INICIAR SESIÓN"You think I got pregnant for fun?" Elias shouted, his broad chest heaving as he stood between us. "She was forced into a dark room eight years ago in the border lands of Country A! She doesn't even know the face of the male who took her purity that night!"Lucien's hand froze on Elias's throat, his golden wolf-eyes flashing with a sudden, agonizing shock.I clutched my heavy, cramping belly, tears streaming down my face as my human body finally gave out under the crushing weight of the pain. "Elias, stop... please, just take me to the Silvermoon Healing Sanctuary."Lucien released Elias, his hands shaking slightly as he stared down at my pale face. "Country A? Eight years ago during the northern border raid?""Don't touch her," Elias spat, stepping around the Alpha King and lifting my heavy, plus-size body into his arms. "She is bleeding because of your pack's endless cruelty."I looked up at Lucien through blurred vision, my voice barely a whisper. "I will still finish translating t
Rowan Ashcroft lowered her tear-filled eyes, stepping closer to Lucien until her sweet scent invaded his space. "I did it because I love you, Alpha King! I saw Freya in the Silverclaw Dominion Hall with the Beta Council Secretary, and I knew she was trying to get close to you. I couldn't let a human ruin everything you built for the Bennett Silverclaw Royal Pack!"Lucien's jaw clenched, his dark eyes fixated on Rowan's face, his voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. "I told you, Rowan. The mate contract with the Holloway family ends in thirty days. You had no right to alter the translation records.""I was terrified of losing you!" Rowan sobbed, trying to take his large hand. "After everything we survived during the Nightfang Pack raids, how could you let a human come between us?""Lin—Freya means nothing to me," Lucien growled, throwing his dark coat over his shoulders as he turned toward the exit. "She is my temporary Luna. Nothing more."Inside the grand dining hall of the Bennett
My core trembled as Elias wrapped his arms around my thick waist, his scent of crushed herbs and clean rain wrapping over my senses like a balm.I gently pushed against his chest, breaking the embrace, my human heart hammering against my ribs."Call me Elias, Freya," he said softly, his thumbs brushing over my knuckles. "You don't have to carry the weight of the Holloway debts by yourself.""I have to go," I whispered, the air suddenly growing heavy and suffocating as the dark luxury carriage screeched to a halt at the edge of the cobblestone road.The heavy door swung open, and Lucien stepped out into the torchlight, his massive, towering frame radiating lethal Alpha authority."Get your filthy hands off my wife, doctor," Lucien growled, his deep voice vibrating through the dirt beneath my feet, dark amber wolf-fire igniting in his eyes.Elias didn't back down, stepping in front of my oversized frame. "She's a human, Lucien. You're suffocating her with your pack political games."In
I stared down at the crisp parchment pages scattered across the grand mahogany desk inside the Alpha King's Chambers, my heart violently hammering against my ribs."Did she really write every single one of these translated treaties by hand?" Lucien Bennett muttered, his dark eyes fixed on the fluid script.Tristan Mercer stepped up beside the desk, holding the small note I had left behind before slipping out into the dawn light. "Beta Council Secretary confirmed it, Alpha King. The runes are translated into our core pack dialect with absolute perfection. She worked through the entire night."Lucien set the pages down, a harsh, dark tension settling across his sharp jawline as his inner wolf stirred with a strange, possessive curiosity. "She actually knows the ancient northern languages of the border packs?""It appears your human bride is full of surprises," Tristan replied smoothly, watching the Alpha King's eyes darken. "What do you intend to do with her now?""She thinks a handwrit
"You need to take this tray up to the Alpha King's Chambers before he leaves for the Bennett Alpha Dominion Hall," Beta Aide Eleanor said, handing me the silver server.I wiped my sweaty palms on my thick thighs, my curvy, plus-size body trembling beneath my simple tunic as my human heart hammered against my ribs."Is he still furious about the missing translator for the Silverclaw Council Elders?" I asked softly."He is short-tempered with everyone since the Moonfall war, Freya," Eleanor sighed, her eyes filled with gentle sympathy for a frail human trapped in a world of monsters. "Just give him his bitter brew, no sugar, no milk."I took a deep breath and carried the heavy mug up the winding stone stairs of the Bennett Silverclaw Citadel.My human mother, Martha Holloway, was dying of silver-poisoning back at the Holloway Manor, and my ruthless father, Graham Holloway, had forced me into this arranged mate-bond contract with the ruthless Alpha King, Lucien Bennett.I needed Lucien's
===== Freya Holloway POV ====="What do you want me to say?" I asked. I did not know how to fix this mess.Should I say sorry for marrying Lucien? That would be a lie. My mom and his mother made this deal, not me.Lucien took a step toward me. The room felt heavy. I took a step back. "I am not looking for trouble," I said.Rowan grabbed his arm. "Lucien, do not be mad. It is my fault. I should not have brought it up. You two need your rest. I will go home.""No," Lucien said. He took her hand and led her upstairs. He did not even look at me.I went to my room and locked the door. My heart was thumping. I heard them moving around upstairs. I hated this. I just wanted to get through this month.The next morning, I walked to the dining room. Lucien was there with his papers. Rowan was making him coffee. I sat at the far end of the table and ate my breakfast without looking up.Aunt Eleanor’s helper, Mrs. Miller, walked by. She frowned at me. "Freya, you are the wife. You should sit next







