All Chapters of Too Late, Alpha: The Mate He Never Wanted: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Iris’s POVShane furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. “I’m pretty sure that’s what Lucas has been doing… since yesterday.”“Yes,” I admitted, brushing past him as I walked toward the pack quarters, wincing at my throbbing muscles, “but I want to learn faster. I need to be able to practice and improve on my own. I can’t rely on him fully if I want to get better fast.”He froze mid-step with a frown on his face.“I… I mean, I can fight,” he said slowly with hesitation in his voice. “I know how to—” He stopped, biting the inside of his cheek. “Are you… are you sure you want me to do this? Training you… it’s not exactly a simple thing. It can be dangerous because Lucas is already pushing you hard. I—I don’t want to push you too far… or get you hurt.”I glanced at him, “I have to do this,” I said softly, “The only way I can get better fast is by practicing and trying to improve outside of Lucas’s teaching time.”He ran a hand through his hair, clenching his jaw. “I know, I get it… I just… I

Iris’s POVLucas’s eyes hardened. “No one cares how much you’re trying if there are no results because trying without results is the same as failing,” he said flatly.I clenched my fists tightly, ignoring the sharp pain that shot through my hand. His words stung because he was right. The rogues that attacked me that night hadn’t cared how hard I was trying to bring my wolf out. If Rowan hadn’t shown up, my effort wouldn’t have mattered, I would have been dead. It wouldn’t matter how much I tried if Chloe cornered me again.I looked down, swallowing hard, as my heart ached.Lucas studied me, and for a second I saw his expression shift. His jaw tightened, and his eyes flickered, like he noticed something on my face. But whatever he saw, he didn’t say anything about it.Instead, he stepped back. “Enough,” he said coldly. “That’s all for today.”I opened my mouth to protest, but I closed it. Part of me wanted to argue, to demand to keep going, but the truth was my body was shaking, and m

Iris’s POVRowan didn’t move at first. He just stood in front of me with his arms crossed, and his jaw tight, like he was preparing himself for something big.His eyes narrowed slightly, and for a moment I thought he was going to lecture me again. My stomach sank, as I braced myself for it.But instead, he took a deep breath and began stretching.I frowned, looking at him with suspicion “What are you doing?”He didn’t answer. He just took a slow step back.I furrowed my brows. “Rowan?”“Whatever happens, I want you to remain calm.” He said calmly.I frowned. “I'm sorry, what?”Suddenly, it happened.His body shifted.I gasped, my whole body jerked back in shock. I almost slipped off the rock I was sitting on.His bones cracked, his body twisted, his clothes tore as his body grew. He released a growl that sent a shiver down my spine. It happened faster than I could process, and in the space of a second, Rowan wasn’t standing in front of me anymore.In his place was a massive and terrif

Iris's POVThe restaurant Jasmine dragged us to was already filled with people when we arrived. I instantly regretted leaving my room.Just as expected, immediately we walked in, heads turned, and eyes followed me, with whispers and murmurs in the air.But it didn't bother me as much. Maybe it was because I was actually getting used to it. Or maybe the stares weren’t as much as before. Or maybe it was both.Jasmine called a waiter, then she proceeded to order enough food to feed a small army.“Don’t worry,” she said sweetly once the waiter left, grinning at me. “You’ll thank me when the food comes.”I groaned. “You’ve been saying that all morning.”“And I’m right,” she replied easily.When the food arrived, I realized that she was probably right as I stared at the pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit, and more.My stomach betrayed me with a loud growl that made Shane choke on his water as he tried not to laugh.“Shut up,” I muttered, picking up a fork to start with the pancakes.“I

Iris’s POV“Who is Evie?” Jasmine’s voice was soft, and filled with curiosity.My chest squeezed tightly. But I kept my eyes on the kids, pretending I hadn’t heard her. Maybe if I ignored it, she would get the hint, and let it go.Unfortunately, she didn’t do that.“Iris,” Jasmine pressed again, “Who’s Evie?”The sound of that name on her lips felt like someone scratching their nails over a chalkboard. My throat tightened, and I cleared my throat.“I don’t want to talk about it,” I muttered quickly.She furrowed her eyebrows slowly. “I didn’t mean anything by it. I just—”“I said I don’t want to talk about it, alright?” My voice snapped out sharper than I had intended.It rang out sharply through the noise of the children playing. Some of them even turned to glance at me before going back to their games. Heat rushed into my face, and I exhaled sharply.The silence between us was heavy and tense.Jasmine opened her mouth like she wanted to say more, but she shut it again. Shane shifted