The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 21

I hid myself in my room for the entire duration of the day. Eve brought me lunch but I couldn’t bring myself to eat a bite. I felt undeniably guilty for what I had done to Lauren and I cannot imagine how she feels about my presence in the house.

Evening came around and I had rehearsed the speech I was going to give to Ryker over a thousand times already. I would wait until we are eating dinner and then I would thank him for everything he has done so far and tell him that I would like

to leave.

I don’t know how he would react to it but the last thing anyone needs right now is my presence and I am willing to give him and Lauren the space they need to get back together no matter how much it hurts me.

Evening fell and Ryker still hadn’t returned. I finally emerged from my hideout when I saw how dark the sky had become and made my way down the stairs hoping that he had returned but no one had told me. I checked his study first but it was empty and I made my way to the dining room to meet Eve.

“I was just about to bring you dinner,” she said as soon as she saw me, “Just give me a second and I will bring it to the table.”

“That’s fine but that’s not why I’m here. Have you heard from Ryker?” I asked and she shook her head. “That is very unlike him, he should be back by now.”

“He could just be running late, it happened quite a lot actually,” she offered, “I am sure that everything is fine.”

“Have you seen Lauren?”

“The guards told me that she left a while ago in a hurry. I don’t know where she went or if she will be back.”

Just as those words left her lips, Lauren rushed into the house in a sort of panic. Her eyes fell on me and I could see how annoyed she was just to be setting her sights on me.

“Come, we have to leave.” She didn’t offer up any more explanation but I was frozen in place, “Are you deaf? We have to leave.”

“What is going on?”

She made her way over to me and dropped her voice to a deadly whisper, “Believe me, I want nothing to do with you just as much as you want nothing to do with me but Ryker is hurt and for some godforsaken reason, he asked for you. So are you going to ask any more stupid questions or can we leave?”

I wasted no time in following her out of the house and into the waiting carriage. It was after the doors had shut that I looked down and realized that I was still in my night dress but I couldn’t worry about that not when Ryker was hurt. How did I not

know that he was hurt?

pressed herself against the opposite end of the carriage so that our bodies wouldn’t touch by mistake. She had

I wasn’t there.

never my intention to hurt you today” She ignored me still, “I truly am sorry

spat, “I do not want to see you or hear you. Can you do

wait for my answer, she turned her attention back towards the door and my guilt

large building and continued down the tarred road. I wanted to ask where we were going

ended up stopping in front of a large building that read ‘hospital. I couldn’t help but worry about how hurt Ryker

Chapter 21

say a word, Lauren had gotten out and was sprinting towards the doors. I tollowed her as fast as I could and we ended up

of antiseptic and blood was overwhelming and it brought on a huge migraine but I managed to tune it out long enough to hear Lauren speaking to me.

is through those doors but you have to

you said he asked for

voice was cold and chiding. “Are you really going to cause a scene in

saying any more by the door opening. Lucy emerged in her doctors scrubs and when she saw me,

gestured for me to

glaring daggers at me, “I think

wants to see you,” she

knew how she must have felt. I could feel the weight of her gaze as I made my way into the room. I made a mental note to apologize to her later but a part of me knew she would

a table with different tools and ripped bloody

hospital bed. He was in a pale blue hospital gown but the top part was rolled down and a bandage was wrapped around his torso. A gasp left me involuntarily and his eyes snapped up to

was barely over a

and I obliged mainly because I didn’t have it in me to refuse and I wanted to see his wounds up

you get hurt?”

were ambushed by some rogues,” his voice was hoarse and tired- he sounded almost weak, “We didn’t expect there to be so many. Rogues usually move in bands of threes and fives but there was an entire pack of them. One of them took

but remembered that I shouldn’t and I

eyes narrow ever so slightly. I expected him to call me out on it but instead he cleared his throat and

you eaten?” he asked and I shook my head, “I figured as much. I asked for someone

house.”

he cut me