König Cod Age Novels & Stories

I blinked multiple times until the fog cleared, and recoiled from the mirror. My irises were a stark blood red. “You are allowing yourself to get weak. Don't you remember who you are, Kaiden?” my reflection said, moving closer to the mirror on his own. “Do you not understand the privilege you were given when you were allowed to become the Lycan King at the age of 18? The youngest Lycan King in history?” My tongue sat heavily inside my mouth. “I . . .”

Unlike the others, his presence alone carried authority powerful enough to silence an entire room. “Sire,” he began slowly, “this kingdom has always been at war. For generations, battles have never truly ended. Yet war did not stop your father from mating.” He paused. “Nor your grandfather. Nor the kings before them.” His words landed heavily. “It is time you fulfill your duty. You are approaching thirty-five,” he continued seriously. “And you know very well what that means.” Every royal heir in my bloodline was expected to complete the mating bond before turning thirty-five.

“What if his mate is from our pack?” Kaiden smiled, “Then there's more power for me. I hope this rumor is true, but the fact that he's lived for over a thousand years is definitely impossible. A Lycan king can't live for more than two hundred years. Living for a thousand years could only mean something else.” he concluded. “And I'm not going to believe that.”

"That's... unusual, but appreciated. Most male Alphas expect submission, especially from their mates." "I am not most male Alphas," I replied simply. "And I've spent nearly two centuries watching what dominance without respect has done to this kingdom." Her eyes widened slightly at the mention of my age. Despite being king, my relative youth by Lycan standards wasn't widely known outside court circles. At 175, I was barely considered mature by my species' reckoning. "Two centuries," she repeated, a question implicit in her tone. "I've had a long time to consider what kind of leader I want to be," I explained. "What kind of mate I would hope to find, if the Moon Goddess ever blessed me with o