The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Leonard's POV:

The she-wolf's face in my mind was blurry, as though a wall of flowing water separated us. I tried to focus on her face, but the image collapsed in an instant and my head started to ache severely.

I couldn't help but stagger backwards. Thankfully, Owen hurried to support me.

"Are you okay?" Owen looked at me seriously, although there was a hint of nervousness in his tone.

"Dad, you should get some rest." Alina also looked at me worriedly.

I took a deep breath and shook my head. "I'm fine. It'll look bad if I suddenly leave now."

These days, my health was deteriorating quicker than ever. I feared that my days were numbered. What worried me more was the fact that my pack had a lot of enemies. Once I fell sick, we would definitely face chaos. Luckily, only a few people knew about my current physical condition. The outside world didn't know anything about it.

Pack, but little

Alpha should be. Originally, I wanted to train my only child, Alina, to become the new

the young man grow up. He was brave, resourceful, and righteous. He kind of reminded me of myself back when

would never

edges.

to the Royal Military School. While I originally wanted to train him, as an elder of our pack, I knew that

a lot of expectations for her, I couldn't help

be free from the chaos of this world. After all, if one became ambitious but didn't have the ways and means to achieve their goal, their life would become a living

she could marry into the royal family, the safety of our pack would be guaranteed. That was why I had allowed Alina to get close to

the palace, I found myself worrying about her day and night. Had I made the right choice or not? This question plagued me endlessly. Obviously, given Alina's character, she wasn't a good fit for the palace. That place was a nesting ground for intrigues.

for the rest of her life... Maybe I should just let her live her own

right now, it seemed Alina's plan was

Rufus had gotten close to that slave. This meant that Prince Rufus would most likely have a fallout with the royal