"Hi, yes you aren't dreaming, it's the chubby Kelly," I say inwardly as I see the unhappy face expression of Jason who is disheartened. 

The guests laugh at us. They call our couple all sort of names. "The prince charming and the pancakes' eater Kelly" is one I can sadly remember."

"I, Jason Bentley of the South pack, reject you Kelly Thompson as my mate and the Luna Queen," he declared fiercely.

***
Kelly Thompson, an eighteen-year-old curvaceous and wolfless she-wolf, has been quietly admiring Jason Bentley, the heir apparent to the throne of the dominant South pack, for a number of years.

Unfortunately for Kelly, she doesn't get the same attention in return from Alpha heir Jason, as the handsome daughter of his old father's Gammas, Betty Nord, is already the love of the pack's future Alpha. But, the plump Kelly has an advantage over the skinny Betty because of a strong vow made by Jason's father, the Alpha King Don Bentley, that his son will marry the daughter of his Betas who gave their lives two years ago in a fight against the North pack's fiercest adversaries in order to preserve the life of the Alpha heir.

But clearly, nothing goes as smoothly as Kelly imagines.

The Rejected Curvy Luna Queen

The moon hung low, a heavy silver orb in the ink-black sky as I stood beside Jason on the balcony, our shoulders just touching. The cool night air carried with it the faint scent of pine and the distant howl of a lone wolf – a mournful sound that seemed to echo the hollow space Elara Windrider and Gamma Thorne had left behind. 


"Elara's wisdom... Thorne's strength," I murmured, my voice barely above a whisper, as if speaking louder might shatter the fragile peace of the evening. "Their absence feels like an open wound." 


Jason's hand found mine, his grip firm and reassuring. "They gave much for us, Kelly. We must honor their sacrifices by living up to the legacy they helped build. Our unity has always been our greatest strength." 


A new dawn