Chapter 44: THERE IS A CURE
Hanna was shocked to see a battered Iris walk into the bedroom in the middle of the night. She looked haggard, shaking like a leaf while her body was so cold.
Hanna immediately jumped from her bed and approached Iris. Panic and concern filled her eyes. She had been trying to find her for the past few days and get any information about her whereabouts, but the only thing that she could gather was the fact that Iris was in the alpha’s bedroom, that was why the mistress looked so agitated, as if she would throw a punch at anyone, who made even a trivial mistake.
But no one knew whether she was still alive or not.
She was thinking of going to the alpha in the morning, but now she saw her dear missy standing at the door, hugging herself and looking so miserable.
"Oh, my dear... where have you been?" Hanna immediately rushed toward Iris and hugged her close.
Once Iris felt the warmth of Hanna’s arms around her, the only person that she knew wouldn’t put her in harm’s way, she broke down into tears in an instant. She felt exhausted, she had dragged her tired body to this room in fear that Cane would change his mind and throw her to those savages regardless.
She was afraid for her life and what would happen to her. Her future was so bleak.
"Hanna... Hanna..." Iris kept crying, bawling her eyes out, until her voice turned hoarse and her throat was in pain. Her ears kept ringing because of the strangulation and she was in so much pain, physically and mentally.
"It’s okay my dear, it’s okay..." Hanna hugged her tighter to give her a sense of protection that she was not alone. She was not alone in this world and she would do whatever to keep her safe, though what she could do was very limited.
They stayed like that until past midnight and Iris had slightly calmed down, probably because she was so tired after bawling her eyes out. Though she didn’t say anything about what had happened to her, what the alpha had done to her and why he confined her for days, Hanna knew better than to ask.
"I will run a bath for you. A warm bath will help you to calm down better, okay?" Hanna said.