The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 162

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

I didn’t go out to see the people, it was a fool’s mission. I figured the best thing to do was to ignore them and they would leave but by the next morning, they were still there. According to the I from the guards, the line had increased

reports HEF considerably and a few of them had slept there overnight. It was insane to say the least and it didn’t matter how many people came out to tell them that I couldn’t heal them, no one wanted to listen to it.

If I was being honest, I didn’t blame them, they

were terrified and this was the only slither of hope that they had. It was cruel to rip it away from them but it was a from them but it was a

necessary evil. They were too disruptive and they were causing a lot of concerns around the palace. Even the elders were worried, that much was obvious the moment they called Ryker and I for another emergency meeting.

“You have to find a way to get rid of them,” one of them said. He tried to hide it but he was tapping his feet anxiously and wringing his fingers. “They cannot be allowed to stand there for so long. If they stay, they will overpower us.”

“What do you suggest I do?” I asked folding my hands in my lap. “I cannot just throw them away. I am one woman, and I don’t have the capabilities to heal them.”

“Don’t you?” he asked and I raised a brow.

“Is there something that you are insinuating?”

“How did the man get healed so quickly? We know you could heal people from the time of the vampires. You have been suspiciously quiet about your abilities since then. You know how to heal them, why don’t you just do as they ask and get it over with?”

I stretched out my hand to him. “If you want to take the blood right out of my veins then go ahead but I hate to tell you that it will do you no good. My powers died with the vampire king. They were given to me specifically to outsmart and thwart him. The moment he died, there was no use for it anymore.”

It was a huge bluff but one that I was willing to take. Under the table, I felt Ryker slide his hand over my thigh. It was a simple gesture but one that meant the world to me. I kept my eyes fixed on the elder almost taunting him to say something. He was quiet for a full minute before sighing.

“We need to find something else then, something to make them believe that they are healed. Perception can be a far greater tool than reality,” he offered. “If you

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they are not healed? What happens when they realize

their anger. Angry people make for terrible subjects and I will not be the center of a mob’s rage. Feel free to do it

one they want.” The other elders began to whisper in agreement. “You need to

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of the public,” I shot back and everyone fell silent. “I will not be pulled around like a puppet on a string. Your job as elders is to keep the peace, so do it and do not bother me until it is done. If there is anyone with a legitimate condition that seems out

room and I turned to see Ryker looking down at me with a proud and amused expression on his face. Once I was sure that they understood, I stood to my feet and Ryker followed suit. We walked out without another word

with a small smirk playing on his lips and I couldn’t stop myself from laughing out loud. He followed suit soon after and we stood there like children giggling in the hallway of the palace. The sounds of our laughter echoed off the walls with

put them in their place,” he mused after he had calmed down. “I guess they won’t be coming to

the people to go back home. We worked so hard to keep this under wraps, the last thing we want

responding because I knew his words held no bite. “It doesn’t matter now anyway, this is what we have been dealt with and we have to make the best of it. Let us hope the elders are able to send the crowd away. I don’t want to have to explain to Audrey why she cannot go to school tomorrow as

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her out in a carriage with the others. There was no telling what an angry mob would do to a child and

by saying it, I would believe it. “We have

four hours but the elders were finally able to clear the crowd. I didn’t know what they said to them and I didn’t ask because some things were better off left unsaid. I was just

spoke to daily. From the feedback I got, he spent most of his time- indoors with his family. A few

news to spread that quickly and why he spread it despite me asking him not to. I was so lost in my own thoughts that I went through the night time. motions on autopilot. I didn’t even realize when I had finished dinner or taken both daughters to their rooms. It wasn’t until Ryker put his hands on my shoulders and steered me to a stop that I realized

muttered and before I could ask,