"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

Back to the royal palace with my husband the Alpha King Jason, we reunited with our eleven-year-old son Eden who was eagerly waiting to hear about the battle. His eyes sparkled with curiosity, the remnants of childhood innocence still shining through the weight of our world’s challenges. 


“Mom! Dad! Did you win?” Eden asked, bouncing on his toes as we stepped through the doors. The warmth of our home enveloped us, a stark contrast to the chaos we had just left behind. 


I knelt down to meet his gaze, feeling the exhaustion from the battle seep into my bones. “Yes, sweetheart, we won. But it wasn’t easy,” I replied, brushing a strand of hair from his forehead. “The Black Faes are cunning and will return, but we stood strong together.” 


His face fell slightly, the reality of our ongoing struggle sinking in. “Will they come back soon?” he asked, the worry evident in his voice. 


Passing on the torch