All Chapters of Howl I Met My Mate: The Plus-Size Human’s Secret: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

A violent ball of fire erupted inside Alpha King Lucien Bennett’s chest as he marched into the dimly lit corridor of the Silvermoon Healing Sanctuary. The heavy air reeked of ozone, blood, and the distinct scent of another male shifter wrapping his scent around my human body."You are playing the sweet, innocent mate while wrapped around his neck?" Lucien’s voice hit like a sledgehammer, cold and dangerous enough to make the stone tiles beneath our feet hum with suppressed Alpha power.I stiffened, my heart slamming violently against my ribs as I pulled my plus-size frame back from Elias Whitmore’s chest. The sheer intensity of Lucien’s golden wolf-eyes burning through the dark made my core ache with a sudden, shameful heat, even through the crushing panic for my mother."Lucien, I—"Before I could finish, Elias stepped between us, his hands tightening around my wrist to keep me behind him. He glared directly into the Alpha King's lethal gaze. "The Holloway female is carrying a life,

I stood frozen at the entrance of the psychiatric ward inside the Silvermoon Healing Sanctuary. The heavy air reeked of crushed wolfsbane and silver antiseptic, making my human nose itch as I watched Elias Whitmore step out of my mother's room. His hands were clasped tightly in front of his healer robes, his broad shoulders hunched in deep thought.He didn't even hear my soft footsteps on the cold stone floor."What are you thinking about, Elias?" I asked, my voice barely more than a whisper.Elias snapped his head up, his soft blue eyes flashing with a brief wave of intense emotion before he quickly smoothed his face. He looked toward the heavy iron door of the cell and sighed. "Your mother's mind is fracturing, Freya. The trauma is tearing her apart.""I am taking over her care now. You should rest," I said, forcing a brave face despite the overwhelming exhaustion dragging my plus-size body down.Elias glanced down at my full, rounded stomach, his brows knitting together. "You are c

I stood inside the grand entryway of the Bennett Silverclaw Citadel, my thick, human arms crossed tightly over my chest as I glared directly into Rowan Ashcroft’s smug face.Her venomous blue eyes darted frantically toward my hand, trying to get a glimpse of the glowing communication slate I held squeezed against my hip. She was terrified of what I might have seen, but she kept her posture straight and regal, clinging to the heavy velvet robes of the Bennett pack. She needed to look like a dignified wolf female in front of Lucien Bennett, the absolute Alpha King of our territory."Why are you staring at me like that, Ms. Holloway?" Rowan asked, her voice dropping into a fake, delicate purr that made my skin crawl. "Is something wrong?"Hearing her sweet, treacherous tone brought a rush of scalding heat to my veins. Part of me wanted to leap forward, sink my human fingernails into her perfect face, and scream the truth right in front of Lucien.I wanted to yell that she was the monster

Tristan Mercer pulled his collar back, trying to escape the heavy, suffocating pressure radiating off the Alpha King. "I was only curious, Alpha. Rowan Ashcroft has stood by your side through years of border skirmishes. The elders in the Bennett Silverclaw Royal Pack consider her far more fitting to be Luna than a fat human girl."Lucien Bennett did not stop his long, deliberate stride toward the high-arched doors of the Beta Command Office. His golden wolf eyes flicked sideways, cold as absolute zero, tracking his Beta's every twitch."You sound remarkably invested in my bedchamber, Tristan," Lucien rumbled, his voice dropping an octave into a low, terrifying growl that made the stone floor vibrate. "Perhaps you would like to step into the circle and challenge my judgment yourself?"Tristan broke into a cold sweat, dropping his head immediately. "I wouldn't dare, Alpha."The private lift ground to a halt at the top floor of Silverclaw Dominion Hall. Tristan took three quick steps bac

I lifted my head from the scarred wooden table of the Alpha King's Chamber, my hands trembling as I stared straight into the dark, lethal gaze of the man who held my destiny in his hands."I never imagined my own blood would hire a rogue executioner to tear me to pieces in the boundary woods," I said, my voice raw, breaking against the heavy silence of the room. "They think I'm coming back with the strength of the Bennett Silverclaw Royal Pack behind me to destroy them."Lucien Bennett didn't move. He stood tall by the massive obsidian window overlooking the Bennett Alpha Dominion Hall, his broad back rigid, the golden threads on his tunic gleaming under the low light. "And are you?" he asked, his voice low and raspy, carrying the terrifying weight of a pureblood Alpha. "Are you planning to use my name to settle human blood feuds, Freya?""They tried to butcher me, Lucien!" I spat, my palms slamming against the armrests as I forced my heavy body up, my torn knees screaming in agony un