The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

CAMILLA'S POV

The only thing I truly hated about having the sirens on the loose was not knowing when or how they would attack. With every enemy we had faced so far, we had a deadline- something to look forward to. With Frederick, we had a week, with Allister, we had a timeline and with Reina- we knew, but right now, we were walking blindly. These were unlike any enemy we had faced before and I wasn’t sure how we could possibly prepare for something that we didn't even know was coming. Ansel had been of zero help, he had said everything he knew and we were left grasping at straws to find out whatever we could about sirens- the sirens we were facing to be more specific.

“Please tell me that someone found something,” I mumbled as way of greeting as Ryker and I walked into the counci room. It felt a lot emptier than usual, Ansel's empty chair had been moved away but the empty space mocked us, almost sneering at me in a jesting way. “It has been twenty-four hours, we need answers.”

There was silence amongst the elders for a full minute before Caius got the courage to speak. “Nothing yet, your majesty, perhaps if we could know how her partner died-"

“That is none of your concern,” I spat. I had shut down every question about what happened out there. The last thing I wanted to do was put Ryker's newfound powers on blast especially not when we were not completely sure what we were dealing with. “They had tried to attack Ryker and he killed the husband. It was a battle, lives are lost in a battle move on.”

“Yes, your majesty,” he bowed but it was clear that he didn’t believe me. “We don’t know what they look like. We have sent descriptions out to the towns and have asked everyone to be on edge but so far, they haven't turned up. The moment they do, we will know, they cannot hide when everyone is on the lookout.”

“The aim is to find them before they attack,” Ryker drawled having not said a single word since the beginning of the meeting. “Seeing as we cannot find them, has anyone found any ways we can kill them? Surely something must have come out of the last twenty-four hours.”

It was another of the elders that spoke. “I am sure you understand how difficult things have been lately, your majesty, one of our own-"

“Betrayed us,” Ryker cut him off. “He threatened the crown and tried to have us killed. The only reason the entire palace doesn’t know is because I am trying to prevent a protest.Many sentences in this chapter have been removed because you are not reading them on J o b nib.c(o)m. I would rather focus on the enemy outside than the enemy within but make no mistake about it, I have not forgotten what happened and while threatening to take you away from your positions might have caused this, I will gladly pull each and every single one of you from that position anc banish you without the shadow of a doubt.”

I looked down at his hands clenched in his laps, I saw shadows slowly slithering out of his fingertips. He didn’t even notice because he was still staring down the elders. Discreetly, I slipped my hand

finally looking up at the elders whose faces held varying degrees of fear and wariness. I knew if they were to continue communicating with each other, nothing was going to stop Ryker from exploding and that was the last thing I wanted, so I cleared my throat making all eyes turn to me. “We need whatever we can on these people, the lives of everyone in this palace are at stake. You all saw what they did to the guards and how easy it was for them to slip out of here. They are masters of disguise. All they need is to catch you off guard one

is the one thing that we don’t have enough of to spare. No one sleeps or leaves this f*****g palace until we have

The elders stared at me, varying looks of concern and apprehension on their faces but I couldn't bring myself t: say a word. It was still the same Ryker we all knew, he was just on edge with

in a much calmer tone than the one Ryker had used. “This isn't just about us. If you thin she is coming for us then think again. She will kill everyone and everything in her path, including you and your

and I didn’t blame them, there wasn't much to say. I followed Ryker’s scent out of the palace and into the garden. He was standing with his back to me but I knew that he could sense my presence. I walked over to his side, not touching him but staying close

there watching the clouds go by. I wanted him to break the ice first because I knew if I said the wrong thing, I could

whatever it is that you want,” he whispered after a

say anything,” it wasn't a complete lie. There was a lot I wanted to say, just not right now. “I think the sky is very beautiful today. It reminds me of the

I hate the silence. I already feel like stranger in my own body. I don’t want to feel

you even if you don’t see yourself. I already told you, you weren't lost after that test. What matters to me

water, not just any kind of water, salt

three saltwater bodies around here. I

We need to know for certain and take the battle to them. If we let them go on the

Ryker looked at me, confusion etched in his brows as I gestured for him to take the seat next to me. It took him a second but he finally did as I