The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

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I was in such a daze when walking back that I didn't even realize someone was calling out to me until I felt their hand on my shoulder. I nearly jumped until I heard Christine's voice behind me.

“Relax, it's me,” she whispered, her tone had an edge of concern to it. “Are you alright? You are way too jumpy. Did something happen?”

Only that I just had a terrifying experience with the moon goddess and for a while, I feared that I was going to die because her presence was so terrifying and she felt so angry with me that for a while, I thought it was the end of it all. It was an experience I had never and did not ever want to experience again. The coldness was out of this world, it felt different. It came from my inside, like someone had dropped an icicle into my stomach and I knew for a fact that I would never find anywhere on earth to rival that level of coldness even if I wanted to explain. “Nothing I can explain,” I kept my answer short and cryptic. “What are you doing out here? Do you need something or were you looking for someone?”

“I was going to find Ryker, he mind linked me. When I saw you, I hoped you would have an idea about it but the curiosity on your face tells me that you don't,” she finished and I let out an awkward laugh before wiping the curious expression off my face. “You can come with us if you-"

“I think you should go alone. It is you he wants to speak to," her brows furrowed and I knew she was skeptical about something. “I know one of you will tell me what you talked about if it is important so I am not bothered. Besides, I need to prepare for the meeting with the elders tomorrow.”

Thankfully, that was enough to get her attention off Ryker because her eyes widened. “I heard about that. I overheard Caius telling one of the other elders to be worried because it seemed like you wanted to get rid of them or something."

I shrugged. “Or something. I just realized how utterly useless they are. All they do is wear cloaks and sit on their asses while trying to come up with stupid ideas that don't even help us. I can't believe that we actually pay them for that."

Christine laughed. It was one of pure amusement and by the time she was done, she wiped away a stray tear from her eye. “I have been thinking the exact same thing for years.”

“You could have suggested it."

She shook her head. “One thing I learned early was not to question things. I am not Queen, it isn't my job to ask questions or raise suggestions.”

I frowned and crossed my arms over my chest. “But you are my family and my best friend, it is your job to raise suggestions to me- not to your queen- to your family."

I could tell she didn't quite agree but I didn’t push it. It wasn't easy to get rid of years of teaching in just one sentence.

“I'll be sure to tell

walk away and when she was gone, I let the mask fall and let out a heavy exhale. I looked down at my fingers that were shivering as I tried to keep them clutched to my dress so that Christine wouldn't notice. I let out a

wipe it off but it just wouldn't seem to go on its own. There were too many people around and I didn't want to risk anyone seeing it and whispering about it, so I shoved my fingers back

I didn't know when it would stop. A part of me knew that it was just

to be asleep. I immediately knew once the presence filled the room that it was Ryker. I tried to track his movements using just my hearing but he was quiet and almost. impossible to decipher. One minute I heard him by the door and the next, I felt him by

through my hair and placed a soft kiss on my temple.

than to me because the next thing I knew, he had pulled out another blanket

possibly done in the peak of summer to get this cold?” he mused aloud. “Do I

I mumbled deciding to give up the pretense. “I don’t think I'm fit

we should take you

him off but his fingers wrapped around my

visibly shaking. Something

I blurted out and he stilled. “I went to pray to her for Audrey- and you. I didn't actually expect her to audibly respond but she did and I felt coldness on my inside. This is probably the aftershock, I will be fine so please can you stop pushing

he crawled into bed behind me and pulled me close to him.

talk to the goddess about me?” he asked and

I was worried so I spoke

to normal and running his fingers through my hair. “What did

said all of this is a test and if you didn't pass it, you would be gone

a test,” he said it so blandly that I couldn't make out any emotion behind his words. “Don’t worry about ne, Camilla, I never

been comforting but something told me that this test was

“Just promise me something”

miss

to pass it because I can't lose

to him. He pressed a lingering kiss to my temple and we just stayed that way for a full minute enjoying each other's company and it