The Alpha Who Loved Too Late

The Alpha Who Loved Too LateFrom the moment Talia Sterling steps onto campus, she only wants a fresh start—four quiet years to study, blend in, and leave her painful insecurities behind. But fate has other plans. The Moon Goddess ties her destiny to the one wolf she never expected… and the one man who once broke her heart without even knowing her name.Zane Cummings.Alpha. Untouchable. Arrogant.Feared by many, desired by most…and now bound to the girl he unknowingly hurt years ago.Their first meeting stops the world. One breath. One look. One word whispered by their wolves: Mate.But Talia isn’t the weak girl people used to mock. She’s grown into her power—sharp, fierce, and unwilling to be anyone’s afterthought. If Zane wants her, he must earn her. Prove he’s more than the heartbreaker everyone knows. Prove that she’s not just another she-wolf he can charm and discard.And then the world erupts.A jealous Beta female sets her sights on Zane.A rejected mate reaches his breaking point.A deadly vampire attack shakes the pack grounds.And tragedy strikes—taking the life of Zane’s loyal Beta and shattering the pack’s peace.As grief consumes him, Zane realizes too late that Talia was the one anchor he never cherished enough. Determined to become the Alpha—and mate—she deserves, he does the unthinkable:He leaves.Now Talia must decide…Will she wait for the Alpha who loved her too late?Or will she let destiny choose a new path—one where her strength, not her scars, defines her future?A story of fated mates, broken trust, jealousy, loss, and a love powerful enough to defy the Moon Goddess herself.Academy fantasy romance, fated mates, and slow-burn werewolf drama drenched in emotion and danger.