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HE COULDN'T HIDE HIS ADMIRATION
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Too Late, Alpha — She’s a Queen Now A CROWDED BANQUET
By the time we arrived, the banquet hall was already buzzing with energy—laughter, champagne, and the hum of gossip bouncing off crystal chandeliers and polished marble floors.I stepped in wearing the ivory embroidered gown. Simple. Classic. Safe.Almost instantly, I felt it—eyes tracking my entrance. Some lingered too long, some looked away too quickly. Admiration, curiosity, judgment; it all swirled in the air around me. But I didn’t flinch. Years of being married to Darius had taught me to walk through a room like I belonged, even when I didn’t feel it.The host, Leo—a long-time friend of Rocco’s—smiled and started to greet us. But before he could say a word, a voice shouted from the entrance.The entire room shifted.Something was coming.No—someone.Whispers rippled across the crowd like electricity on water. A collective breath held. I didn’t even need to turn. My body already knew.Leo stiffened, his smile faltering. Then he gave Rocco and me a quick, awkward nod and moved past
Too Late, Alpha — She’s a Queen Now I LIKED IT, BUT IT WASN’T MY GOWN
Zoe’s fever finally broke the next morning, and I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. Once she was steady on her feet again, I headed home, exhausted but relieved.There was still one thing left to deal with—tomorrow night’s banquet.The one where I had to show up looking like I belonged. Like I hadn’t spent the last few years hiding in the shadows of someone else’s life.I left that afternoon to find a gown.The boutique was luxury-level—soft jazz playing, the kind of lighting that made everything look like it belonged in a magazine spread. Sales associates swarmed around a single gown near the center of the floor, adjusting it with a reverence usually reserved for religious artifacts.Curious, I stepped closer.“Can I help you?” one of them asked with a tight smile.I returned it politely. “Just browsing for now.”She nodded and stepped back, but the watchful look in her eyes didn’t fade.I’d been married into the Westbrook family for years, but I was never the kind of wife
Too Late, Alpha — She’s a Queen Now SUDDENLY AT GUNPOINT
Darius’s phone rang just as Lyra was finishing her orange juice. I barely glanced up, until I saw the caller ID."Baby."My chest tightened.It was ridiculous, really. I’d promised myself I was done caring. But love isn’t something you can just switch off. Especially not when it’s tangled around your ribs for years.I looked away, pretending I hadn’t seen it.Darius noticed. Of course he did. But he didn’t bother to hide it. Instead, he answered right there at the breakfast table, his voice lower, softer.“What’s wrong?” he murmured into the phone.Lyra, completely missing the tension in the air, perked up. “Is that Aunt Emma?”Darius didn’t even hesitate. “Yeah.”I didn’t flinch. I just kept stirring my coffee like it meant something. But inside, something was quite broken.Lyra opened her mouth to ask to talk to Emma—but caught herself. She remembered I didn’t like her, and guilt flickered across her face. She dropped her toast and suddenly didn’t want to eat anymore.Then Darius’s e
Too Late, Alpha — She’s a Queen Now LYRA SAYS SHE STILL WANTS MY COOKING
Logan stepped into the tearoom just as Nina and I were chatting. He froze, watching us with an expression I couldn’t quite read.He and David had always assumed I’d never truly walk away from the company—or from Darius.They thought I’d flinch the second someone like Nina came into the picture. She was bright, beautiful, and utterly disarming. The kind of woman men didn’t just notice—they remembered.But I hadn’t flinched.Not only had I welcomed Nina with a smile, but now I was teaching her how to brew Darius’s coffee.Logan looked like he’d seen a ghost.I didn’t care. I had bigger things to focus on. When Nina invited me to dinner after work, I declined politely.I had plans.I wasn’t the same woman I used to be—someone whose world revolved around Darius and Lyra.I have a new life now. And tonight, I planned to eat alone and keep working on my AI project.Just as I stepped into my car, my phone rang. Lyra’s name lit up the screen.“Mom, are you done with work?”I softened at her vo
Too Late, Alpha — She’s a Queen Now RAE ISN’T COMING HOME ANYMORE?
It was nearly one in the morning when Darius finally returned home with the others after Emma’s victory celebration.He carried Lyra, fast asleep in his arms, her little hands curled around his neck. The butler, startled by the late hour, stepped forward with concern. “Sir, is everything alright? It’s late.”Darius only grunted, brushing past him without a word.After settling Lyra into bed, he made his way to the master bedroom. The moment he flicked on the lights, he paused.The room was empty.Turning to the butler, he asked, “Rae didn’t come home tonight?”The man shook his head. “No, sir. She hasn’t been home.”Darius stilled, his expression unreadable. Rae had been disappearing more often lately. Quietly. Without explanation.He hadn’t realized how frequent it had become—how her presence, once constant and warm, had turned to nothing more than an echo in these walls.Was something going on?The next morning, Lyra woke up beaming, her energy still buzzing from the night before. Sh
Too Late, Alpha — She’s a Queen Now HE COULDN'T HIDE HIS ADMIRATION
Even Darius—stoic, unreadable Darius—couldn’t mask the awe in his eyes.From across the racetrack, I watched Lyra and Rocco leapt to their feet like two overexcited pups, screaming Emma’s name as she surged into the final stretch of the race.The crowd roared, the engines howled, and in the eye of that storm, Emma was untouchable—fearless, flawless, feral.William handed the binoculars back to me, practically vibrating. “Rae, I told you, didn’t I?! No one watches Sky race and walks away the same. You’re falling for her too, huh?”I gave a faint smile but didn’t respond.What was there to say?Bitterness crept in like poison through my bloodstream. I pulled out my phone and hovered over Darius’s name. I already knew how this would go.He’d ignore the call.Like he had a hundred times before.Still, I hit dial—maybe because I needed to confirm what I already knew. Maybe because this felt like the last time.Through the binoculars, I caught the flicker of his phone screen. He saw my name.
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