The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 112

RYKER’S P.O.V

Due to everything that had happened lately, I had come to the conclusion that anything was possible but the last thing that I expected to happen was for Camilla to tell me that a vampire told her where to find the blood. As she explained what she meant, I was just left with further confusion. Was he dead? Did they want us to know that they had killed him? Were they trying to tell us that he was alive? There were so many unknown variables and the more I tried to deduce it, the more frustrating it got.

We managed to get back into the palace just as it was getting very dark. The physician was waiting at the door for us and I felt my heart clench. I had never enjoyed giving bad news to families. I could see the trepidation on Camilla’s face so I reached out to squeeze her hand softly.

“You can go up, I’ll talk to him,” there was instant relief on her face but it quickly morphed into concern for me. “I’ll be fine, don’t worry about it. I have done this more times than I care to count.”

She sighed and nodded. I waited until she had walked away before I told the physician what we had found. To see a grown man break down like that, it was gut wrenching. I felt his pain as if it were my own. I had daughters, I couldn’t imagine hearing that there was a possibility that they were dead. I would have lost my mind instantly. I wanted to comfort him but there was nothing that I could do. I couldn’t conjure his son out of thin air no matter how badly I wanted to. The physician passed out after his breakdown and I ordered the guards to make sure that he got to his room safely and that he was well guarded.

Once I was sure that he had been handled appropriately, I made my way up the stairs and towards Audrey’s room. Camilla was trying to tuck her into bed when I walked in and her entire face beamed up. I allowed myself to take it all in and I pulled her into my arms. She was speaking but I could vaguely hear it. I just wanted to know that she was safe.

“I love you, princess,” I whispered and she smiled as if I had just placed the world in her little palms.

“I love you too, daddy.”

We tucked her into bed and I went to see Aurora as well. I just wanted to look at them. I wanted to bask in their presence and be reminded that my children were safe. Camilla never said a word throughout the entire process, she just stood to the side and gave me

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peace and privacy

want to talk about it?” she asked as soon as we got into our room and I shook my

she was disappointed but she said nothing. I turned to her and pressed a small kiss on her lips. “I am fine, Camilla. Right now, I just

was the end of it. She just curled into my side and allowed me hold her tightly. Sleep didn’t come early for me and when it did, it was plagued with my worst fears-

leave with some new information about what his son was swearing and the paths he would usually take. I gave the information to the guards who were responsible for finding the

group of soldiers to go and analyze the spot where we found him. Upon getting there, I immediately realized something that I hadn’t before. There were no signs of a struggle. Excluding the blood, it was almost as if he vanished without a fight. There were no broken twigs or fallen leaves. It was perfect

will find any signs of a struggle. I don’t think he was picked up from here,” I ordered some of the guards and they immediately rushed to

was human or not but I somehow doubted that it was. It was almost as

yell and I instantly rushed over to the sound of the voice. As soon as I got to the clearing, I knew. “Is this

and some of the branches of the lower trees were

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dead. Now the question was to whether they wanted to use him for food or if they wanted to extract information from him. Neither was pleasant and I couldn’t bear to think about what he could be

guard on the shoulder. “At least

bottom in the hopes of finding anything that would help us find out where they had gone. While they did that, I returned to the palace. As much as I would

books left so I locked myself up in the comfort of my

was beginning to think it was a wasted effort until I started reading. I had never thought there would be a reality

spoke about bringing Alastair to the palace in the dead of the night when no one would see them. it wasn’t