My name is Luka,
I live on the second floor.
I live upstairs from you,
Yes I think I've seen you before.

Ugh! Why can't I get that damn song out of my head?

This damn paperwork is driving me completely mad! How much paperwork does a King have to sort through in one damn day anyway?

It's ridiculous!

"Your Majesty?" My long time butler Grayson cracks open my office door a little to hesitantly, he's a respected employee of mine and a good friend but at the moment his presence is nothing but irksome.

"Yes Grayson?" I ask, impatiently.

This damn paperwork is going to be the end of me I'm sure of it and where the hell is my damn arrogant ass brother?

Probably off shagging some unexpected but very willing she-wolf again.

Why am I the only responsible one of us two? His never ending parade of lovers are causing him to become much to compliant on his royal duties.

"This missive has just come for you and King Nikolai sir, it's from the Summus Regium Realm your majesty." Grayson announces urgently. Taking the missive from his hands, I nod my head for his dismissal. Studying the Royal missive marked urgent in my hand.

The Summus Regium Realm? The highest Realm where the King and Queen King reign? They have never sent out a urgent missive before. Interesting.

Opening the missive, it's golden letter encrypted words glare with a reflection coming from my overheard office lights.

Blinking rapidly, to adjust my eyes, I scroll over the urgent missive painstakingly slow.

Each encrypted word sends shivers down my spine.

The princess is in trouble apparently. The King and Queen are asking all the legion rulers of the realms, which is Niko and myself, to attend the urgent mandatory meeting.

Must be something awful bestowing the princess if they want all of the head legion realm leaders to attend. Not once in my entire existence has such a meeting ever been called before.

With myself being a young 357 years old at present, in Lycan years, this meeting is definitely one that Niko nor myself can miss unfortunately.

Niko is going to like this.

"Grayson!" I bellow.

Grayson is never to far from me ever, thankfully. He takes his duties to the crown very seriously. He has never once let me down in all of the years he has been in my employee with me.

My damn brother could learn a thing or two from his loyalty.

"Yes your Majesty?" Grayson ask, peeking through the opening of my office door.

"Will you please inform my irate brother that he is urgently needed in my office?" I hate to bother Grayson with my request, because of all of his other duties, but I know if I try to mind-link Niko that he would ignore my demanding request.

He is always putting off his requirements in favor of frolicking around on many occasions.

"Right away your Majesty." Grayson hesitates for a second, more than likely not wanting to bear Nikos wrath if he disturbs him, his mouth forms into a firm line then closes the door behind him quietly.

I feel for him.

Niko does have quite a temper, you would honestly think that with him being the eldest of us two that he would be more reasonable and responsible but unfortunately I'm the one who is more mature out of the two of us.

After our mate, Abiits, unfortunate demise he has long since changed from the happy go lucky version of a man I once use to know, to this all star fuckboy, who does nothing but run through women and sometimes men, like they are his little playthings.

I feel his pain and suffering also but the way he is so callously trying to deal with his grief can only end up destroying him and our kingdom.

That I can't allow to happen. That is precisely why I'm the one who has been taking over our responsibilities as of late.

I can't depend on Niko to deal with all of our royal duties. Not with him acting so frivolously with everything.

It's been twenty seven long and agonizing years since Abiits senseless death.

I miss her just as much as he does, if not more, but we can't keep holding on to our grief any longer.

We both have to find a reasonable way to move on from it or I fear I will lose my brother just like I lost her. Just like we lost her.

"What is it?" Niko grumbles as he enters my office, half clothed, only wearing black boxer shorts and nothing else finally.

He slowly makes his way over to my black patten leather office chair, located in front of my desk, crashing down on it ungracefully. Throwing his long legs across the arm of the chair, reaching over to his right he grabs my favorite pigskin off of the side table, haphazardly tossing it in the air.

His long golden locks are tied back in a man bun atop his head.

From his nonchalant appearance Grayson definitely interrupted one of his random interludes.

