Bound by Fate: The Plus-Sized Fated Mate의 모든 챕터: 챕터 11 - 챕터 20

Chapter 11: AneiraI narrowed my eyes.There should not have been anything living this far into the mountain passes.My wolf stirred uneasily beneath my skin and that alone was enough to concern me.Still, freezing to death on a mountain path seemed significantly worse than investigating suspicious lights, so I pushed myself unsteadily back to my feet and followed the glow deeper into the trees.The forest changed almost immediately.The air smelled strange here.Small charms hung from tree branches overhead; carved bones, silver thread, dried flowers tied together with symbols I didn’t recognize. Some moved despite the complete lack of wind.The golden light grew brighter ahead.Then the trees opened.I stopped walking.A small cottage sat hidden between the mountains as though the forest itself had grown around it protectively. Warm light glowed through circular windows while herbs and strange plants hung drying from the wooden porch. Wind chimes made from bones and crystals clinked

Chapter 13: AneiraLiving alone in an enchanted mountain cottage turned out to be significantly less peaceful than expected.Mostly because the cottage itself appeared to be mildly sentient.I discovered this on the third morning after Morvena gave me the cottage before she vanished into the forest.At first, I blamed exhaustion. Then I blamed the strange tea. Then I blamed the black cat.Because obviously it was his fault somehow.“You are deeply unpleasant,” I informed him while glaring across the kitchen.The cat blinked slowly from the windowsill, entirely unbothered by my suffering.His name was apparently Hex, which suited him perfectly considering he behaved like a curse specifically designed to inconvenience me.The cottage creaked softly around me as morning light spilled gold through the circular windows, illuminating drifting herb smoke and dust particles suspended lazily in the air. Outside, snow dusted the mountains in silver while cold fog curled between the trees surrou

Chapter 15: KaleAshfang was beginning to fracture.I realized it three days after the last failed search party returned from the northern borders. They were bloodied, empty-handed, and silent in all the ways that mattered.Not because anyone dared speak against me directly. No one in Ashfang was suicidal enough for that.But I saw it in everything else.In the silence that followed my orders. In the hesitation before captains answered. In the way wolves stopped meeting my eyes for longer than necessary.The pack could feel it.Weakness spreading through the territory like rot beneath stone.And wolves always sensed rot before it surfaced.“The eastern trade routes were attacked again last night.”I looked up sharply from the maps spread across the council table.Cassian stood near the arched windows, half his face swallowed by storm-shadow. Snowlight bled through the glass behind him, turning the cliffs into something fractured and unstable.“Rogues?” Ingrid asked.Cassian nodded onc

Chapter 17: AneiraThe first few hours passed quietly.Snow crunched beneath our boots as we followed a narrow trail winding through the mountains. The air smelled sharp, carrying pine, frost, and little else. Every so often Darius would glance behind us to check our tracks before continuing forward without a word.It should have been awkward.I was willingly following a wolf I barely knew into the territory I had spent months avoiding.Instead, it was strangely easy.Annoying, but easy.Darius seemed perfectly comfortable with silence. He walked ahead of me most of the time, occasionally pointing out safer paths through deeper snow or warning me when the trail narrowed along the cliffs.By midday the storm had weakened enough for pale sunlight to spill across the mountains.I was beginning to think we might make it several hours without speaking when Darius suddenly said,“So.”I immediately regretted thinking that.“So?” I repeated.He glanced over his shoulder.“Are you ever going

Chapter 19: KaleThe training grounds were already crowded when I arrived that morning.Warriors moved across the frozen field in organized formations while the sound of clashing steel echoed through the cold air. Frost coated the packed earth beneath their boots, and thin clouds of breath rose around them as they sparred. Conversations died almost immediately when they noticed me. Some straightened their posture. Others suddenly became very interested in whatever task was directly in front of them.I ignored all of it.Fear had always followed me. I preferred it that way.Fear was predictable. Fear kept wolves cautious. It prevented unnecessary mistakes and even more unnecessary conversations. The downside was that most wolves struggled to distinguish fear from respect, but correcting them had never interested me enough to make the effort.“You know they’re convinced you’re about to kill someone.”The familiar voice came from my right.Without turning, I already knew who it was.“The