REDMOND'S MEMORIES OF HER
Redmond was only fifteen years old when he saw baby Iris for the first time, alpha Gerald was vexed because he got baby girl, instead of a boy from his favorite woman, which was no other than Iris's mother. 0
He threw a month long party, which was attended by all the alphas in the south packs, except the alpha of the Howling Wolf pack. The party filled with alcohol and women. Naked women walked throughout the corridor without wearing anything.
That was the first time for Redmond to see so many women naked in his fifteen years of life also the first time he had a sex with a woman twice his age. He remembered that woman complimented his red hair before she passed out on top of him.
His first time was not really ecstatic to say the least, but after he got dressed and left that woman, he walked toward the garden, where he could see the balcony of luna Nera's chamber.
Luna Nera was not alpha Gerald's fated mate, but she chose her to be his luna because he liked her more than Masson's mother.
On the balcony, young Redmond could see a beautiful woman, holding a baby in her arms, tears streamed down her beautiful face, while she staring at her a few months old baby girl, knowing her mate was in another woman's arms right now, being pleasured by countless women, not to mention the party was so loud and this distressed the luna even more, sensing what her mother felt, the baby couldn't sleep, she kept crying for a whole night.
Redmond saw the baby in luna Nera's arms, it was Iris. Luna Nera named her Iris.
When Iris was one years old, luna Nera died and she would be taken care by an old lady, who was luna Nera's personal maidservant, who died a few years after.
When Iris was three years old, Redmond met her, playing on her own in the garden and before he realized it, he had walked toward her and sat down next to the little girl with curly hair.
He didn't do anything and only stared at the baby girl, so she wouldn't get into trouble until her nanny came.
However, seeing someone accompanied her there, Iris was trying to play with him. She was smiling and giggling, looked very innocent and pure and this made Redmond frowned.
He was on a training to be a warrior, the training was very harsh to say the least, some people would die during the training and not to mention a bullying within the rank, the competition was so fierce, thus it was so weird to see such naïve smile that the baby showed to him.
Redmond didn't smile back, because it was weird for him to smile. He had forgotten how to do it.
Yet, the baby gave him a flower that she found and tried to hug him, trying to get a comfort, since in her eyes, he looked so sad.
That was the time when Redmond bolted up and walked away from that little creature, who looked at him with teary eyes because he left. She tried to follow him, but there was no way her tiny little steps could match his.
After that, it was so rare for Redmond to see her again until the day Blue Moon pack was attacked and fell into Cane's hand. Probably, he met her only a handful times during those years, but every time he saw her, she would look so sad.
He reported her one time when he caught her giving food for the slaves, putting her into trouble with Mason and after that, he stayed away from her, since he couldn't betray the oath, he gave to the alpha and he had obligation to inform what she was doing.
And today, Iris was a luna for two packs, she didn't look as sad as before and if he could say, she was rather fierce nowadays, though he could see traces of that little girl, who gave him flower she found.
Iris would never remember that, but Redmond would never forget that seemingly insignificant moment, because at that time, he was going through a lot, his mate died a few days prior and no one sympathized with him, and the only person, who smiled warmly was that little girl.
It felt so silly if he thought about it, as he clung onto a fraction of warmth he rarely received in his entire life.
At this moment, that little girl had grown into a beautiful woman and started to see the world differently. It was a good thing, but at the same time, that sweet little girl would no longer there eventually.
Redmond walked behind Iris and Hanna with Trion, as they went to the king palace, but they met Cane on his way to fetch her.
Iris's eyes lit up and her face brightened up when she saw him and quickened her pace.
"What happened?" Iris asked in low voice, as she glanced to the people behind Cane's back, she saw lady Cyan was staring at her and a few other people did the same.
"We will go to the crown prince palace. I need you to find the black magic stone there," Cane said. He glanced at the cloak Iris was wearing and tucked strands of her hair behind her ear.
Reading that, Iris was slightly confused. Wasn't it only eight black magic stones? And she had found all of them. Was there more?
However, Iris couldn't ask that question, because there were so many people, so she nodded and Cane took her inside the carriage that would take them.
Inside, when Iris was about to ask him, Cane had closed his eyes and this made her swallowed back her question. She was sure he didn't get enough sleep last night and tonight was a new moon. He would be easily tired during this time.
Out there, the sky was so clear and the weather was slightly warm right now, but Iris liked to wear Cane's cloak. It was so comfortable.
It didn't take long before they arrived at the crown prince palace and once they got there, there were around two hundred warriors led by the warrior from the Howling Wolf pack and accompanied by the warrior from the Red Claw pack as well to comb the entire place.
With the Red Claw and Howling Wolf warrior there, they wouldn't leave anything behind, not to mention Koda joined in as well.
"Do you feel something?" Lady Cyan approached Iris, but because she didn't face her, she didn't know what she was talking about.
"Miss." Hanna nudged her so Iris could be aware of lady Cyan's presence, while Cane talked to Koda, a little bit further from them.
"My lady, I am sorry I don't realize you are here," Iris said politely, after Hanna told her what she asked. "Yes, I feel something somewhere in the second floor," she replied honestly. This feeling was even way stronger than the eight black stone she found in the East Palace.
"Really?" Lady Cyan extended her hand for Iris to take. "Why don't we go there to check on it?"
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