The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 100

I barely managed to get any sleep at night. As soon as I finished with Christine, I had to check on Camilla and I didn’t leave her side until well into the early hours of the morning. I was barely able to sleep three hours before I had to get out of bed to deal with the elders. The news about the vampires had spread and people were flooding the palace gates with their concerns and fears. I couldn’t help but wish that Camilla was here. She always took the edge off and it was easier to get through a long day with her.

The elders were already waiting in the council room when I arrived. I could tell they were looking for Camilla because they kept glancing at the door. Her whereabouts was something I planned to keep under wraps for as long as possible. The people didn’t need any more reason to go into panic mode.

“Will the Queen be joining us?” one of them finally asked as I took my seat.

“If she were then you would have seen her by now,” I drawled. “She has other duties to attend to. Is there a problem?”

“I just thought she would be more concerned with the well-being of her kingdom and people. It should be a topmost priority.”

“It is, that is why she is spending her time in a productive manner and not sitting here arguing with fools that lack brain cells,” I shot back and his cheeks flushed pink. I was already in a shi tty mood and he was making it worse. “I’m not someone you can push around, elder. I would tread carefully if I were you.”

He bowed and took his seat at the edge of the room, as far away from me as he could possibly go. There was silence for a full minute before anyone dared to speak. I could tell that they were analyzing the room and the atmosphere. Contrary to what anyone thought, they weren’t fools, they were just lazy and proud. I had no idea how Leanor put up with them for so long. I made a men tal note to look up the history and find out if there was any way to disband or change them.

“The people are concerned about the vampire attacks. I was thinking it would help alleviate their worries if the Queen made an announcement telling them that the problem is handled.”

“That will not be possible,” I said immediately and his brows furrowed.

“Your majesty, it will help ease the people’s minds.”

“I know but I said no. Now, are you going to keep kicking a dead horse or will you come up with something else? I don’t know why I bother spending so much time here when it never breeds anything productive. I would have better results if I spoke to my daughters.”

There were varying levels of anger on the faces of the elders. If they had their way, they would have left me a long time ago, I could have bet that they weren’t used to people speaking back to them. I wouldn’t have been surprised if Leanor was the first person to do so. One of them opened his mouth to speak and I waited to see if he would have the balls to say what they all wanted to but at the last moment, he closed his mouth and breathed deeply.

“We cannot fix this without the Queen.”

If you wanted to fix it, you would have tried to find out something about the vampire attacking us. Have you tried that? Have you done anything to figure out

“We are the elders of the monarchy.

me as a dirty dish rag. Get out,” they sat there staring at me in disbelief. Even on my worst day, I had never spoken

to me turned to speak. “We are some

“Was that a threat?”

smiled looking

him. His smile faltered a little at that considering he had to crane his neck

If you ever threaten me again, I will make sure that you leave this palace with nothing but the clothes on your back. You will be a pariah and you will be forced to live the rest of our life in those woods alone. If you truly are one of the most powerful men in the kingdom then

He swallowed deeply.

my mate as well. Am I

gritted his teeth and bowed. “Yes,

far with the insults but I couldn’t bring myself to care. My mate was in critical condition and I had no visible way to save her. The last thing

at the door when

you going?” I asked almost immediately. The last time I saw her dressed up

I used to do it for the Queen before she passed. When she was too busy, she would send me. You have a lot on your plate right now, Ryker. I

you sure?” I asked and she

and if she cries, I will be notified. Audrey is doing her lessons right now as well. I am doing

and she simply

without another word and I felt immense gratitude to her.

never been my strong suit, that was Camilla’s thing. I preferred to go straight to action, I wasn’t the kind of person who

I retrieved all of Camilla’s books and took them with me to the physician’s room. He was in there with his son but I ignored them and looked straight at my mate. She was lying on the bed but she looked even worse than