Chapter 117

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

As soon as Ryker rushed into my office, I knew that something was wrong. He could barely speak and he looked like he had seen a ghost. I stood to my feet instantly as he closed the door behind him to give us a semblance of privacy.

“What’s wrong?” I asked the moment he was within reach, it was obvious that there was something wrong from the expression on his face but even I couldn’t deduce it.

“I need your help and you know I would never ask unless it was important especially not after you almost drained yourself.”

“Whatever it is, I will help as best as I can. Just tell me what it is.”

As soon as the words were out of my mouth, he handed me a letter. I wasted no time in taking it out of his hands and reading and with each line, my mouth fell open further. I wanted to see Riley with my own eyes, I wanted to make sure that she was okay and I couldn’t believe that this had been going on for so long and Damien didn’t say a word until now.

“I already gave the physician the symptoms to work up a poultice but just in case it doesn’t work, we need-”

“My blood,” I deduced and he nodded.

“It is the only way that we can be certain it will work. Please, Camilla, I wouldn’t ask this of you.”

“You don’t need to ask, of course I will help her. Riley is my sister too, I want to make sure that she is healthy. I’ll give whatever she needs and more.”

guilt from the son over what he had told Alastair and I didn’t know how to tell him that I didn’t blame him. I knew he didn’t have a choice and he did what he thought he needed to do in order to stay alive. It was what anyone would have done. Each time I opened my mouth to

how

eye and he sighed deeply. He had bags under his eyes like

to adjust,” he said softly. “He will be better by the time

take all the time that he needs. I just want him to know that I hold no grudges..

vampires.

am sorry about what he went through and if he ever needs to talk to someone, there are people all around the palace who would be willing to lend a

out of the physician’s office before he pulled me into a bone crushing hug. He pulled me as close to him as our bodies would allow

you,” he whispered and if I could answer I would have told him that it was nothing and he would have done the same thing for me if the cases were reversed. I was only doing what the goddess had put for me to

long time. He had been truly terrified and I understood. If something happened to Christine and I

that the mixture gets sent out safely, I will come to you after,

“I wasn’t really doing anything in my office and I want to see if

and kissed me softly

the last time we entered, I didn’t return the key. It had laid neatly in my pocket every day as if I knew I would come back. I wanted to but I

more. We had cleared out that entire spot by the bed but from what I had read, my father was a very cu nn ing man. There was no way

checked the closet and under the bed but I couldn’t find anything.

up but I decided to go near the fireplace. There was something off about it so I started tapping on each of the walls slowly until I got to one that sounded hollow. I smiled to myself as I took a

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