Elena
Months had passed since I arrived in the Lycan realm.
I couldn’t imagine having ever been anywhere else, and even less could I imagine leaving. Slowly I have learned more about our people and customs and have shadowed the Queen in her ruling duties along the way.
It is so impressive to me that she rules alone, along with trusted aides and counselors, and that she never chose or was forced to marry again. A matriarchal society with a single Queen was so foreign an idea to me, since in the world I came from no one could assume power without a Mate.
“It is not exactly a custom among all Lycan tribes,” my mother explained to me, “but I was fortunate enough to have the support of my people, as well as their sympathy. Losing your father was a great loss to us all, and he has no rep
