Lahat ng Kabanata ng Howl I Met My Mate: The Plus-Size Human’s Secret: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

===== Freya Holloway POV ====="Sommy, listen. Marriage is for your whole life. I will not let you throw yours away for this," Martha said, looking at me with sad, tired eyes.I put the food down on the nightstand. "I am not marrying a stranger. Is he not your old friend’s boy?""She is gone, Freya. I do not even know her son. You should find a man you actually like. You are not a trade-off. I would rather stay here in this shack forever."A man I like? I laughed inside. I was not that kind of girl. My looks, my size—they did not matter. What mattered was getting back the pack lands they stole from my mother.We went back to our home territory the next day. Graham did not let us stay at Holloway Manor. He put us in a small, run-down rental. He told me I had to go to the Bennett Silverclaw Citadel to meet the family. I hated it. I did not want my mother to see the woman who stole her husband, but I had to go.It was quiet at home. Martha was shaking, her hands restless. "Freya, this is

===== Freya Holloway POV ====="I know he is with her," I said to Aunt Eleanor. She looked sad for me, but I just smiled.Lucien was a stranger. This marriage was just a deal for my mother’s land. I did not need his love. I walked into the bedroom. It was big and smelled like him. Aunt Eleanor told me this was his room. We were married on paper, so I guessed I had to sleep here.I sat on the bed and pulled out my phone. I needed a job to take care of my mother and the baby. My eyes caught a post for a translator. It was for the country where Graham had sent us. It was a hard language, but I knew it well. I hit apply.The house grew quiet. The moonlight came through the window like white silk. I fell into a deep, heavy sleep.A car roared into the driveway outside. I didn't hear it. The front door opened and shut. Heavy footsteps moved through the dark hallway. A man walked into the room. He was breathing hard and smelled like expensive wine. He did not turn on the lights. He just fell

===== 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

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

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