Lahat ng Kabanata ng Too Late, Alpha: The Mate He Never Wanted: Kabanata 131 - Kabanata 140

Iris's POVI blocked Eric's punch and retaliated with one of my own, catching him in the jaw. His head snapped to the side.“That's for every time you called me a liar,” I said through gritted teeth.He steadied himself and came back at me. We exchanged blows. Some landed, and some were blocked. My knuckles throbbed, and my ribs ached where he had gotten a solid hit.But I didn't stop.Every punch carried years of pain. Years of being blamed for something that wasn't my fault. Years of watching my daughter suffer because he refused to believe me.“Iris,” Eric said, breathing hard. “Wait—”I didn't wait. I came at him with more strikes, driving him backward. He was on the defensive now, barely keeping up.One of my kicks connected with his side and he grunted in pain.“That's for Evie,” I whispered.Something in my voice must have gotten through to him because he stopped retreating. Instead, he dropped his guard completely.“I know,” he said quietly. “I know.”I froze with my fist pull

Iris's POVThe next day, Eric was already waiting for me at the training area.Judging from the scowl on Lucas’s face, he was not pleased with this at all.I approached slowly, my muscles were still sore from yesterday. Eric stood by the side in his training clothes, looking very eager.“What are you doing here?” I asked.He shrugged with a sheepish smile on his face. “Our sparring yesterday made me realize that my skills were a little rusty. So I decided to join you for training. If that’s alright.”I turned to Lucas. “Do you mind?”He just rolled his eyes in response, and his jaw tightened. He clearly minded very much, but wasn’t going to argue with me. “Fine. But no sparring today.”“That’s fine,” I said quickly.Lucas moved to the center of the training field. “We’re working on some complex and defensive techniques today.”I took my position, and Eric moved to stand beside me, copying my stance.Lucas began demonstrating the first technique. I watched carefully, paying attention t

Iris's POVToday was the last day of Eric’s one week at the Bloon Moon Pack. I had already made my decision.Jasmine had a deep scowl on her face as she helped me pack my things. She kept murmuring under her breath, complaining while I pretended not to hear. Shane stood in the corner with his arms crossed over his chest, and a look of complete displeasure on his face. His jaw was clenched in a way that told me he was holding back from saying something he really wanted to.I folded another shirt and placed it in my bag, trying to ignore their obvious disapproval.Finally, Jasmine broke the silence. “I know we said we would support whatever decision you made, but we all know that's bullshit, especially as you're making such a stupid decision.” She threw a dress into my bag harder than necessary. “But really? Eric? Of all people?”I rolled my eyes. “For the last time, Jasmine, I'm not getting back with Eric. He’s just my ticket to leave this pack safely since Rowan has refused to let me

Iris’s POVThe next morning, I woke up with Rowan’s words still echoing in my head.“We’ll see.”What the hell did he mean by that? Was he planning another lockdown?I pushed the thoughts aside and got dressed in my workout clothes. Since I was leaving today, I wanted one last training session with Lucas. I needed to tell him myself that I was leaving.Eric wasn’t at the training grounds that morning, which was fine with me. He was probably preparing for our departure in a few hours anyway.Lucas was there, he was rearranging the dummies. When he saw me approach, he lifted an eyebrow, looking genuinely surprised.I smiled at him. “Don’t look so surprised. You didn’t think I would just leave without saying anything to my favorite trainer, did you?”He gave me a deadpan look. “I am your only trainer.”I grinned. “Exactly. Which makes you my favorite by default.” I paused. “I’m going to miss you, Lucas.”He rolled his eyes. “I won’t. I no longer have to deal with training someone who can

Iris’s POV“What time?” I asked.Asher checked his watch. “In two hours. It's roughly around the same time you were planning to leave, so after the meeting, you’ll head out.”I nodded. “Alright. Let me go shower and change then.”Eric smiled in response. “Sounds good. See you soon.”Jeremy gave me a weird look that reminded me of his earlier statement. “That’s not what Eric told me.”There was something in his expression that made my stomach twist uncomfortably, but before I could ask what he meant, Shane and Asher were already moving to escort me back.They both glared at Eric before turning away, their expressions were very cold and unwelcoming.I walked back with Shane and Asher, my mind racing.“You two really don’t like him, do you?” I said.Shane snorted. “Is it that obvious?”“Very,” I said dryly.Asher shrugged. “Can you blame us? The man let your daughter die.”“And he's taking you away from us,” Shane added.I didn’t have a response to that.When we reached my room, they bot