The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 97

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

“I mean no harm,” I called out but the vampire made no move to step out. “I just want to see your king.”

He laughed maniacally. “Not many people live to see that request. Our king does not like visitors neither does he tolerate them.” The guards tightened their circle around me.

“My name is Camilla and I am the Queen of the wolves. I believe he should want to see me. I would not come here unless it was important.”

There was silence for a minute and I honestly thought he wasn’t going to respond until he spoke. “I know who you are. He has been expecting you but we didn’t know you would come with guards of your own.”

“Did you expect me to walk into unknown territory unprotected?”

He finally stepped out of the woods. His hair was cropped short and close to his head. He looked like a normal person except for the unusual paleness of his skin. It was patchy and white like snow. I figured it was expected considering they were practically dead and lived in the cold of the mountains. He smiled and I saw a hint of his fangs.

Although I had never seen him, I recognized him from his eyes alone. “You were the one watching me in the woods, weren’t you?”

He smiled. “Maybe. Come, Camilla, the king awaits.”

The guards with me hesitated but I figured that we were already here and if he wanted to hurt me then he would have done so already. He walked ahead of us unbothered about his bare feet touching the rough plain. I figured not much bothered the undead. We got to the mouth of a cave and the guards in front of me stopped.

“Your majesty,” one of them began. “Are you sure this is a good idea? We don’t know if there is an army in there. We are walking in blind.”

“I can assure you that there is no army,” the vampire said from in front of me. We turned to him in confusion and he tapped his ears. “We have better hearing than you guys. To answer your question, there is no army. We don’t need one. I can assure you that there are less than five people, including me.”

I knew I would have to make the first move. I slowly got off my horse and glanced up at the guards to assure them that it was fine. They dismounted too and we allowed the vampire lead us into the cave. It was pitch black and it took longer than usual for me to get adjusted to the light. The distinct smell of blood filled the air and unease threatened to choke me. “Forgive the smell,” he said off handedly.

further in until we got to what I assumed was the center of the cave. There was an opening at the top that allowed light filter inwards. Right in the center of that opening was a throne carved from stone. It was massive and seated atop it was a man who looked no older than mid-forties but I knew better than to judge him based off his

begin to fathom. Even though he was seated, I could tell that he was a tall man. There was blood at the corner of his lips and he made a show of

get your attention. Welcome to my abode. It might not be anything

me so I broke out of their circle and stepped forward. One of them reached out in an attempt to grab me but

visitors. If you had come in an hour ago, I doubt you would have been able to

the

said more to confirm than anything

have gone by many names in my lifetime some of which are not very nice but you can refer to me as Alastair, it is the name I was given after

to recognize the name but I had never heard it before. I thought long and hard in case it was something

a pleasure to meet

face. “It is customary for people to

quipped back and the corner of his lips tipped

of hands and sat up straighter. “What brings you here, Camilla? Wolves do not wander here by accident. I could see it as a breach of our peace treaty because you came

you broke the treaty first when he watched me, I’m not quite worried about that,” I jerked my thumb in the direction of the vampire who led us. “I am not here to fight. I have a problem that I think you would like

The vampire who keeps murdering your wolves,” when he saw the surprise on my face, he laughed. “News travels fast, Camilla. Did you really think that a vampire would be out of line and

a sigh of relief knowing that if he was aware, it would be handled soon. “I hope

quite,” my brows

one of the others and nodded and I saw a large crate being dragged in. inside that crate were two werewolves. They were bound and gagged and although they were alive, they had been beaten and looked malnourished. Alastair watched my face intently as he stood to his feet and I couldn’t help but take a subconscious step backwards. The guards were forming

is a bother to find new wolves every day. I always like to have some in backup,” he smirked and nodded once

than five minutes for all the guards to drop dead by my side. It didn’t

do you want?” I asked feigning bravery. If he was going to kill me then I wasn’t going to

leaned closer into the chair. “Living for a thousand years gets boring sometimes. I just wanted to be entertained but now that you are