The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 209

RYKER’S PO.V

Camilla was hiding something and I knew my mate well enough to know when she was being secretive. Something had made her stop at the lake. She had fully given in to me and she just randomly came to a halt, just like that. I knew there was something suspicious about it. Also, when we got back to the palace, it looked like she wanted to tell me something but Marie had interrupted.

I was determined to get to the bottom of it no matter what but it seemed like Camilla wanted the exact opposite. She wasn’t doing anything to outrightly show that she was avoiding me but it was all over her mannerisms. I was already in the dining room when she finally came down for dinner. There were two available seats, one by my side and one on the other end of the table. She took the one by my side but pointedly ignored me. It was more amusing than anything if I was being honest.

I raised a brow in her direction willing her to look at me but she focused all her attention on the girls. She was good with them without trying just like I knew she would. She effortlessly made them smile and when she was with them, you would never have guessed that she couldn’t remember them. Watching her with them had slowly become the highlights of my day.

“Ryker,” Peggy’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I turned to her. “I don’t feel like we have ever had a decent conversation, wouldn’t you agree?”

I wasn’t sure where she was going with it but I decided to play along. “I would, we could rectify that if you want.”

“I just- I see Camilla as a daughter especially after she saved me from almost drowning. I just want to make sure that we are doing the right thing by allowing whatever this is play out.”

“Peggy,” Camilla whispered in a warning tone but Peggy waved her off. “You don’t have to do this, I am an adult and apparently I am twenty four years old. This is embarrassing.”

“I don’t mind,” I told Camilla as I discreetly dropped my hand on her thigh underneath the table. She stilled but made no move to brush my hand off. She narrowed her eyes at me but I pretended not to see her and turned to Peggy. “Ask whatever it is that you want to know and I will answer to the best of my abilities. There is nothing you would ask that the people in this room wouldn’t already know the answer to.”

She smiled before turning to Camilla with a smile on her face. She mouthed the words ‘he is fun, I like him‘ and I saw Camilla roll her eyes. My hand was still on her thigh and seeing as she hadn’t done anything to push it off yet, I decided to let my hand go a tad bit higher. She inhaled sharply but thankfully, no one else caught the sound. I could have sworn that would have been the moment she would push my

my hand off but her pride and need for the silent treatment seemed to be greater because she focused on the girls.

“How did you and Camilla end up here? How did you manage to meet the Queen? Was she Queen at the time?”

I’s story is very complicated. She was not Queen when we

realized she was listening to the conversation. “Mummy said that daddy was mean but I don’t think he’s mean. He is the best daddy

as she realized exactly what she had said. She buried her face

crinkled her nose. “Kissing brings germs. I won’t

with her food, I turned back to Peggy who was watching the scene with amusement. It is

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ad all eyes turned to her. She opened her mouth to speak and I knew if she did, she was going to lose her shit. She seemed to realize that too because at the last minute, she exhaled deeply before turning

that you can watch the kids for a while?

pissed, yes, and although that wasn’t the reaction I had hoped to get, it

rest of us ate our lunch in silence and I was the first out of the room. I was going to find Camilla when the door closed behind me and I heard Peggy calling after me. I had half a mind to ignore her but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how unfair that

quite hear you when you first called,”

am not stupid yet. I understand though, you wanted to get back to Camilla,” she winked on the last part but I kept my expression carefully neutral. “I think you’re good for her, Ryker. You and her, you will make an extraordinary duo. She needs someone like you, someone

“Power?”

“Yes, you

know?” she leaned in and dropped her voice to a whisper. “Camilla can control water. That is how she stopped me from drowning. That is extreme power that people would kill to have. She needs someone who can protect her.”

her to be the best of herself that she could be but if she never rediscovered her healing powers, I wouldn’t have been upset. I just wanted peace and we were never going to

will keep Camilla safe, you can count on that.

any longer. You should find her before she plots something against you.” I opened my mouth to deny any involvement but she held up a hand to stop me. “Once again, I might be old

She was nothing like Leanor but she reminded me of her. She seemed like the kind of woman you never wanted to double cross. There was an edge to her,

sure why I had checked the room first but I hadn’t expected to find her there and she obviously wasn’t expecting to see me because

to brush past me, I grabbed her arm and pulled her to a stop. She tried

not? Those are two very different things.”