The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 180

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

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Riley left the next morning. Ryker had tried his best to speak to her and explain that it wasn’t about her but the situation, she wasn’t even willing to listen. She was furious and while I couldn’t blame her, I did the right thing for everyone’s safety and I wasn’t going to regret it. Despite her being pissed at me, I still stood by the entrance of the palace to see her off. She pointedly ignored me in favor of the girls and Ryker and I kept my face stoic so as not to show her hoe much it hurt.

When she departed, Audrey slowly walked over to me and tugged my arm. “Aunt Riley is very mad at you. Did you try telling her sorry? Sometimes sorry makes people feel better.”

I smiled down at my innocent daughter. “Yes, baby, I did, but sometimes sorry doesn’t fix things because your feelings are hurt. Sometimes some people just need some time to get used to it.”

Her brows furrowed. “But daddy said that if you say sorry, it makes everything better.”

How I wished she was right. The world would be such a better place if you could just say sorry and be done with things. Regardless, that wasn’t how things worked. I gave her a small smile and led her back into the palace. I could see the wheels in her head turning as she tried to figure out how and why the world wasn’t a picture perfect place.

A part of me was happy that despite everything that happened, I was still able to keep her in that fairytale world that every child lived in. I was happy that it hadn’t been tainted for her and that she still had a few more years to enjoy herself in. The other part of me was sad, upset that one day, this spell would be broken and that one day, she would be just like us, cynical, cold and unbelieving. I couldn’t help but wonder what it was that changed. What was that thing that made us go from hopeful children to cruel adults? Was it a force of nature or was it our own prejudice?

“Don’t you have school today, Audrey?” I asked cutting her off and she gave me a sheepish smile. I rolled my eyes at her and nudged her towards the stairs. “Come, you’re already late, we barely have five minutes to get you dressed.”

She made a sound between a squeal and a laugh before running up the stairs and leaving me to follow after her. Within ten minutes, she was dressed, her hair was tied in a neat bow at the back of her head

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and she was sent off with the

deeply. It was

she was gone, I let the smile

them but I needed to. At

focus on the other things like

still quiet. I stayed up almost the entire night waiting

but he stayed up with me. The truth was that he was just as anxious as I was but he managed to hide it better. By the morning, I half expected a guard to tell

a

in concern a she took me in. She was standing in the middle of my office and I didn’t even know when she had walked

is the problem,” I ran my hands through my hair. “I cannot be the only one who thinks it is weird that she has not said a thing or done

have the weapon that can kill her. She could

and for good reason to, I couldn’t trust myself not to let it slip if I were to heal someone and get weak. Besides, it was better that way if only one

my arms over my chest. “I don’t think she even knows about it. If she did, she would have demanded that we give it to her, don’t you think? Something else is at

all, she might know what’s going on,” I snorted. “Come on, Camilla, she could

want her to and I think it is a

you but what if she actually cannot tell you. We don’t know how

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dying, those are enough consequences.”

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feet. She looked just as exhausted as I felt. This thing was weighing down on every single person in the palace. “Maybe just enjoy the silence, Camilla. We don’t know how long it is going to last and goddess

to tell you that he got called away urgently to one

back until

in. You

done. He

to help him.”

I was already rising slowly to meet him there but at those last words, I flopped back into my chair. She gave me a warm smile before walking out of the room.

tried mind linking him a few times but his wall was up. It rarely ever happened but there were times when he was busy and didn’t want any interruptions. I was so

began but I waved him off. “I was actually coming to find you. The Prince asked me to send for you. He said he might be a while and he could use your company.”

already thinking of the worst case scenarios before now.

prepping the horses when someone walked in through the stable doors. It was Lyla and she looked a mess. Her hair was messy as if she had pulled at it one too many times and there were bags under her eyes from lack of sleep. She looked between Kevin and I with worry and skepticism. I turned away from her when she