he is the future of the wolvden kingdom and has no partner of his own, of course now his father is asking him to pick soon or else he cannot be king, and so Atticus struggles to find himself the perfect partner, he wanted a Lycan like his father but as soon as he laid eyes this person who stood out to him he felt the connection, he wanted them not only as his partner but as his lover, although it would be hard since they were a dire wolf, and dire wolves are fierce, but he wanted them badly