Lahat ng Kabanata ng Too Late, Alpha: I Choose Your Rival: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Elisa's POV: "W-What do you mean–” Before I could finish my murmur, Kael pulled back just enough to retrieve the phone from his jacket. Then, he tapped the screen and turned the display toward my face. For a second, my body stiffened in shock. On the screen played clear CCTV footage… the exact moment when I was reborn in my second life! To my surprise, the security footage was captured from an overhead angle I hadn't accounted for. And despite my denial, the video clearly showed my fingers deftly sliding past the other cards, intentionally selecting the Blood Fang card when I was asked to pick a team. At that moment, my stomach dropped into a bottomless pit. All the girls who were around me that day were unfamiliar, belonging to other packs. But if this video got out, my own pack girls would make my life a living hell for being the traitor and choosing the lycan team over the wolves. My plans to destroy Maria and Ethan would suffer a crushing defeat. And everything I was

Kael's POV: I had expected that question. A girl broken by the ones she cherished the most would definitely be reluctant to take any offer blindly, especially one from me. But a slow, lazy smirk spread across my lips as I crafted a confident look before lowering my hands from the wall. "Think about it logically," I whispered a little closer, as my words brushed against her ear. "If you simply walked away from that cheating piece of trash, sure, it would hurt his pride. But it wouldn't break him. It wouldn't destroy him from the inside out."I paused, letting a brief silence settle between us before coming straight to the point."Now imagine what happens when he sees you standing in the arms of his biggest nemesis?" I shifted my intense gaze to look straight into her eyes, with the lazy smirk intact. "You know that very well…Ethan hates my guts to his core. He despises everything I stand out for. “And for all these past years, you had roamed around him like a quiet, obedient littl

Elisa’s POV: The second I reached the room Kael had gotten for me, the heavy door clicked shut as I instantly collapsed on the bed, letting out a jagged breath. For a few seconds, I stared blankly at the wooden ceiling, and unlike my small room in the wolf wing, this one was quite spacious. The size of the bed was massive, easily double the size of my cramped bed before in the werewolf wing. Even the mattress felt soft to lie down on. But it was quite hard to believe that just 15 minutes ago, someone else had occupied this room as their own. But under Kael’s single command, the belongings of that previous occupant had been thoroughly cleared out, without leaving one trace behind. He was truly…the future Lycan King after all… The air in the room smelled fresh, given that the giant bedside window was there. Overall, it seemed like I had made the right choice after all by moving out of that tiny, cramped room. ‘But now…I’m really here,’ I thought to myself, slowly sitting

Ethan's POV: Desmond grabbed my arm, pulling me back as we walked down toward the locker room. “What do you want?” Indeed, I missed everything he said because my mind was completely distracted, after all. “Get your head together, Ethan. The official tournament begins soon…and if you mess it up by any chance, you know that very well…your Dad will not let it slide. He’ll lose his mind.” Desmond gulped, sounding quite concerned in his tone.“Besides, did you forget that the Pack Council is watching your every move? This coach has been officially assigned by them after all.”“I know that already, Desmond,” I growled, my eyes still glued to my dark phone screen. “Just... shut up for now.”“She’s just a wolfless girl, Ethan!” All of a sudden, Desmond snapped under his breath, making me halt my steps. “I know you’re thinking of her, but…as your friend and your future beta, I am worried about you. Elisa isn’t worth screwing up your future completely!”A dark, crimson flare snapped in my

Ethan's POV: There was a noticeable pause on the line for a few seconds. "Maria... oh, that orphan girl..." Her tone sounded clearly displeased, but she softened it rather than cutting me off completely. "Fine, if you insist so, you can bring her. Anyways, take care, honey..." "Thanks, Mom. Love you," I muttered, lowering the phone as the line disconnected. But the moment she hung up, the air in the room grew stiff. "Why did you bother to ask about me?!" Maria shrieked, stomping her foot hard against the floor. "To your family... I am the unwanted one, aren't I?!" "That's not it, Maria—" "Well, that's because you're keeping the truth away from them that I AM YOUR FATED MATE!" This time her voice cracked, as she sounded genuinely heartbroken. "I am the one who always stays by your side... yet... why do you never bother to prioritize me over Elisa, Ethan? “Why are you keeping the truth away from your parents?! It has been over a year since we became mates! How long should I wait