All Chapters of HE CALLED HER PLUMP, NOW HE’LL BEG TO KEEP HER: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

POV: EVANAI had expected Darius’s territory to feel like every other pack I had ever visited.But I was wrong.The moment I stepped through the gates, wolves looked at me openly.Not with pity.Not with the quiet judgment I had grown accustomed to at Crystal Moon.They simply looked.Some were curious about the Moon-Blood Luna. Others whispered about my silver eyes. A few stared at me because I was the Alpha’s unexpected guest.But nobody looked at my body like it was a problem.That alone felt strange.Darius walked beside me, his hands casually tucked into the pockets of his trousers.“Stop looking so tense,” he said.“I’m not tense.”He glanced at me.“You’ve been clenching your fingers since we entered.”I immediately relaxed my hands.He smiled. “You see?”I rolled my eyes. “You’re annoying.”“And yet you agreed to come with me.”“Only because I wanted to see your territory.”“Of course.”There was amusement in his voice.We continued walking through the main village.Unlike Cry

POV: EVANA“Stay.”I looked at Darius.He stood across from me, one hand resting against the doorframe, his expression was calm.“Stay for a few days,” he repeated. “You don’t have to make any decisions. You don’t have to explain yourself. Just stay.”I looked toward the window.Beyond it was a territory that already felt different from Crystal Moon.There were no council members watching my every movement.No servants whispering behind my back.No one reminding me that I was Arthur’s Luna before asking who I was as a woman.And most importantly, Arthur wasn’t here.I needed that distance.“I’ll stay,” I finally said.Darius smiled.“Good.”“Don’t look so pleased.”“I am pleased.”“Why?”“Because you said yes.”I rolled my eyes, but I couldn’t stop the small smile that appeared on my lips.Darius didn’t comment on He simply opened the door.“Come. I want to show you something.”He led me through the territory, past the training grounds and the main houses, until we reached a large st

POV: ARTHUR“You came all this way just to take her back?”Darius’s voice was calm, but the challenge in it was unmistakable.I stared at him across the entrance of his manor.“I came here for diplomatic business.”Darius smiled.“Of course you did.”My jaw tightened.Behind him, I could hear voices coming from the garden.Her voice.Evana.Just hearing it made my wolf stir.I had spent the entire journey convincing myself that I wasn’t coming here because I couldn’t stand the thought of her being with another male.I had failed.Every mile closer to Darius’s territory had made my wolf more restless.Every thought of Darius looking at Evana had made something dark twist inside me.“She is my Luna,” I said.Darius’s expression hardened.“She is a woman before she is your Luna.”“She is my mate.”“And that doesn’t make her your property.”I stepped forward.“You’re beginning to forget who you’re speaking to.”“No, Alpha Arthur.” Darius didn’t move. “I’m remembering exactly who you are.”

POV: EVANA“I think I need to stay.”I said it quietly, but the moment the words left my mouth, I felt something inside me settle.Darius looked at me from across the garden.“You don’t have to explain.”That was the difference.Arthur always wanted explanations.Why was I eating?Why wasn’t I exercising harder?Why did I wear something that made my body look bigger?Why couldn’t I try harder to become the kind of Luna he wanted?Darius simply looked at me and allowed me to make my own choice.“I need distance from the Crystal Moon,” I admitted.“You can have it.”“No conditions?”“None at all.”I stared at him.“You don’t want something in return?”Darius smiled.“I want you to stop believing every kindness comes with a price.”His words touched something deep inside me.For years, I had measured my worth by what other people wanted from me.Now I was beginning to understand that I could simply exist without earning permission.My training with Darius continued.He never treated me l

POV: EVANA“You look beautiful.”I stopped halfway across the room.Arthur stood near the large windows of Darius’s study, dressed in dark trousers and a black shirt that made his shoulders look broader than I remembered.But it wasn’t his appearance that startled me.It was his words.“You look…” He glanced over me slowly, but there was no disgust in his eyes. “Beautiful, Evana.”I swallowed.For years, I had imagined what it would feel like to hear those words from my husband.Now that they had finally come, they didn’t feel as sweet as I thought they would.“Thank you,” I said quietly.Arthur smiled.Not the cold smile I knew.Not the forced one he used in front of the pack.A gentle smile.“I mean it.”Darius sat across the room, his eyes fixed on Arthur.He didn’t look convinced.Neither was I.Arthur stepped closer but stopped several feet away, as if deliberately giving me space.“I’ve been thinking about everything I said to you.”My fingers tightened around the fabric of my d