The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 188

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

There was darkness and my head was pounding in my skull. My entire body felt like it was being weighed down by a couple thousand tons and it didn’t matter how much I tried to lift my hands, I just couldn’t. I could smell dampness and hear the rushing of water but that was just about it. The more aware I became, the more my surroundings began to make sense. I could feel something soft beneath me, like cotton and I could hear footsteps but they were soft and gentle, almost cautious.

“I don’t know, look, I cannot think properly right now,” I heard someone whisper. The voice sounded feminine and a little older.

“What do you mean by you don’t know? There is a stranger in your home. Are you insane? She could be a murderer, she could be dangerous,” the second voice was also feminine but much younger- I would have guessed early twenties.

“She isn’t dangerous,” the first voice shot back with a scoff. “Look at her, she doesn’t look like she can hurt a fly.”

“She had blood on her when she came in. There was blood on her hands too. She could have killed someone.”

I forced my eyes open at that moment and it took a second for me to adjust to the brightness of the room. The room was fairly small with only a single bed that I was lying on and a table and chair in the room. My head was still pounding but I tried to drag myself into a sitting position. My movements caught the attention of the people in the room and they immediately rushed over to me.

There were two women there and it was obvious that they were mother and daughter. The older woman had salt and pepper hair that was tied neatly behind her neck. She had a warm smile on her face and she looked genuinely worried about me. The other girl had hair the shade of the sun with sharp and suspicious blue eyes. She glared at me with her hands crossed over her chest and I immediately knew she didn’t want me there. Regardless, I managed to give them a warm smile.

“How are you, my dear?” the older woman asked. “Do you remember anything?”

I shook my head which proved to be the wrong move because my head pulsed. I lifted both hands to try and stop the pounding but it did little to nothing. The older woman rushed over to my side immediately with a wet wash cloth and placed it directly over my forehead.

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found you in the lake, I presume you came from somewhere upstream. You took a nasty fall somewhere because you had some bruising on your temple but you healed very well. My name is Peggy and this is my

hissed but Peggy waved her off. It was clear that Marie was distrustful of me and I couldn’t blame her, I would have done the same if I

isn’t going to hurt

her mother and turned to me with narrowed eyes. “I have my eyes on you. If you try any funny business, I will gut you like a fish. Am I clear?”

your mother. I don’t think I could even if

from the sound. Peggy shot me a comforting smile and her eyes brimmed with unspoken apologies. Neither of us

“You must be hungry. Would you like me to get you something to eat? I can bring it up for you or you can go

to go down, thank you.”

of the room was just as small as the inside, it

gone, the front door was left ajar and I saw Peggy sigh. I hated that I was causing some discomfort between them, it was never my intention. I just wanted to take some time and heal a little and then I would be on my way. Peggy led me to the dining

you want,” she offered and my eyes

Peggy, you have been kinder to me than anyone has in a very long time,” I tried to blink back my tears as I spoke. “My name is Camilla, I realize I hadn’t said that when you introduced

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rest later, okay? I know you’re not a danger to me. It is Marie that needs a little more convincing. She doesn’t trust people easily, my little girl. She always sees the worst in

breath and she raised a brow at me. “I’m sorry, that was a bit too much. You have been

she squeezed my hand in a comforting grip. “Why don’t you finish up your food? We can always

of the room leaving me to eat alone. By the time I finished, I felt stronger than before and I managed to stand on my own. I did the dishes and waited in the living room for Peggy to return but

with hateful eyes and I raised both hands to show her that I meant no harm. “I was just looking for your mother. I

arms over her chest as she turned to face me. “What do you want with us? We don’t have any money, we don’t live with the rest of the pack. If you wanted to spy on us or steal then I am sorry to say that you

she kept cutting me off. I understood her skepticism but I couldn’t help but feel a little insulted at her opinion of me. I wasn’t a thief and I would never try to hurt someone who had been nothing but kind

steal from you, you have nothing to worry about. Your mother is one of the kindest people I have seen in a

she cut me off. “No one stumbles here by accident, no one comes looking for us. We are on neutral territory, we are rogues,

lied and she scoffed. “All I can say is that I didn’t come here looking for you, I don’t even know how I