Too Late, Alpha: The Mate He Never Wanted

He rejected his mate. He ignored their daughter. And by the time he learned the truth, it was too late.

Iris was the mate Alpha Eric never wanted. For years, she raised their daughter, Evie, alone, while Eric poured all his love into his ex, Zara, and her child.

Evie died without ever feeling her father’s love.

And Iris? She finally walked away.

But after her disappearance, Eric uncovers the painful truth he never saw coming: Iris was his true mate all along… and he was the one who destroyed everything.

Now, another Alpha holds her heart.

Can Eric win back the family he abandoned, or has he already lost everything that mattered?

Iris’s POV

My hands shook as I stared at the report before me in shock.

“Wh…What? How can this be? Tell me this is not true!” I pleaded with the Healer, but he shook his head with a sorrowful look on his face.

“I’m sorry, Luna Iris. But it’s the truth. Your daughter has the Moonbane Curse,” the Healer said gently.

It felt like my whole world came crashing down at that moment. The Moonbane Curse was one of the rarest and deadliest diseases for young werewolves, and it had no cure.

I felt like I couldn’t breathe.

I glanced at my young innocent daughter, Evie, sitting across the room. When Evie saw me looking, she gave me a wide smile that caused my heart to ache. Evie had so much life in her. How could this be happening to her?

“How much time does she have?” I asked, returning her smile with a broken heart.

He sighed. “A month,” he replied.

I whirled around to face him with wide eyes. “What? A month?! But that’s not enough!” I cried, raising my voice.

The Healer gave me a sad smile. “There’s nothing like enough time to spend with a loved one. The only thing you can do is make sure her last days are her happiest.”

Tears welled up in my eyes. Evie had been having high fever, which was very uncommon for werewolves, so I had brought her to the pack hospital for a checkup.

“What do I do now?” I cried, covering my mouth in horror. “She’s only seven! I can’t lose her!”

The Healer shook his head sadly. “I’m really sorry, Luna Iris. I really wish there was something else we could do.”

My hands trembled as I took the test report from him. My chest tightened as reality dawned on me. My Evie was going to die soon.

“I don’t want to give you false hope, Luna,” the Healer sighed, “but there might be a cure for it.”

I froze. “A cure?”

Hope flooded through me, and my heart pounded in my chest as my eyes widened.

“The hospital is currently working on a cure for the Moonbane Curse. There has been very little success with the trial phase, so we're not really optimistic. But we'll keep on trying, hopefully, we might get