368: ANOTHER SIDE OF IRIS (2)

ANOTHER SIDE OF IRIS (2)

Redmond was stunned to see how Cane took the dagger calmly. As a warrior, he knew the alpha could avoid to get stabbed, but he didn't dodge it. Hell! He didn't even try. He used such an extreme way to get the dagger off Iris's hand. 

Once Cane could pry Iris's hand away from the handle, he put some distance between them, to make sure she wouldn't be able to snatch it again, only then Cane pulled out the dagger and threw it away, as another fresh blood burst out from his wound. 

The way Cane took out the dagger recklessly, only aggravated the wound. After all what happened to the alpha, Redmond shouldn't be surprise how well he endured the pain, but he still did.

Redmond was stupefied, until Jace elbowed him to get his attention. 

"Where is alpha Gill?" Jace asked. He used this reason to give some space for Cane and Iris. He didn't need to know how the alpha would take control of the situation, as he knew he wouldn't handle it poorly. "Come and see him first."

And without waiting for Redmond's answer, the beta immediately dragged him away and closed the door behind him. 

Inside the room, once it was only the two of them, Cane stared into Iris's eyes deeply and then took off his cloak, so he could cover her body. 

Yet, Iris didn't even care about her current state, as she slapped Cane so hard, her nails grazed his cheek. Blood streamed down from his cheek. Even so, Cane didn't do anything, neither he looked angry at his mate. 

"Iris, it's me." Cane didn't make any move, since he didn't want to upset her further. It seemed, her mind was elsewhere. She saw everything as a danger and she had to protect herself. It almost like an instinct and all Cane could do was to pull her back to the reality. 

However, it was not an easy task to be accomplished. 

"Iris." Cane make sure Iris could read his lips, but it was a futile attempt when she had shut down mentally. 

Another slap landed on Cane's cheek, but this time, he caught her hand and held it firmly, but Iris used her other hand to slap him again and Cane did the same. 

He could dodge those slaps, yet he didn't do it, same like when he accepted she stabbed him with the dagger. Some part of him had this thought that he deserved the pain. 

If Iris was in her right mind and she wanted to hit him, he would accept it. He would let her to do whatever with him. 

Iris might think he had forgotten about what he had done to her, whether when he deflowered her cruelly or when they were in the library, or how he had mistreated her all this time, whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally. No. He didn't forget a single thing of what he had done to her. He remembered everything. 

Every. Single. Thing. 

She didn't deserve that. She didn't deserve him. She deserved someone better. For all she had done for his pack, whether it was when they were in the slavery or after that, even if Cane had to give his life to repay her, the debt would be left unpaid…

He apologized to him once when he learned about what prince Kellan had done to her, but he knew, such lame apology, didn't even touch the surface of it. 

"Arrgh!!!" Iris screamed, she thrashed her body violently and tried to free herself from Cane's grip, but he held her too tight and it was impossible for her to breakfree with her own strength. "AARGGH!!!"

Iris let out a shrill scream that could be heard to the next room, where Redmond looked worried, but Jace convinced him to stay and let the alpha handled the situation. 

"Iris," Cane called her name again, but Iris became more hysterical. She tried to kick him this time, her blue eyes looked so wild, like a hurt animal. "Iris." Cane squeezed her hand to get her attention, but she refused to look at him. 

She didn't recognize him and that thought dreaded him somehow. 

Would it be only a temporary, or she would end up this way… just like Venna. 

"Iris, please, comeback to me." Cane's voice was like a whisper. He knew she wouldn't be able to hear him, but he still said it solemnly, as if it was a pray. "Comeback to me."

And this time, Iris bit him so hard on his left wrist, since she couldn't free both of her hands from his grip. Still, Cane didn't budge. He let her to vent out her feeling, if this could ease her pain. 

It was alpha Gill, who had caused her like this, but in some way, Cane treated this as a punishment for himself, for him to ease his guilt. 

The wound on his shoulder had not yet stopped bleeding because Iris used silver dagger to stab him and this would need longer time to be healed completely, but the scratches on his cheek had disappeared, leaving trails of blood on his skin. 

Iris cried, as she bit down his wrist so hard, her teeth pierced through his flesh, which made her was able to taste the metallic in her tongue. 

Cane loosened his grip on her hand when she stopped thrashing her body and then released her when she stopped biting him. Iris blinked her eyes, as tears streamed down her face. Her whole body was trembling. She stared at Cane, but it was not sure, whether she looked at him or not. Her gaze looked so distance. 

Cane took his cloak and draped it on her shoulder carefully, so she wouldn't be alerted by their closeness. He moved carefully with her when he saw she didn't retaliate with his approach. 

He tried to wipe off blood from her cheeks and chest, but some blood had dried on her skin and hair.  0

Meanwhile, Iris flinched with his every touch, but she didn't shy away from him. She stared at her hands in silence for a long time and Cane didn't want to interrupt her thought, as he stayed there with her without saying anything. 

And after a long silence, Iris lifted her head to look at him and then showed her hand that still covered with blood, as she spoke in small voice. 

"Blood," she said. 

"We need to clean you up to get rid of the blood. Let's go back to our room, okay?" Cane spoke in coaxing tone, as he tightened his cloak around her body. 

Iris stared at him for some time before she nodded. 

Seeing the consent she gave her, Cane gathered her in his arms and carried her out of that bloody room with her body wrapped tightly with his cloak. Iris buried her face against the crook of his shoulder. 

She had stopped crying, but there was something inside of her had shifted. Something had died inside of her. 

Iris opened her eyes, as Cane walked away, she stared at the room, where alpha Gill had assaulted her, coldly and then spoke languidly. "My dagger…"

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