"We have a urgent missive from the High Court." I hastily inform him. Tossing the missive across my desk. Niko reaches out for it curiously, reading the encrypted note as he scowls down at it.

He tosses the missive back on my desk, shrugging his shoulder dismissively.

"So? What do you need me for? You can attend it without me." Nikos suggestion doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

He's always pushing off his duties on to me without a care in the world about doing it.

"It's mandatory. Meaning we will both have to go." I enlighten him.

His scowl reappears on his face, making him look a bit older than his 358 Lycan years. Lucky for us we both stopped aging at the young ages of 26 and 25.

"They have never called for a mandatory meeting before. Why call for one now?" Niko ask, still tossing my football up in the air.

"If you bothered to read it thoroughly in its entirety you would know exactly the reason why it's mandatory." I'm starting to get a bit frustrated at his noncompliance toward the High Royal Realm.

We may be Kings to the Lycan Realm but they even rule over us.

The responsibilities of being Kings and the Queen of the Summus Regium Realm is far more fevered than our own.

They rule over all twenty six realms of the supernatural world where as we only rule over our own previously. That's why we're called the Legion Leaders of our Realms. Kings to be precise but only to our Realm and to our loyal Lycan subjects.

"Yea, yea, I get it, the princess is in some type of trouble. But that has nothing to do with us. Why should we be bothered with it? It's not like we can do anything about it." His question does hold some merit. But we are merely subjects when it comes to the High Royal Realm. If they are desperate enough to call for a mandatory meeting, we have no other choice but to attend.

Niko knows this, he just hates anything to do with socializing with any other rulers than ourselves lately.

"Regardless, it is mandatory and they stated it is also urgent, so your argument against not attending holds no value. We are their subjects and we must head their warning." I stress the importance of this meeting with my temper starting to flare up at my brothers nonchalance.

"They didn't give us a lot of notice either. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning. We are to stay at the palace overnight also. So I suggest you pack and prepare yourself." Placing my hands on my desk I wait for the inevitable to happen.

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"Hell no!" Didn't quite make it to three before Niko lost his temper. A brand spanking new record for the Niko books.

"I'm not staying at the Royals castle! We hardly even know them. The last time we were there was...when was the last time we were there?" He stops his rant to concentrate.

I truly hope he doesn't fracture his brain trying to remember. I laugh under my breath at my own absurd thought.

"Eight years ago." I give in, finally reminding him, smirking at his frustrated state.

"Yes eight years ago and that was only for a regular Royal meeting. It was so boring and tedious I think I almost fell asleep during it." Niko complains.

Actually he did fall asleep during the meeting. He had one of his late night rolls with one of the Royal servers.

"As I recall his name was Harmen." Reminding Niko of the travesty of that evening.

He got busted by one of the High Royal Kings and his daughter, Princess Starla. King Baron was the King who discovered them, if I it remember correctly. He upset that his daughter witnessed such an event but didn't lash out at Niko like I thought he would.

He laughed it off like a good sport.

It was unbelievably embarrassing. Niko and Harem apparently couldn't wait to get a room for their own privacy, instead they both opted to have a quickie in the Royal broom closet.

Well the word embarrassing doesn't come even close to describing what we had experience that night.

"Oh yea, I forget about him." I didn't. I'm sure neither has King Baron or his daughter either.

"I think you scarred that poor girl for life." This time I do laugh at Nikos expression. Red tinge suddenly appears on his cheeks awkwardly.

"How old was she when she surprisingly discovered that members of the opposite sex actually coupled?" I can't help myself. I have to get my jabs in while I can.

I just have to rub it in. It was the one and only time that Niko has ever been embarrassed about his extra curricular activities before.

"Like fourteen, I think." Niko grumbles. Clearly embarrassed from the memory. I rejoice in the memory, with it being one of the funniest sexual situations Niko has ever been caught in all of this time.

Serves his horny ass right though. But unfortunately he didn't learn anything from it.

"Is that why you're so persistent about not wanting to attend this meeting. Because the Princess actually caught you in a....compromising position?" From the look on his still red tinged cheeks I can assume that is exactly why he is afraid of attending.

