The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 176

RYKER’S P.O.V

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It was like there were two warring parts of me. One side wanted to step back and allow Camilla make her choices, allow her do the thing

she thought to be right which included healing Briggs despite the repercussions it might have on her. The other part of me wanted to protect her from everything and everyone- including herself, especially herself. She didn’t realize it yet but she was her own greatest adversary. She put herself in danger more than any foe we had faced and sometimes it scared me.

As I watched her pushing a part of herself into Briggs, I had to dig my feet into the ground to prevent from going to her. I never thought that after everything, it would end with us back here. Of all the places for the coven to have stood, it just had to be this place. Sometimes I wondered if the goddess had a sick sense of humor or if the late king was just a meddling asshole who set his own child up for failure. Every single thing almost always came back to him. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that.

I had to look away from Camilla and my gaze fell on Lyla. She was staring at the scene in front of her with a mixture of sadness and hope. It was almost as if she was staring through them. I cleared my throat and she turned to me. She tried to hide her expression but it was already too late. I had seen what I needed to. She gave me a small smile in an attempt to pretend but when she saw that I wasn’t buying it, she sighed.

“What are you hiding?” I asked but she shrugged. “This is one of the thin

you saw, isn’t it?” her silence was enough of an answer for me, especially when she looked away. “How does it end, Lyla? Tell me and I will do everything in my power to prevent it.”

“If I tell you, it will happen.”

“It is already happening, I can see it in your eyes. This way, I can prepare for it, I can fix it or at least try to. If you tell me, I will do everything I can. You know I will.”

She shook her head. “I am bound by my oaths to the goddess. If I say it, I will die. I cannot risk my life like that. Besides, the future is filled with many different paths. This is one of the things I saw, yes, but there are still many roads in the future, there are still many alternate endings.”

“How many of them end happy?” I asked and she looked away. “How many end with everyone happy and intact? Tell me, Lyla, I deserve to know. On this path that she has taken, what is the likelihood that we all come out alive?”

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was soft, quiet, barely over a whisper that if I wasn’t standing so close to her, I would

out conversation short and I turned to find Camilla trying to stagger to her feet. On the bed in front of her, Briggs looked healthier, he wasn’t breathing as hard and he seemed to be resting peacefully. I rushed over to Camilla and as soon as I reached her, she leaned into me as if it was too much of a strain to hold herself up. Her nose was bleeding and I cursed as I put a handkerchief to it. She was weak and one second away from passing out

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she didn’t respond but I didn’t need her to. I lifted her bridal style and walked out

but she nodded. “Of

was not speaking at all and I could tell that she was barely awake. I moved on autopilot, the only thoughts going through my mind were about her. By the time I got to the room, she wasn’t bleeding anymore but that

nodded slowly. “I don’t

to rest and

I nodded and took a slow step backwards. I placed a soft kiss on her forehead and watched as her eyes finally drooped closed. It was hard to do

my

step I took further

I hummed. “I cannot tell you much but I can tell you

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have liked. “If you want

of me thought she had actually left until I turned and found her seated on the couch. Her hands were crossed in front of

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at the open fireplace. There was a faraway look in her eyes

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offer sacrifices?” she asked and I furrowed my brows in confusion, “This very spot where we are

do you know that?” I looked around trying to see if there were any carvings or markings that could have

witch herself wouldn’t come here. The presence of the witches that died is heavy here. They are angry and sad, I can almost taste their emotions. If she were to come here, she would run mad or die, or perhaps both.” She turned to me. “Do you mean

my head. “Everything looks and feels normal. I have no

of things. You are more brutal, more into bloodshed. If you took some time to just smell the you would be shocked at what

the luxury

Camilla was awake, she would be