All Chapters of Too Late, Alpha: The Mate He Never Wanted: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Iris’s POV“That was a very stupid thing to do.”The deep, flat voice startled me.I turned, blinking as I stared at the figure standing in the corner of the room.Lucas.I had even forgotten that he was standing there until he spoke. He was standing by the door, military pose as always.His arms were crossed, his expression was blank, and his eyes were cold.For a second, I was too stunned to reply. Then my lips parted, and the words tumbled out before I could stop myself.“Oh, you’re talking to me now?” My voice was filled with disbelief and sarcasm. “What a shock. I was beginning to think you had taken some kind of vow of silence against me. Or maybe you just enjoy glaring coldly at me like some judgey statue.”Lucas didn’t react. His expression didn’t change. It was still that annoying look of indifference.I narrowed my eyes at him. “So that’s it? You drop one line of how stupid I am, and you go back to silence.” I huffed. “I’ve seen furniture with more personality than you, Luca

Iris’s POVLater that evening, I was still moody in my room. My brain wouldn’t stop circling around the same scary image of Lucas’s cold, sharp eyes drilling into me while I stumbled around the training grounds like an idiot.I was trying to distract myself with Evie's colouring book.“Iris!”The door burst open without the person knocking.“Ta-da!” Jasmine announced as she stepped inside like she was making a grand entrance.I nearly jumped. “Can’t you knock?!”She strolled inside, completely ignoring my glare. “Relax. It’s just me.”“Just you?” I scoffed. “Jasmine, knocking is for everyone.”She shrugged nonchalantly as she plopped herself on my bed with a wide grin on her face. She wasn’t limping. She wasn’t bruised. She looked perfectly fine.I couldn't help but stare at her in surprise. There was no single trace of remorse on her face. “Wait a second. You’re alive?”Jasmine blinked innocently. “Well, yeah. Obviously.”I tilted my head. “So… Rowan didn’t maim you? Or kill you? Or

Iris’s POVSomething inside me snapped.Before my brain had time to stop me, I lunged forward and swung my fist at Lucas’s face.It was sloppy. It was reckless. And it was probably one of the dumbest things I had ever done.The moment my knuckles slammed against the solid wall of his jaw, it felt like I had just punched a block of stone or worse.“OWWWW!” I yelped, stumbling back and clutching my hand like my fingers had just exploded. Pain shot up my arm mercilessly. My knees nearly buckled as I held my throbbing fist against my chest. “Oh fu—ow, ow, ow, ow!”I hopped in place like an idiot, cradling my hand and cursing under my breath. It honestly felt like my knuckles had shattered. My face burned from the sheer humiliation that I had just punched Lucas and hurt myself more than him.‘Oh my goodness, I just signed my death warrant, he’s going to kill me.’ I thought to myself.Lucas didn’t even flinch. He didn’t stumble. He didn’t move. He just stood there like a statue, staring at m

Iris’s POVI narrowed my eyes at Rowan, chewing the inside of my cheek. I still felt suspicious because something about this felt too easy.“I don’t believe you,” I muttered, crossing my arms over my chest. “This could just be a plan between you and Lucas to test me. You say I can switch instructors, I relax, and then, I’m stuck with him every morning until he kills me.”Rowan’s lips twitched again, and amusement flashed across his face. He tilted his head as if I had just told him a very funny joke.“As much as that idea sounds fun for me to do,” he drawled, “it is not what's going on here. You can choose that Lucas won’t train you. I don’t play games with something as important as this.”I squinted at him. His tone was calm, and his face was composed. But Rowan always looked composed. I couldn’t tell if he was being serious or if he just wanted me to think he was serious.I released a sigh as I leaned on the wall. “As tempting as it is to be done with Lucas and all his barking order

Iris’s POVChloe stood with her arms crossed, sneering at me. Behind her, two girls stood like bodyguards. Both of them were dressed almost similar, with smug expressions on their faces. They looked like duplicates of Chloe.I tightened my grip on the box of boots. My chest sank. Of all the people I could’ve run into today.“Some things,” Chloe said with venom dripping from her words, glancing at the box in my hands, “are too fine for strays.”The words cut through me more than I expected, but I forced my expression to stay neutral. Don’t react. Don’t give her the satisfaction.I glanced around. Our confrontation was getting noticed. A few pack members were pausing. They glanced at Chloe and her followers, then at me. I didn’t need this attention. Especially after the Lucas incident earlier. Jasmine was supposed to meet me here after she was done from another store close by.Shane was behind me. He immediately stepped forward, trying to intervene, and I was about to relax. Thank goodn