His Royal Breeder
If I didn't eat, I’d eventually die, and there was a small, stubborn part of me a part I hated that refused to let me die just yet.
"I thought I was strong," I whispered, my voice raspy from disuse. "They called me the Great Alpha. They said I could crush mountains and command the wind. But what good is power if you can’t protect the only two hearts that beat in rhythm with your own?"
The woman sighed, a long, rattling sound. "Power is just a shadow, son. It follows you when the sun is bright, but when the night comes, it disappears. It leaves you just as lonely as the next man."