Dysthanasia

A prince of maggots was born.

Loukas Asbjorn should have been satisfied with his lot in life. He just needed to take the next step in making things official with the love of his life. Hide has not yet fully reciprocated his undying love, but that was acceptable. He was patient and excited for the day when that 'maybe' would become a yes. That was until his family called, and his whole world came crashing down. He had to leave the life he had built to take over his family's business, despite their hate of him. When all seemed hopeless, his only friend, with the same taboo interest, Xander, decided to help the young man with promises of the life he had always wanted. But that demon has his own agenda, and with a cost that grew steeper with every second Loukas stayed with him. Loukas now has to choose between redeeming the Asbjorn legacy or becoming the monster his family feared he was.

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It had been a year since Loukas had confessed his feelings and his desire to eat and kill the little beast-kin, Hide. Although the beast-kin accepted the young man, there was still this ever-present distance between them. An intentional distance that Hide didn't wish to cross. He had already given up on his long-time crush, Makhi, who didn't feel the same. Does he even want him as a romantic partner, or was he just so lonely that he just enjoyed the man's obsession with him? Now he has to make a choice as he watches the monster from his past sink its claws into the younger man. He couldn't keep running away from his past, who he was and what he wanted. But would he be too late when he finally made his choice?

This is a very dark gay romance series that dives into several uncomfortable topics and themes. Please read the warnings and take care.