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.”

when I got there but neither of them would look me in the eye. I could tell there was still a little 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

how

come out again. The physician finally met my eye and he sighed deeply. He had bags under his eyes like he hadn’t slept in a while and he looked like he had

needs a little more time to adjust,” he said softly. “He will be better by

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

told your secret to the vampires. The attack yesterday was because

son. I do not hold him responsible and neither should he. I am sorry about what he went through and if he ever needs to talk to

waited until we were out of the physician’s office before he pulled me into a bone crushing hug.

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

took him a full minute to pull away and there was more emotion in his eyes than I had seen in a very long time. He had been truly terrified and I understood. If something happened to Christine and I wasn’t able to stop it, I would have lost my dam

ensure that the mixture gets sent out safely, I will come to you after, okay?” he asked and I nodded.

slowly. “I wasn’t really doing anything in my office and I want to see if there is anything more I

nodded and kissed me softly on

room. Ever since 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

open and took in the dusty room once 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 that he would keep all his eggs in one basket. He

under the bed

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 fireplace poker and slowly pulled out the hollow brick. It came out easily and in

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