"She probably doesn't remember any of it anyway. Besides, I think she has other things on her mind at the moment other than your sexual dalliances. The missive did state it was for her safety." I explain trying easing his mind somewhat.

The last thought though only makes me wonder exactly what has our fair Princess gotten herself into.

"That's not the only reason I don't want to attend Navin. The meetings are always so damn boring and might I add, there is no available single people that attend these meetings that even remotely catches my interest. You know me, I have to have something there to occupy my time and to keep me from going absolutely insane." He huffs, tossing the football still.

Oh but I do know him, more so than he even knows me, I know, regardless of what he says he will undoubtedly find someone there to preoccupy him. There always is.

"Doesn't matter. We have to attend, both of us." I stress.

A knock on the door disrupts any rebuttal Niko may have to offer. Turning my head I see the one person that unfortunately I can't understand.

Standing precariously in the doorway is non other than my brothers latest fascination, Puella Victus, I'm surprised she has lasted as long as she has with him. Usually his fuck them and leave them theory stands.

But in Puellas case, she has surprised me by lasting a long three days and nights as of late.

"Niko," she stretches his name out seductively, "how much longer are you going to be? I'm lonely." I actually despise her.

For years she has been trying to get her paws into Niko. Throwing herself at him every chance she could conjure up.

She must have been very persuasive this last time though. She convinced Niko to finally give her wanton ass a chance. It's despicable to me.

Niko stops tossing the football in the air. He catches it without pause, looking over at Puella with an enormous smile on his face. I shake my head at the scene happening in front of me.

"Just a few more minutes beautiful. Go back up and warm my bed for me okay?" Niko wiggles his eyebrows in flirtation toward her.

Disgusting.

Puella smiles, turning on her heels, wriggling her fingers bye at him giving him a little wink before she exits, closing the door softly behind her.

"What the hell do you see in her?" I ask after she's far enough away from the office door without being able hear our conversation.

Niko shrugs his shoulder again dismissively, "Nothing really, she is an easy lay. So desperately wanting it all the time." How can he be so damn clueless?

"You do know what she is ultimately after right?" I urgently inform him. Scrunching my brows down at him.

He has to know that with a woman like Puella, who has made it known about her interest in him, that she is diabolical enough to go after the one thing women hold dear when it comes to us being Kings.

The crown!

"My dick?" Niko says it so matter of factly. Ugh! I seriously think he has a major screw loose in his brain somewhere.

"No Niko. She wants the crown. Can't you see it?" His clueless expression makes me want to face palm myself.

I love my brother, wholeheartedly, but at times he makes me wonder what exactly goes through his wandering mind.

"Relax brother. She will never get it. No matter how much she tries. I'm smarter than that." I raise my eyebrows on that one. Is he? Sometimes I wonder.

"Women like her tend to find a way to get exactly what they are after. What makes you think you can outwit someone as devious as Puella?" The seriousness tone in my voice, surprisingly, makes my brother falter for a second.

His grip on the my football tightens in his hands. Making his knuckles whiten from the tension of his grip.

"The only way that woman would ever be able to become our Queen is if you my brother decide to mate with her. I, for one, will not be mating with anyone now or in the near future. That's what makes me think she will never be able to be Queen." He states it like he's won a damn prize. Smirking that devilish smirk he's so well known for at me.

I let out a breathless sigh, realizing exactly why he stated it like he did.

Ever since Abiits death he has made his feelings known to everyone about not wanting to ever mate with another.

Her loss eats at him more and more as each day passes.

"One day will have to have a Queen Niko. I know Abiits loss still haunts you as it does with me also but we can't keep putting off the inevitable. Our subjects need an heir to continue our line. You know this." I remind him regrettably.

For the longest I was in agreement with him, on not wanting another to replace our lost loving mate, but lately, I've come to realize that we have no other choice in this matter. We have to have an heir to continue our legacy. I just wish Niko could understand these facts just as I do.

