The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

CAMILLA'S POV

There was silence for two minutes before Christine spoke. “I don't like this feeling.”

“What feeling?” I had an idea what she was talking about but I wasn't going to put words in her mouth.

She had always had an issue with expressing herself. It was easier for her to use logic, I think it was one of the reasons she got along with Ryker so well, they were two very logical individuals but this was something that even logic couldn't fix and she couldn't understand it. She was getting mated today and it was as emotion as it got. For someone like her who didn’t put much stock on emotions, I could only imagine how different it was for her to wake up to the myriad of emotions in her chest.

“My chest,” she touched her hand to her skin as if it would explain it. “It feels weird, I don’t like how it feels. It's tight I can't breathe.”

“Christine, I'm sure you can put into words how you're feeling or would you prefer if I broke down emotions to you the way I would with Audrey?”

She rolled her eyes and flipped me off. “You know what I mean.”

“I do, but you have to say it out loud or I will continue to pretend like I don’t. You woke me up at an ungodly hour of the morning so you better believe that we are going to have this conversation whether you want to or not”

She made a show of exhaling loudly before lying back in bed. I honestly thought she was going to ask me to forget about the entire conversation and try to leave but instead, she spoke with a voice softer than a feather.

“l can't pinpoint exactly how I feel. I feel too much and I don't like that. It's easy to deal with one thing. maybe two but this is a lot more than that. To avoid an incomplete reading experience, visit Jobn'i’'b.com.It feels like an entire box of emotions just exploded in my chest.”

“Do you want to go ahead with this?” I asked and she didn’t hesitate before nodding.

“Of course, this is all I've ever wanted. Why would you even ask me that?’

want this, so you don’t have to

the mere

that,” I mumbled before going back to the original conversation. “You'll be fine, you have an entire t yourself to take your mind off things. The ceremony isn’t until the evening so relax and take

sound of that. What's the plan for today

going to fall asleep,” she started to protest but I held out a hand to stop

abuse of power but at the end of the day, she dragged her

as difficult as if the ceremony was large. I

by the door. They looked at me with concern. “I think we have gone over everything major. I will come to check on it outside once you start setting up but don’t forget, Christine is not to see it until it is done. I don't care if you have to call Juan to drag her out of there

out after that and I waited until the door shut behind them to look up at Riley. She didn’t speak, she just stood there fiddling with

help you with?” I tried to keep the annoyance out of my voice but it was not very easy. Our last conversation had ended poorly and it wasn’t something that one easily forget. “There is a chair if you want to-" “No,” she cut me off. “Why

brother to kick you out. I can do that on my own if I wish. That sound be an indicator that I don't want you out of here. I told you before and I will tell you again; the

you want me at

asked to invite you as long as you don’t make a ruckus. She just needs some peace and stability in her life right now and

for us if we left after this.

“Riley, no one is-"

know,” she cut me off. “This is my choice. Besides, I have a pack to run with Damien and we have left them unattended

you for telling

between us. I could tell there was still so more that

know if Christine had her way, she would be in riding gear.” She snorted a that. “Now that would be a sight

left, the rest of the day went by smoothly. The decorations were perfect, it was a simple arch situated righ at the center of the little path behind the palace. There were flowers thrown all around the pathway Christine was to walk and there were six little chairs for us. It was the definition of simple and I knew Christine was going to love it. Tiny unlit candles surrounded the little area and I could only imagine how beautiful it was

the palace and I was so happy that I didn’t notice Ryker walking up to me until he was standing directly behind me.