The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

CAMILLA'S POV

None of what Ryker said made sense to me and the more I tried to make sense of it, the more it felt like my brain was being fried. I opened and closed my mouth a few times trying to make sense of what he had said but I got nothing. After a long two minutes of silence, I let out an exasperated sigh.

“What do you mean by you saw their life force?” I asked slowly, not sure if I wanted to hear the answer or not. “How does one see that? What the hell is going on?”

“I don't know,” he sounded just as confused as I was and that made me even more worried. “Something happened tc me, I don’t know what it was but I feel different. I could see her child dying and I could see the darkness that was inside Riley.”

“What darkness?”

I was having a migraine already and he hadn't even started explaining. I ran my hands through my hair trying to get semblance of sanity but it wasn’t working. Ryker dragged me over to the nearest bench and all but pulled me into it. He ran his fingers through my hair until I had calmed down considerably and it didn’t feel like I was about to go insane.

“I'm sorry,” I mumbled after a beat of silence. “This entire thing is just very overwhelming. Now can you please explain and start from the beginning,” he seemed hesitant to do that. I crossed my arms over my chest and looked a him despite the fact that he wasn’t looking at me. “Ryker, what are you hiding?”

“When we killed Reina, she did something,” he began slowly and my spine straightened. “I started having these dreams after of this darkness, it would speak to me. It felt evil, like death itself”

“That was why you asked Juan to go back there with you,” I deduced and he nodded. I tried to hide my annoyance that he hid this from me so I cleared my throat. “What else has been happening? What did you find there?’

“I found one of her dolls but it was of me. Don’t ask me how I knew, I just touched it and I did. I think she planned to die there and whatever she was working with, whatever magic she had, it came into me. I know it sounds insane but Audrey confirmed it too.”

This had my eyes widening and I shot to my feet. “Our daughter knew?”

“Please calm down,” his voice was soft and patronizing. “I didn't tell her, she told me. She said the dark magic was inside of me.”

“You didn’t think to tell me about that?” I asked and his face fell. “Why wouldn't you tell me about this? It could be dangerous for her to know. What were you thinking?”

I didn’t want to yell at him but the thought of Audrey knowing and having to hold this secret to herself was mind blowing. She was a child and she already had so much to worry about. The last thing she needed was to panic about the newfound dark magic that her father had. At least Ryker looked guilty.

“I didn’t want to tell her, Camilla, she just knew,” he whispered but that didn’t make it any better. “I'm sorry for not telling you. I wanted to but I couldn't. You were happy and for the first time, there was peace. I wanted things to go back to normal.”

I crossed my arms over my chest. “You have Reina’s magic. There is nothing normal about that. Do you remember what she did with it?”

“I remember, but I also know that Reina was a terrible person. I don’t think the magic in itself is inherently bad. I haven't felt the urge to do anything bad-"

“Yet,” I cut him off and he frowned. “Don’t look at me like that, you don’t know what is coming.”

“Can you try to trust me at least?” he sounded a little annoyed. “I pulled out whatever darkness Reina had planted inside of Riley today and I might have just saved Christine's child. This could prove to be a blessing. So far, it has been of help to us.”

“It's dark magic, Ryker,” I deadpanned.

“I don't think magic is inherently dark or good. I think it matters how the person uses it,” I snorted and this seemed to annoy him even more. “Is it the magic you don't trust or is it me?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Do you believe that I can’t handle this?”

Yes. “That's not what I said.”

“Your wall is down,” I rushed to check and sure enough, in my panic, I had forgotten to put up my wall. I opened my mouth to apologize but he held up a hand to stop me. “l would have loved to know that you at least supported me on this. When you got healing powers out of nowhere, I supported you.”

“I do support you. This is just-" I was at a loss for words. “This is just different and hard to get used to.”

physician's quarters opened and our argument was forgotten as Juan rushed out. He seemed in a daze, like he wasn’t quite himself. He was even stumbling lightly. We rushed over to him and Ryker put ¢ hand on his shoulder. For a full minute, there was no movement

wide eyes and I could hear Juan repeating the same words over and over again “thank you. Ryker's eyes met mine and he had a look that clearly told me “this is what I

like hours and cleared his throat. “I apologize for springing on you like that but you have no idea

“What happened to her?”

couldn't hear the baby as usual. He was able to stabilize her and-" he trailed off

relieved that I could help. How is

resting. The babies are

I asked and he

having twins. The physician said he could

an excuse about

asked and I turned to

support him when I should have,”

do with the witch,” I turned to him sharply and he laughed softly. “I am many things, Camilla, but stupid is not one of them. Ryker has been acting weird ever since Reina died. He went back to her death spot, he found the doll, which I am assuming you know about now. It isnt difficult to put two things together and

used

adding. “But Ryker is not. He saw the baby dying and he helped us. Reina would have killed it. You just have to

trust him,

right now, he probably feels

he turned back to his mate. I knew he was right and that was why I rushed to my feet and went after him. I followed his scent

you told me,” I said loudly but he still didn’t turn. “You were right, you have supported me at every turn, even when I didn't deserve it and I should have awarded you the same decency. I don't understand what is happening and I seemed to forget that neither do

him to speak

sorry but we can do this together if you would let me,” he still didn’t acknowledge my presence and I was

was him but not him, I felt shivers run down my spine. I knew this wa the embodiment of

new wave of guilt for not supporting

to me. He fixed his eyes on me but it was like he was seeing through me and not

dark and wicked

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Chapter 250

CAMILLA'S POV

the fear that crawled up my throat but it proved difficult. Shivers ran up my spine because that voice, I was cold and it sounded

inside my mate,” I said simply and

inside of him, I am him. He is just refusing the bonding process but it won't take long now,” I watched as Ryker took a seat

know what I

can see auras but I can also tell when people are being truthful and when they are not. I can also sense emotions of sorts and I can see

not” Ryker laughed. It wasn't his usual laugh, there was something dark about it, something almost sinister,

only bring out that which is buried beneath. You have this misconception that dark magic is evil, but it is not. I simply draw from what you are. I break down walls, I pull down the pretense and I show what truly hides beneath. You cannot

“You made Reina bad.”

the power over life and death, she wanted

to me, it could have been trying to deceive me and make me trust it. I wasn’t sure what I could believe, especially considering that it came

did you choose him?” I

to die, everything comes with a price, especially magic, but you would know all

my expression stoic. “I have no

gave up your powers to save your daughter and to save yourself, the spell over your other child's powers were

life had nothing to

you ever asked yourself what the consequence for your daughter

price, he was trying to rile me up, that had to be it. Nothing else was amiss.

anymore, just leave my

and we have to merge. I am his until the day he draws his last breath. If you want to get rid