Chapter 69: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SHOW ME?
The last time Iris saw Redmond was a week before the Blue Moon pack lost the battle against the Howling Wolf pack led by Cane.
Redmond had told her father that they needed to evacuate and ask for more help from the king, but her father was too arrogant to listen to him. He didn’t actually think a former slave like Cane could gather so much power within half a year to take down his pack.
But then, reality hit him hard as he turned out to be hopelessly wrong while his arrogance only made him pay a huge price.
Iris tried to think of a reason for Redmond wanting to pledge his loyalty to her when they didn’t even know each other so well. It would be less complicated if he bowed to Cane and acknowledged him as the new alpha.
However, from the looks of it, Iris realized this was his final and only resort to preserve the last shred of dignity he had as the leader of the warriors, as if trying to imply, even until his last, he didn’t bow down to the alpha. He was aiming to rub this in Cane’s face by actually pledging his loyalty to his mate instead.
It was actually not common for a warrior to pledge his loyalty to the luna, unless when the alpha was inept and unable to lead the pack, probably that was the message that he wanted Cane to receive.
But then, Cane couldn’t care less about that, since his goal was way bigger than minding such a petty revenge.
"Miss Iris," Redmond called her name gently, as if they had known each other for a long time. He knelt on one knee and lowered his head, offering her the utmost respectful gesture. "I am glad you are well after the huge ordeal that you have to suffer. You don’t deserve to go through that, especially after what you have done for them."
He must have heard about what those people had done to her, along with the things she did for them in the past. Though his voice sounded humble and pleasant, there was also mockery, which he directed at the alpha for not being able to tame his people.
Ethan gritted his teeth, while the four guards were having a hard time trying not to scowl at his statement. They had been feeling bad enough without his reminder.
Meanwhile, Cane and Jace said nothing, it seemed both of them shared the same personalities at one point.