All Chapters of Too Late, Alpha: The Mate He Never Wanted: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Iris’s POVHenry stood in the doorway, his chest heaving with anger. Behind him, I could see Asher looking apologetic and helpless. He had clearly tried to stop Henry from barging in but had failed.“Henry,” Rowan said, and I could hear the tension in his voice. He was frozen in place, caught between shock and guilt.“How could you do this?” Henry demanded, stepping into the room. His voice was shaking with emotion. “How could you humiliate my daughter like that? In front of the entire pack? You made a promise, Rowan! A promise!”Rowan didn’t respond. He just stood there, his jaw clenched tight, his hands fisted at his sides.“You called off your engagement to Chloe publicly,” Henry continued, his voice rising. “Do you have any idea what that did to her? What it did to our family? She’s been crying for days! She won’t eat, she won’t sleep—she’s devastated!”Still, Rowan said nothing. The guilt was written all over his face.“I saved this pack!” Henry’s voice cracked. “When you were fa

Iris’s POVWe sat like that for a while, just holding each other. I could feel the tension slowly leaving Rowan’s body.“Do you think he’ll be okay?” I asked finally. “Henry?”“Eventually,” Rowan said. “It’ll take time. He’s hurt and disappointed. But he’s a reasonable man. Once the emotions settle, he’ll understand why I made the choices I did.”“And Chloe?”Rowan was quiet for a moment. “I don’t know. Chloe’s always been... intense. She doesn’t let things go easily. But I hope she’ll eventually move on and find happiness somewhere else.”I nodded, though I wasn’t entirely convinced. Something about the way Chloe had looked at me during our last encounter made me think she wasn’t going to let this go anytime soon.But I didn’t want to bring that up now. Not when Rowan had just gotten through a difficult conversation with Henry, and he was finally starting to relax.“Thank you,” Rowan said suddenly.I looked up at him. “For what?”“For everything.” He cupped my face gently, his thumb

Iris’s POVI laughed, sitting beside Jasmine. Shane moved to sit on the sofa, also waiting for the story.“It was last night,” I began, feeling my cheeks heat up. “After Henry left. We were talking, and I told him I loved him for the first time.”“You told him you loved him?!” Jasmine interrupted, her eyes wide. “For the first time?”“Yes,” I admitted. “And he was so happy. Then suddenly, he got down on one knee and pulled out the ring.”“What did he say?” Jasmine asked eagerly.I smiled, remembering the moment. “He said that I made him want to live again. That he didn’t ever want to lose me.”Jasmine made a cooing sound, clutching her chest dramatically. “That’s so romantic!”“It was very romantic,” I agreed softly.“And you said yes immediately?” Shane asked with a grin.“Of course I did,” I said. “How could I not?”“You’re going to be Luna!” Jasmine repeated, grabbing my hands excitedly. “This is amazing! When’s the announcement going to be made? When are you telling the pack?”I h

Iris’s POVI felt Rowan’s arms tighten around me painfully. I winced slightly, and his arms loosened slightly.“Who brought the food?” Asher demanded, looking at Shane.“An omega,” Shane said. “Young, dark hair, she looked nervous. She said Marie was sick and she was filling in.”“Get her,” Rowan growled. “Now.”“I know who she is,” Shane added. “I’ve seen her around the pack house. Her name is Beth.”“Find her,” Rowan ordered, finally releasing me but keeping one hand on my waist. “I want her in my office in five minutes. And get Marie. I want to know if she’s actually sick or if that was a lie.”Asher nodded and left quickly, pulling out his phone as he went.Lucas carefully collected samples of the poisoned food into containers he had brought with him. “I’ll take this to the pack doctor. We need to know exactly what we’re dealing with.”“Do it fast,” Rowan said.Lucas nodded and left with the samples.Once they were gone, Rowan turned back to me. His hands cupped my face, his eyes

Iris’s POVOver the next few weeks, there were no more attempts made on my life.The poisoning incident seemed to be the last, though I knew better than to believe that.Beth still refused to talk, even after days in the dungeons. Whatever Rowan had done to try to get information from her hadn’t worked.The lack of attacks made Rowan slightly less paranoid, though he still insisted on preparing all my meals himself and keeping me under constant guard. But at least now I was allowed to move around the pack house more freely, as long as Shane was with me.Training had resumed, though it was different now. Lucas was still tied up with pack business that Rowan wouldn’t discuss with me, so Shane had taken over my training completely. And because of my pregnancy, we kept things light.“Come on,” Shane called out from across the training mat. “You can do better than that.”I wiped sweat from my forehead, breathing heavily. “I’m pregnant, remember? I’m not supposed to overdo it.”“I know,” Sh