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

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 looks. When he saw me, he sat

could tell that he was a tall man. There was blood at the corner of his

long I have waited to get your attention. Welcome to my abode. It

me so I broke out of their circle and stepped forward. One of them reached out in an attempt to grab me but I shot him a hard look before turning to face the king. He was looking at us with an amused expression

has been a while since we had visitors. If you had come in an

what made me tick but I had no time to spare on the conversation. I came with a mission in

said more to confirm

but you can

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

is a pleasure to meet you,

“It is customary for people to bow

back and the corner of

straighter. “What brings you here, Camilla? Wolves do not wander here by accident. I could

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

who keeps murdering your wolves,” when he saw the surprise on my face, he laughed. “News travels

handled soon. “I hope this means that you are working on it

quite,” my brows

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

always like to have

at a disadvantage. This was their home. It took less than five minutes for all the guards to drop dead by my side. It didn’t take a genius to realize that I was screwed. I was standing alone in a

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

chair. “Living for a thousand years gets boring sometimes. I just wanted to