The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

CAMILLA'S POV

When Ryker rushed out of the office, I had blindly followed him. I wasn’t sure what he had seen to make him react like that but I knew it had to be important. When I heard those words leave Riley's lips, it felt like my entire world had closed down on me. I couldn't speak, couldn't think, couldnt even breathe as the knowledge that one of those dolls belonged to my daughter.

“Are you sure she didn't cut herself on anything?” Ryker asked after seeing my face and Riley nodded.

“She was lying next to me on the floor. There was nothing sharp next to her, I can swear it by the goddess. I don't know what happened.”

“I think we do,” Riley looked confused but I knew Ryker wasn't going to explain anything to her. “Thank you, where is she now?”

“In her room.”

I didn’t wait to hear anything else before I started walking in that direction. I heard Ryker’s footsteps behind me and I should have waited so we could walk together but I didn’t. I knew if he caught up to me he was going to shove som bullshit about it not being my fault down my throat until I took it but I didn’t want to hear it. It was my stupid idea and I had never imagined that my daughter could be a potential victim. It had only been the four of us in my mind and that was my problem.

I was being too narrow minded about the entire thing. How she managed to gain access to Audrey long enough to do that was beyond me but then again, we didn’t really keep her away. We had our attention fixed on Marie, she could have done anything and we would have been non the wiser.

“Camilla,” Ryker's hand wrapped around mine like a vice just as my fingers hit the doorknob. “You need to calm down. She isn't hurt, she is fine.”

I raised a brow. “I am very sure that a cut on her arm does constitute as hurt.”

“You know what I meant,” he rolled his eyes. “We needed to know and now we do. There is no possible way we could have found out if we hadn't done this. Would you rather not know that she was the one?”

“I would have rather not hurt her”

“I know, I would have rather we didn’t either but you beating yourself up about it is not going to change what has happened. Right now, we need to make sure that it is her and figure out who the other person was.”

face in frustration as I tried not to

Aurora, she would have told us. All we need now

an Aurora. The bandage wrapped around her arm was prominent and caught my eye but it didn’t

to. I sat cross legged on the ground and watched as she mimed pouring te: for us. “How is your arm,

said I was a strong girl because

you did cry,” he

and thumb very close together. “I stopped crying very fast, mummy. Are you

you are a strong girl. Now, why don’t you serve

playing tea time with her and I only left when she was well and truly satisfied anc tired. I managed to drag her down for dinner before she all but passed

the hallway. “She had one of

explained. “It wasn’t Aurora and it wasn't either of us. Who do you think it

sure either. What if it is one of the maids or

them. How are we going to find out which one? Besides, most of them are fully grown wolves, their cuts

point. I wasn’t going to risk using one of the dolls again

best we can do is hide them,” I said simply. “Keep them somewhere that Reina will never find them. She had those dolls for a reason and we

say that she somehow didn’t get access to us? She isn't stupid, she knows those dolls are missing. What if she has others?” “Wouldn't we know if we were being controlled?” I asked but no one spoke. Neither of us knew the answer to

do it,” Christine announced and I turned to her. “She wouldn't control you because she wants you. She would d it to the people around you to

just forget about

magic, right? When Reina died, they will most likely die with her. We just need

choice?” I asked and she shook

was left wondering where the hell I could possibly hide them. After a long few minutes of deliberation, I made my way over to the private library. Very few people knew about it and very few woulc actually look in it. I hid it in one of the furthest drawers and locked it tight. It was a weird

but when I walked past my father’s bedroom, I stilled. I hadn't gone in there in a while and although didn’t hold anything against him anymore, I just couldn't bring myself to love him like I

behind me. “I apologize for scaring you. I should be in

“Why is that?”