All Chapters of Secretly Bound to My Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Irwen’s POVHave you ever fallen in love and believed—with your whole heart—that he was the one the Moon Goddess had destined for you?I did.I believed in the fairytale. The prophecy. The promise that every wolf made at birth would one day find their mate, and that when you did, it would be as if the stars aligned, the air stilled, and everything finally made sense.Ever since I was a little girl, people never stopped talking about my looks. “She’s so beautiful,” they’d say. “She’ll make a perfect Luna someday.” I’d hear it whispered in pack meetings, during rituals, even on training grounds. Warriors would pause to watch me pass by. Elders would smile with approval, as if my face alone was a sign of divine favor.At first, I believed it was a blessing. That being beautiful meant I was lucky, that my life would be full of love and admiration.At eight years old, I fell in love with a boy I saw at a party—Darien.The first time I saw him, I felt everything the stories had promised—an

Irwen’s POVThe room was silent, save for the fading echo of the footage I’d just shown. Whispers began to rise, confusion and disgust etched on every face. And then, Kairos stepped forward. His voice was cold—razor sharp and merciless.“This is disgraceful,” he said, his eyes locked onto Darien. “Your actions are not only a stain on your own name, but on the very seat of your pack. An Alpha who cannot keep his vows has no right to hold power.”Darien flinched, but only for a moment. Then he straightened, his jaw clenched and pride clinging to him like a second skin. “It’s not what it looks like. I was set up,” he spat. “Irwen’s been distant from the beginning. She’s never fulfilled her duties as my mate—never been a true Luna.”His words were loud, desperate. But to me, they were nothing more than knives dulled by repetition. Lies I’d heard in my own mind, whispered in the silence of our cold bedroom.I let out a soft laugh. “Everyone here knows I’ve performed my duties as Luna. Eve