Too Late Alpha The Mate He Never Wanted (Iris and Eric) novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30

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My eyes drifted toward the corner of the room where my bag was on the dresser.

1 chewed the insides of my mouth thoughtfully, and before I could talk myself out of it, I shifted, removing the blanket from my body slowly. Pain shot through my body immediately. My ribs ached, and my legs shook. It took a while for me to steady myself before I pushed myself off the bed.

I gasped softly as my feet hit the floor. My knees buckled slightly, but I managed to gain balance.

Slowly and painfully, I dragged myself across the room.

When I finally reached the dresser, I leaned heavily against it, breathing in pain. I grabbed the bag, clutching it tightly as I turned and limped back to the bed.

By the time I sat down, I was trembling and sweating heavily. But I didn’t care.

My hand shook as I slowly unzipped the bag.

On top of everything else was Evie’s coloring book.

My heart cracked.

Her name was scribbled across the top in a tiny and scrambled handwriting. She had insisted on writing it herself, even though she was still learning how to spell.

I opened the book slowly.

The first page was filled with colourful butterflies. Some were coloured bright pink, yellow, and some green. They were her favorite colors. Some were colored neatly, while others were messy.

I turned the page.

There were flowers next. Then animals. Then a castle she had begged me to help color once because “Mommy,

castles are hard.”

My throat tightened. I swallowed, blinking quickly, trying to stop the tears, but they came anyway.

One of them ran down my cheek and landed on the page.

I hadn’t even realized that I was crying.

And before long, I was sobbing.

I missed her.

I missed her laugh. Her questions. Her stubbornness. The way she would cling to my leg whenever she noticed. that I wasn’t in a good mood, or the way she always asked for “just one more story” at night.

I missed her arms around my neck. Her scent. Her voice.

I missed being her mom.

The sobs increased as I hugged the coloring book to my chest and lay back on the bed.

My shoulders trembled. I couldn’t stop the tears from flowing.

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Chapter 30

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