The Lycan King's Fate Calling

A Father

Ethan's POV:

Standing outside the room, I could hear Richard's screams. I squeezed my eyes shut and sighed. I couldn't bear it.

After all, he was my own son. I had raised him, educated him, and held high expectations of him ever since he was a child.

Where had I gone wrong in raising him?

He was such a sweet little thing when he was a child. He always followed me around everywhere I went.

Maybe I was wrong to have sent him to military school, forcing him to do all those things he didn't like.

I sighed and wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes. Some said raising a son would guarantee your retired life, for there would be someone to look after you when you grew older. But heavens, did they have any idea how exhausting it was to even raise a son?

help me!" Richard's screams for help were deafening, followed by crackling sounds

fight really so intense? Richard was beaten up so hard that his voice

back the impulse to rush inside the room. If I dared to interfere and protected Richard once again, Rufus

wrong, brother! I was wrong!" Richard's pleading voice broke his old man's

stand it anymore. I took a step towards the door, ready to barge inside. I wanted to protect Richard

who was standing beside me, stopped me in time. "Prince Rufus has endured more than enough these years. Don't let him

above the door knob hesitantly. Finally, I withdrew my hand and sighed heavily. "Am I a failure as a father? I hadn't taken good care of Rufus ever since he was a child, and he has suffered from the curse for years, all because of me. Guilt had eaten me alive, and because of this, I couldn't bear to look at my own son. I always avoided and ignored Rufus, which resulted in the alienation between the two of us. And Richard, who was brought up and cultivated by me, grew up to be a spoiled brat and a loser."

on Prince Richard too much that he thought that inheriting the position of the lycan king was inevitable. Consequently,

do infinite things in this limited life, but in the end, it was just as the

Rufus grew up to be an excellent young man. You could hand over

Rufus truly was a strong lycan, and I was proud of him. The burden of running an empire that I had been so worried about didn't seem

relationship

tell that he had a deep grudge against me. Rufus had suffered a lot because of

of my arrogance and stubbornness, Rufus and Sylvia had almost