The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

CAMILLA'S POV

I sat anxiously in Christine’s bed with her head in my lap. I hadn't even been able to protest when she did it because the Christine I knew wasn't big on being touched but for her to go out of her way and request physical contact, then it was clear that she was worried. Her baby bump was bigger now, she couldn't hide it even if she tried. I figured it had something to do with the fact that she was having twins because she was bigger than I was at her stage.

She was absent mindedly running her hand over her stomach and murmuring words under her breath. I couldn't figure out what she was saying, I just knew that she was speaking to herself and with each passing second, the worry grew so thick that it felt like I could reach out and cut it up with a butter knife.

“Have you discussed baby names?” I asked and her movements ceased. It was clear she didn't hea rmy question so I repeated it again. “Have you thought about the gender or where you want to put the nursery?”

“We've spoken a few times, but we never came to an agreement. SO much has been happening that I haven't even had time to sit and-"

“You don't have to worry about everything going on. We can handle ourselves. This si your first child, you should be basking in the feeling of pregnancy.”

She snorted. “I love the idea of having children, I swear I do, but I do not like being pregnant and if I am being very honest, I would rather think of anything else right now. My boobs hurt like hell, my feet are always swollen, I am as unstable as the weather in spring and I cannot fit into most of my clothes.”

“It does have its bad sides," I murmured in agreement. “But I guess it helps to have something to look forward to. You're going to have your own babies- two of them. Do you have any preferences on the gender?”

“Audrey said I was having a boy and a girl and I have learned that Audrey is almost always right so, boy and girl it is. I haven't thought about names yet. Neither Juan nor I have any familial relations we would like to name our kids after. You had Ryker's mum and yours, but I have- well I have no one.”

I had never stopped to realize just how truly sad Christine's life was. She had come to live at the palace from a very young age, she had no family excluding us. It was incredibly lonely and I couldn't help but feel bad for her. Many sentences in this chapter have been removed because you are not reading them on J o b nib.c(o)m. She looked up at me and she must have seen something in my expression because she cursed and sat up. Within seconds, she was wiping tears from the corner of her eyes.

side drawer. “You start looking at me with pity and I start bawling like a

lied and she shot me a withering

it is just who you are. You feel bad for people, you want to help them, even when they don't feel bad or want to help themselves. I'll think about baby names, I just- I'm scared.” Now, her wall was cracking a little, I could practically see it crumbling before

this,” she whispered. “There is something you and Ryker didn't tell me, I'm not asking you to tell me now, I don’t even want to know to be honest. Fear is a greater killer than death itself sometimes but I know there is something. I'm just scared that I won't be able to enjoy it and I am scared that if I start trying to, I

She didn't hesitate, she allowed me hold her and run my fingers through her hair. “Audrey saw you having two amazing kids. There

her feel better about everything. It was unfair for anyone to go through this level of worry and unease during their pregnancy. It was meant to be a time for enjoyment and a time to

the bed and gestured for her to come with

wasn't about to take no for an answer. I pulled on her hand until she was standing and pulled her

with Juan while Ryker and I stayed in the East. There was an assortment of rooms next to hers so I picked the one closest to hers.

can be two cribs right next to each other and two rocking chairs for you and Juan. Your kids will have a massive f****g closet and more toys than they can possibly

would have to be painted and cleaned because there is

so you can start decorating. It might make the whole process a

of this to be over. I

her comical expression. “You'll be

emotionally exhausting time and I wasn't sure if

deserve to be