion, who had been paying attention to her and Joyce. Some time, she would catch him flipping through the book, trying to figure out what the words there.

"No. There is no need for me to learn," Trion said, the tip of his ears turned red when he was caught staring at the book.

"Why not?"

"I am not a spy, my position also not very important to learn how to read and write."

"I don't think so," Iris said, she wanted to help Cane in a way she could, and helping his men would help him too, right? "How many warriors are illiterate?"

Trion frowned, but he counted the people he knew the same lowborn like him. "Here, there are seven of them."

Because there were eight warriors that was placed in the orphanage, it meant only one of them, who could read and write.

"Avid can read, because his father was a personal guard for the alpha and he received a little bit education."

Iris remembered Avid. He was not around her so much, but she still remembered what happened to his family and how he apologized to her in the inn for how he treated her in the tent.

"Why don't you call them all here?"

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