"What I know Navin is that I could never love another. Abiit was and will forever be the love of my life. No one will ever be able to replace her. Ever?" Niko drops the football back onto the side table roughly.

"I know we can never replace her Niko. We have no other option regrettably, we will have to either find a chosen mate or go out in search for our second chance mate. No matter which one we decidedly choose to do, we are, indeed, going to have to do it soon rather than later. I know it's not exactly what you want to hear but if we don't do this who will take over our kingdom ship once we have departed." I try reasoning with him.

Although I have made some valid arguments as to why we should do this, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Niko is about allow his temper override his common sense.

"Fuck no Navin! I will not be pressured into fucking some random woman just to have an heir! You can do whatever the hell you like but leave me out of it?" There in lies the problem.

I can't do this without him. We are both the rightful rulers of our Lycan Realm.

One cannot do it without the other. Yes, I can definitely find a chosen mate and reproduce with her of my own violation. But without my brother agreeing with me on this matter my heir would not be able to sufficiently rule the kingdom. He or she would always live with the threat of one of Nikos heirs wanting to steal the rightful throne right underneath them.

There in lies the only problem.

"I can not do this without you. You are aware of this. Why must you fight me at every turn over this? Be reasonable for once in your life Niko. We have an obligation I don't understand why you try so damn hard to refute it." Exasperated, I sigh out again.

He's being irrational as always. Every-time I broach this particular subject he always tends to go off on the deep end.

"Because I want love Navin. The kind of love I had with Abiit. I do not want some frivolous girl who just wants a royal claim to be our Queen. Without Abiit there will never be a proper Queen to replace her. Nobody can match up to her beautiful nature. No one!" Niko stands abruptly. Pacing the office floor aggressively.

"It doesn't have to be a love match for fuck sakes! Just someone whom we both know we can trust and would never try to deceive us. I have been going over a few options for the last few weeks. I've narrowed the list down to three women. You may know some of them since they are all Princesses from the other known Realms." I hurriedly suggest.

Knowing full well if I don't grab Nikos attention on this matter that he will callously blow it off for a longer period of time than we initially have.

"You've been thinking about this for a while now haven't you? I'm sorry Navin. I'll read over the list but know my heart is not nor will it ever be into it." He gives in graciously.

"Thank you. Now for the other matter. We will have to attend the meeting tomorrow morning. Both of us Niko. No arguments!" I reprimand him before he has a chance to argue over the situation. Giving him a stern look from across the desk.

"Fine. I'll be up bright and early to attend this boring as hell meeting. Is there anything else you need from me brother? I like to get back to continuing what I was doing before you and Grayson interrupted." I can detect his obvious sarcasm.

"No Niko. You can return to...Puella." I sneer when I say her name.

Niko cocks an eyebrow at me. With a half smirk planted on his face he leaves my office rather quickly. Slamming the door behind him.

Sighing out, yet again, I rush through the miles of paperwork piled up in front of me.

Maybe this mandatory meeting of the High Royals is just what I need in the long run after all.

I can definitely use a break from all of this monotonous paperwork I'm currently drowning myself in.

Absentmindedly, I pick up the list of the available Princesses that I have organized off of my desk.

One of them being Starla, the Princess of the Realm we are visiting tomorrow morning.

I should mark her off of the list of available choices for us. After the fiasco with Niko and Harem at the last meeting I doubt she will be a viable option for either of us.

Picking my golden pen, I scratch her name off of the list quickly.

If I remember correctly she was a beautiful girl the last time I laid my eyes upon her but unfortunately because of Nikos inability to control his insatiable hunger for sex, she will definitely not be a prospect for either of us.

She has more than likely probably found her mate already anyway.

It's a shame though.

She would have made a very valuable asset for us to attain for our kingdom and she is beautiful.

Our pups would have been fucking remarkable.

Pronunciation: Navin (Nay-ven)
Pronunciation: Abiit (Ah-bit)
Pronunciation: Puella (Poo-el-a)

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