The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 197

RYKER’S P.O.V

On hind sight, I shouldn’t have kissed her like that but I was too impatient. I hadn’t seen. my mate in months and seeing her standing alive in front of me was like a breath of fresh air. I had tried to believe that she was alive but a part of me had started to lose hope and finally seeing her standing there with her warm eyes, I couldn’t stop myself. Her lips were soft to touch and she stiffened against me. For a split second, she kissed me back then it was as if something slammed into her because she pushed me off.

“What the hell?” she exclaimed taking a step back from me and my brows furrowed. I turned to the others in the room and the two women who I assumed were mother and daughter were staring at me with wide eyes. Christine had a sad look on her face. “I get that you might be the king or whatever, but you cannot go around kissing random people.”

“I am the king? No, baby, you’re the Queen, I’m your consort.”

Her eyes widened to the point of saucers and she opened her mouth to speak but Christine jumped in. She cleared her throat and grabbed my arm. “Is it okay if I pull you away for a second?”

She pulled me away before I could even ask any other question. She pulled me to the corner of the room and her next words threatened to snap my reality. “She doesn’t remember anything.”

“What do you mean?”

“She was asking me about Tyson. She thought he sent me to get her,” she explained and I saw just how much this was hurting Christine. Her eyes were welling with tears and she managed to wipe them away before they dropped. “I don’t know what happened when

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she fell off that cliff but she might have lost a part of her memory. I don’t know if it is short term or not but she has no idea who we are and that means she doesn’t know the girls.

either.”

I cursed loudly before turning back to my mate. She was whispering with the other women and I felt a pang of possessiveness and jealousy in my chest. I was the one she whispered with like that, I was her confidante and now I wasn’t anymore. I turned back to Christine.

“What do I do?” I asked. “The elders need to know she is alive or they will go on with the ceremony. We have a few days left. She has to return to the palace.”

“I know, I just don’t know what we can do. She might not even agree to come with us. She seems to like her life here.”

I ran my hands through my hair in frustration. “I’ll figure something else.”

I made

of the room and I didn’t fail to notice that

a hole. in my chest that I knew only she could fix. I wanted nothing more than to pull her into my arms but I couldn’t. I was going to scare her if I

the impression that you remembered everything. It was never my intention to make you feel uncomfortable,” I began slowly and I saw the guarded expression relax a little. “As it is right now, I am about to upend your life here

that had her shrinking back. Once I was sure that she wouldn’t be a problem

months and they are

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she asked. “Wouldn’t it

Stant relative?”

is too young to rule, I

have to hand

against the side of her head. “I think I need

into a chair and to her credit, she let me help her. She placed her head into her hands and for a full five minutes, she didn’t say a word. I began to panic that something had gone wrong but

she asked carefully and I stilled. “Being Queen seems like a lot of work and I don’t remember anything. I might just make things worse. Wouldn’t it be better if I just continued pretending to be dead?”

breathe deeply before

I don’t know the last thing about being a mother. I think they will be better off without me. They have you and her,” she gestured to Christine. “I’m sure they love you both. They’ll be

could feel the longing deep in the mate bond. I cocked my head to the side and analyzed her. She might not remember us but the truth was that she still felt for us. Nothing could possibly change that

for is one year and if

tell that she was

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you will never

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our bond,” the words hurt to speak and I could feel my wolf

the palace was more than enough for her to regain her memories again. It was just a

It was clear that she wanted to protect Camilla but would otherwise do whatever she wanted. The older woman was a lot harder to get a read on. She had a neutral expression on her face and her

after a moment of deliberation. “But, I have a

“Name it.”

here. If I have all this power that you say I have then they deserve to partake in some of it. After all, they have been watching over me since I was

suggest you start packing

was gone, I buried my face into my hands and sunk into the chair she had just evacuated. Her scent was everywhere and it was both a blessing and torture. Her scent had

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