The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 16

It took a week before I was able to walk on the leg without feeling like I was about to die. I was still limping badly but at least I could afford to move around on my own.

Every day during that week, Ryker would be the one to help me whenever I wanted to take a bath and help me out. By the second day, I was already used to it but he would always leave right after and return fifteen to thirty minutes after. I still don’t know where he goes or what he does and a part of me is inherently curious about it.

Another thing that shocked me was the knowledge that Ryker wasn’t leaving for the pack house. I had asked Eve one day when he left and she told me that he hadn’t left for the pack house since I got hurt and had chosen to do his work in his office downstairs.

It was a real shock for me to realize that he willingly left his work and his usual office in favor of staying here because I had gotten hurt.

I made my way down the stairs despite the protest from my ankle and by the time I got the dining room and sat at the table, I was breathing deeply. That could have served as a workout.

Eve stepped out of the kitchen with a tray and when she saw me, she jumped slightly and placed a hand on her chest to calm

herself.

“I thought you were eating upstairs.”

“I’ve decided that I needed a change of scenery,” I said with a small smile, “I’d like to eat down here today.”

“Of course,” she placed the tray in front of me and my mouth watered when I saw the stacked breakfast burritos, bacon and eggs.

I thanked her and wasted no time in wolfing down the food. I was on the second burrito when I heard a door open not far from me and Ryker walked up towards me.

I have come to know when he is around even without looking at him. The air changes a little whenever he walks in and somehow his aura just takes up the entire room. The power shift is visible and when he walks into a room, his scent takes up the entire breathing space.

“Good morning, Camilla,” he said as he left a seat between us and took the next one.

comfort but another less educated part of me wished he

breakfast tray for him and he thanked

I said after a beat of silence.

will be coming over today to check on your leg again.” He told me, “Are you

“I’m still limping but it doesn’t out rightly hurt. It’s just slightly

I didn’t know what to say about that so I just

didn’t make any efforts to leave the dining room. He just sat at his table looking at me. It wasn’t uncomfortable, like he was judging me; it was more like he was trying to assess me to know how to approach the

a little because of how much weight I had put on my injured leg. In a flash, Ryker was up and by my side. His hands weren’t on me but they bracketed me just in case I fell. I was so shocked by the move that my

I forced myself to nod, “Do you

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“I think I’ve got

asked

I was holding and find my balance. As I made my way towards the stairs I noticed Eve peeking through

than necessary. She even rewrapped it with a fresh bandage and told me that

Lauren being a part of my day that it had started to feel weird

had been cleared of the equipments and now it was just a normal field of soft

from the field. I recognized it as the lake I saw the first time I arrived at the house and I itched to visit it. I decided it was worth a try to ask Ryker if I could go there although a part of me felt that he would say no

me to Ryker’s office and if she was shocked by my request, she

It took me almost two minutes to gather

a gruff, “Come in,” and I pushed

take as if he didn’t expect me to ever walk into his office. He quickly put down his

he breathed softly, “Is everything

continuing. “Is there by

was confused by my question that much was obvious,

I didn’t know if it was your

from here on out belongs to me. So yes, the lake is on my property.”

rushed out the words before my courage would dissipate, “I was just curious and I would love to just go there. It gets really stuffy at times being