The Lycan's Bargain
"It's unheard of for a Lycan, especially someone as powerful as his majesty to deny the basic instincts that make him, him."
Looking away from me, she continued, more sorrowfully. "He's been around for centuries. He's probably even lived longer than his forefathers and for the past few decades, he has refused to hunt, barely takes a woman to his bed, hardly eats and never has company. Sometimes, we wonder..." Helen cut herself short, walking toward me to grip my hands, agitation and fear in her eyes. "I wonder how he is still alive."
"There was a time he went mad... " She whispered as if she didn't want anyone to hear her. "Denying himself the basic things he needed for sustenance drove him