Chapter 426: BAD MOOD AND GOOD MOOD
Iris wanted to go out to get breakfast for herself and Cane, because she didn’t feel like asking anyone for a favor, but when she opened the door, she found Maria. She seemed to be standing there for who knew how long, yet she didn’t dare to knock on the door, thus she waited for either the Alpha or the Luna to come out.
Maria was startled when Iris opened the door, but she immediately dropped to her knees and lowered her head. Iris was sure, she said something, but from her standing point, how could she read her lips?
Hungry and not feeling like she wanted to start the day with someone begging her for something, Iris stepped aside and walked away from Maria. Cane was still sleeping and no one in their right minds would be daring enough to wake the Alpha up, so she didn’t need to worry about that.
However, when Iris stepped aside, Maria caught the hem of her dress, still kneeling and begging her, this time, she lifted her head to look at Iris.
"Luna, please..." Maria pleaded with her. Tears welled up in her eyes and her hair looked disheveled, it seemed she was in a lot of distress. "Kaz is already so old, his body will not be able to take the hard and cold dungeon anymore. Please, have mercy on us. The girls were so young, they had been through so much when we were still slaves. They are so afraid of the dungeon." She shook her head when she saw Iris’ eyes become so cold. "No. I am not blaming you for that. I promise, I will make sure they learn their lesson."
"Blame me? Blame me for what?" Iris stared down at Maria coldly. "Why do you even think of blaming me in the first place for something that I didn’t do? Something that I am not even responsible for?"
Maria gasped, she knew amidst her uneasiness, she had said the wrong thing. "No, no, no, that’s not what I meant, I am sorry if it came out like that."
Iris stared at the crying woman, but when she was about to feel sorry for her, she remembered all of the mistreatment she received and her heart turned numb. She felt indifferent in the face of her tears and it terrified her a little bit to realize this change within herself.
"Whether they learned their lesson or not, I am not the one who gave the punishment." Iris yanked her dress out of her grip and took a step back, so Maria couldn’t reach out to her again. "I am not your luna, so you need to stop calling me that."
Iris felt petty with her last statement, she felt like a child who was throwing a tantrum, but that was how she felt. She meant it when she told them she didn’t think of them as her own people any longer, so when they called her ’Luna’, she felt like it was a misplaced title.
After saying that, Iris walked away, leaving Maria to cry. Two guards, who had been standing aside while watching everything unfold, came to her and helped her to get on her feet. They must be telling her some consoling words, which Iris didn’t care to know.