Semua Bab Too Late, Alpha: The Mate He Never Wanted : Bab 51 - Bab 60

Iris’s POVJasmine’s head snapped toward me, her face full of confusion and a little hurt. “What?” she asked, her voice was softer than Rowan’s. “You’re leaving?”I couldn’t bring myself to answer. My eyes dropped instantly to my fidgeting fingers as I began wishing I could disappear.Rowan glanced around the room with a clenched jaw. “Everyone out.”“But—” Jasmine began.“Out.” His voice left no room for argument. It wasn’t a request. It was an Alpha’s command.Even though she clearly wanted to, Jasmine didn’t argue. She scowled as she got up from the bed. She gave me a questioning look, then she walked out, brushing past her brother, grumbling.Lucas moved next, his cold eyes glanced at me for a second. Then, without saying a word, he followed Jasmine out and shut the door behind him.A suffocating, tense silence fell on the room.I kept my eyes fixed on my fingers, refusing to look at Rowan, even though I could feel Rowan staring at me.Finally, his footsteps moved closer until he w

Iris’s POVJasmine pushed the door open, then she paused. “We’ll take the long way,” she whispered.I nodded, tightening my grip on my bag strap. My heart was still racing, but I forced myself to follow her as she turned back toward the hallway.We didn’t follow the staircase as I expected. Instead, Jasmine led me through empty and quiet corridors of the packhouse. She walked confidently like she already knew every corner. I followed close behind, my heart pounding in my throat.The packhouse was far bigger than I had expected, and it was larger than anywhere I had seen before. The walls were beautiful, and were decorated with picture frames of different sizes and the pack's crests.Normally, I might have admired it, but tonight I just wanted to leave unnoticed.“Stay close,” Jasmine murmured.We followed another empty hallway, and I tried to keep up with Jasmine's fast paced. At the end of the hallway, I could hear faint laughter and voices. I froze, but Jasmine didn’t slow down. Sh

Iris’s POVThe moment we passed the guards and I couldn’t feel their eyes on my back, I finally released the breath I had been holding. My heart was still pounding as we walked even further away.Jasmine walked with me till she reached the edge. I could see the worry written all over her face. When she finally stopped, I stopped too.“This is as far as I can take you,” she whispered. Her voice was steady, but her eyes were flooded with several emotions. I could see fear, worry, regret, but there was another emotion that I couldn’t quite read. Jasmine was holding back something. I shook my head. I was probably just seeing things.I nodded. “I’ll be fine,” I said, but the words sounded unconvincing, even to me.Jasmine reached for my hand briefly, squeezing it. “I mean it, Iris. Be careful.”I forced a smile. “I’ll try my best.”Her lips parted like she wanted to say something else, but she stopped herself. She simply gave me one last nod before turning back toward the packhouse. I stoo

Iris’s POVHowever, I wasn’t fully unconscious. I could hear snarls, snapping jaws and the sound of paws hitting the ground. It was like my mind and body was in some sort of fear paralysis, refusing to wake.Through my foggy mind, I caught a glimpse of gold eyes that glowed so bright. I watched half-conscious as a massive black wolf slammed into one of the rogues with brutal force. The rogue yelped before the large wolf’s teeth clamped down on its neck, ending its life instantly.Flashes of the fight blurred in and out my vision. The black wolf was fast, and brutal, it was nothing like the rogues. His growls were menacing and chilling, and his movements were so fluid like he was in a dance. One by one, the rogues fell. I wanted to focus, but my head spun and my body wouldn’t move. Everything felt far away, like I was inside water.The next time I opened my eyes, the black wolf was standing over the last rogue. With one swift swipe, he tore it down. Then there was a heavy silence, a h

Iris’s POVI froze, and my breath hitched as I found myself leaning too.We got closer.Closer.Rowan’s eyes stayed locked on mine. My heart pounded so hard I was sure he could hear it. My lips parted, and it got hard to breathe for a minute. He leaned closer, he glanced down at my lips once more for a second, before looking back up at me.Every muscle in my body wanted me to close the gap. But panic rushed in. I shouldn’t be doing this. I had sworn to myself that I wasn’t going to entertain things like this again. I was not that girl anymore.Besides, this was Rowan Bane. The ruthless Alpha everyone feared. Even Jasmine, his sister, had warned me about him.And here I was, about to kiss him.No. Absolutely not.Before his lips could meet mine, the words burst out of me quickly and awkwardly.“Can you—can you teach me how to defend myself?”Rowan blinked, looking confused. For a second, his face was so close I could still feel the warmth of his breath against my cheek. I could still l