The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 106

CAMILLA’S PO.V

I couldn’t bring myself to leave her side. I wasn’t sure if it was going to work at all but I couldn’t just let her be alone. We didn’t know anything about her life or her family and no on deserved to be alone during a time like this. Ryker had to go and check in with the guards to scout the place ahs was found. I must have slept off sometime while I was sitting because the next thing I knew, I felt a warm hand on my back.

I looked up to see Ryker smiling softly at me as he gestured for me to get up but I shook my head. “Nothing is going to happen to her here. You need some rest.”

“She deserves my attention,” I whispered back. “She is the first female that he has bitten and she might die. If that happens it will be completely my fault. I cannot let that happen. You have to understand that.”

“I do, but Camilla, you have never watched someone die in your arms. That is not something that you want to be burdened with for the rest of your life,” his voice was soft, almost pleading. “You have done everything that you can for her. You need to sleep.”

I glanced over at her. She was still immobile on the bed but at least she was breathing and despite it being very shallow and not visible, I hoped that counted for something because I was about to lose my mind.

“She’s someone’s daughter and someone’s mate, I would hope that if your child is in the same position then someone would do the same for her,” I told her. “If I had just mastered-”

“No,” he cut me off. “This is not your fault. You cannot blame yourself for this. You didn’t ask for any of this and you know that. You have done all that you can for her, okay?”

I reluctantly nodded and he helped me to my feet. I wrapped my arms around his torso and we stayed there for what felt like hours. When I finally pulled away, he kissed my forehead softly. He walked me out of the room and when we got to the door, I glanced back over my shoulder at her. I could have sworn that I saw her finger twitch but before I could analyze it further, Ryker had pulled me out of the room and shut the door behind us.

I tried to explain to him what I saw but he assumed it was my way of trying to convince him to let me go back and sit with her so he dismissed it and said that the physician would handle it. He didn’t let me go until I was safely under the covers in our room and despite trying to fight it, I was asleep within seconds.

office hoping that she would be awake but she wasn’t. The physician was already there and he was doing a routine check on her when I entered. He bowed but I waved him off.

to wake up?” I asked and he shrugged. “I need more than a shrug as a response, physician. You said she would not make it past the night if it didn’t work.

system again. I can tell you that much for certain,” he pulled me to another corner of the room and dropped

my mouth to thank him but the door to the room opened and Ryker walked in. As

didn’t respond immediately. “Did someone else get

you were here. You have

it the elders? Did they do something? I need

but I grabbed his hand and shook my head. We stared at each other blankly for a few seconds

like considering that he gritted his teeth but he said nothing. He held my hand tightly as he led me down towards the front of the palace. I heard the people before I saw them. There was a lot of shouting and crying and I saw a number of guards rushing that way presumably to hold the peace. I glanced at Ryker briefly but he

sure what I was expecting but when we got there, I saw about a hundred people of all shapes and sizes. They were yelling but I could see the same fear evident in their eyes. Ryker was talking to one of the guards and trying to figure out what happened when I broke free from his hold and made my way towards them. He tried to grab me but

the people.

faced the people I had been tasked with protecting. They were all

didn’t know what he meant by that. I assumed it happened while I was unconscious. “Do you see us now, your

seen you,” I kept my voice deliberately soft. “A million apologies will never take away your pain but the truth is that I am sorry. No one ever wishes for something like this to happen. I didn’t think that this would happen in my wildest dreams.”

the vampires?” he asked and I shook my head. “Then why do

I didn’t know why he chose this time to attack us. I couldn’t lie to the people about it. “All I know is that one day, a power hungry vampire decided that he was bored and wanted to play with lives. We have been at peace with the vampires for over

haven’t even been seen,” one woman shouted from the back. “You deserted

all went silent. “I wanted to broker >eace for your lives. You are that important to me. I tried to find him, I found their home but no one was there. It is our main priority right now to make sure that no one lse gets hurt that is why we keep the curfew and the borders. Until we can catch the ampires who are guilty then you have to stay safe. This is a war zone and there