The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 171

RYKER’S POV

Camilla claimed to be better the next morning and in all honesty, I wanted to keep her locked up in the room where I was sure she could be protected but even I knew that was impossible. She was the Queen and it didn’t matter what was happening in her personal life, she had to show up. I hated it and I wouldn’t have minded da mning the consequences but she wanted to prove something, she wanted to show that she was good, she told me point blank that she didn’t need my permission and was returning to work whether I liked it or not. There wasn’t much I could do in regards to that so I let it slide.

It didn’t mean I didn’t keep a close eye on her though. I had Kevin keeping watch over her and reporting back to me. He did it discreetly because I knew that if she was aware, she would be nothing short of pissed. If I had my way, I would have trailed her myself but I had something else I wanted to do that she didn’t need to find out about.

“I was expecting to see your mate here and not you,” Lyla began when I walked into her room. “What can I help you with, your majesty?”

“You have seen the future, yes?” I asked and she nodded. “I know that you cannot tell me what the future entails but can you tell me how to ensure that it ends in a good way for everyone involved.”

“You know as well as I do that isn’t possible,” her voice was soft and soothing. I wondered how many years it took her to learn to speak to people like that. She must have found that people didn’t take to hearing their future and developed the calm persona as a wall to hide behind. “I am not allowed to interfere in the affairs of humans. I have already risked so much by coming here and I know that I will be punished for it later.”

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because you are

“Then why did you?” I shot back and she went silent. “if you are risking your life and potential punishment, why did you do it? Surely

fond of us. Was there something you saw that made you come?”

She looked away and that was enough of an admission of guilt for me. I pushed off the door that I was leaning against and walked over to her. She tried to avoid my gaze but she was squirming, I had her exactly where I wanted her and she didn’t even know. I sat in the spare chair next to her making sure she felt the entire weight of my presence. Lyla was powerful but she was still a person, she had been

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isolated for so long and I knew without a doubt that I was making her uncomfortable but it was a necessary evil.

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I probed. “What was so

before slapping her hands over her mouth and muttering to herself about speaking too much. She looked frustrated but I couldn’t focus on her, I was

goddess asked you to? How did she do that? Did she

majesty, I have

it concerns the past which has already happened,” it was a loophole and she knew it. There was nothing prohibiting her from talking to me about it now. “You should suffer no punishment

She said that the queen

before it happened,” I deduced and she nodded. “Why would she do that? Wouldn’t she have stood to gain more if she

but I needed to know. I needed to understand what I was dealing with if I was going to stand any chance of getting out of it alive. Lyla shrugged in response to my question. She seemed uneasy and if I were a better person, I would have let her go and stopped with my questions but I was willing to make her as uncomfortable as possible as long as it meant that my family would be safe. Nothing else mattered to me besides them as terrible as that

I am a tool. If the goddess says to go then I leave, if she asks to jump then I ask how high, please do not ask questions I do

she wasn’t frustrated or uncomfortable, she was scared. Her entire body shook as fear coursed through it and I could practically taste the tanginess of it in the air. She couldn’t meet my eye and she kept looking around as if she expected something to fly out and hurt her. I couldn’t help but wonder who or what terrified her

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but she stayed silent. “Was it the

she does it for my well being and

over again. I noticed that she was also picking at her nails. I wanted to reach out to comfort her but somehow I knew that I was only going to make things worse, the only

for all your help,” I said in a softer tone than I

door, I could feel the weight of her gaze on my shoulder. There was more to the story, more that she wasn’t saying. There was something or someone that had her turning into a terrified child and I

kinds of accusations one went around throwing without proof. The goddess was known to be the symbol of kindness

checked on Camilla first and once I was sure that she was happily working away. I made my way back to my of work to attend to that

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happened to Camilla and Riley. I didn’t realize how much work it was until I

with.

clear although she still had the occasional dizzy spell and she couldn’t do as much as