The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 179

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

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We were ready to leave the next morning and despite not wanting to scare the others with his fast healing, he came out to see us off. I was a bit terrified of what we were going to meet at home. I couldn’t

I I

keep myself from fidgeting the entire ride. I hadn’t heard from Christine or the kids and I was worried about them. Ryker intertwined our fingers the entire ride. He didn’t say a word but I could feel his presence. I could feel his comfort and his reassurance.

By the

time we got to the palace, I didn’t even wait for the carriage to come to a halt before I rushed out. Christine was already waiting in front of the palace with the girls and they rushed into my arms. Despite the persona I was to hold as a Queen, I couldn’t bring myself to care about that, I rushed to my knees and pulled them into my arms. I pulled them impossibly closer and let out a sigh of relief when I realized they were fine.

I had not realized how much I missed and wanted them to be fine. Audrey was telling me about everything she did while we were gone and in all honesty, I wasn’t paying attention to her words, I just wanted to hold her. Ryker walked over to me and they immediately pulled away from me to embrace their father. He picked them up with ease and I watched as he whispered kind words into their ears.

“I take it the trip was successful,” Christine hummed from beside me and I nodded. “Come on, I made lunch for you, we can talk over lunch.”

We walked into the palace and I couldn’t help but look around anxiously almost expecting something bad to have happened. Everyone was all smiles which to me was weird. Reina had never gone this long without hurting someone first. I couldn’t help but think back on Briggs‘ words. What was her endgame? What was she planning? Had she already done it or was she waiting for me to return before she did it? No matter how I thought about it, it still looked bad and I was exhausted.

I didn’t realize how hungry I was until I walked into the living room. The smell of food assaulted my nose. and I rushed over to the table and piled my plate high. I heard Ryker chuckle beside me but He didn’t say a word, he just simply joined me. Audrey and Aurora kept babbling on and despite how tired he was, Ryker listened to them patiently and whispered small answers to them. I felt a pang of jealousy that they preferred their father over me but I at the same time, I also didn’t mind. I enjoyed watching their relationship with him. It was something I never had and I wanted them to have it.

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she shook her head. I

for some kind of trouble but nothing happened. There have been no unrecognizable illnesses, no dead crops, nothing. She may have just

isn’t anything good. Something bad is coming, I don’t know what it is but it has to be something bad. It has to be worse than whatever it is that

words settled in everyone’s hearing. I hadn’t meant to bring fear but I needed to say it. I couldn’t have them walking around in ignorance before the worst hit. We We were in the dark before the storm and whatever we did now was going to shape the future.

a sad smile, there was something deep in

couldn’t make out. The longer I watched her, the more annoyed I got. Of having a seer if she couldn’t

couldn’t make

whatice

was

sense. She was of zero help to me right now and only seemed to make my anxiety worse. She opened her mouth to speak but I turned away from her. I didn’t want to hear her proverbial stories that had no discernable meaning. The most important thing for me now as to make sure that everyone I loved

thoughts and I turned to see Riley walk in. She looked exhausted, like she had just woken up from sleep and she did a double take when she saw us. She rushed over to her brother first before finally coming to embrace me. As I held her close, I

Ryker raise a single brow in my direction. “I love you and I love having you here

now.”

just going to chase me away from here. You’re my family and

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and you do not need to be around when it happens. You should be safe at home and if that means being with Damien

so be it.”

The room was completely quiet, even the girls had stopped speaking as if they understood the gravity of the situation. I hated having to put Riley in that spot, I hated having to send her away. She wasn’t ready to see Damien, she wasn’t ready to face the truth but that truth was better than whatever was about to go down. I didn’t know what it was but I could tell that it was going to be disastrous. I

“You

you all,” she spat turning on her heels. She

looked over her shoulder at us. “I don’t know what you think family is but this is not it. Family

stick to ther despite the storms. I would have stayed.”

of having to. “That is exactly what makes us family because we don’t want you to.

No one could speak or even move. The first person to break the spell was Juan, he slowly stood to his feet and took both girls from Ryker. They didn’t protest once and allowed him lead them out of the room. Christine followed closely behind him and I watched as they

bound to happen that way, there is no path you had taken that wouldn’t have ended like that,” Lyla