The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

RYKER'S POV

There was a shift in the air- I knew it. I wasn't sure who else could feel it, but it was there the moment I woke up. It was grossly overwhelming, it threatened to swallow my senses whole. It was a sense of impending doom, a knowledge that something was undoubtedly going to go wrong, I just didn’t know when and I didn’t know how.

“Are you okay?" I felt Camilla’s hand on mine during breakfast and I managed to give her a small smile. “You haven't touched your food.”

“I'm fine, just thinking" it wasn't a complete lie but it was clear that I was hiding something and she knew it too. Her eyes narrowed in my direction so I squeezed her hand softly, her lips curved ever so slightly but that didn't take the worry out of her eyes.

“I think it is best if we stay indoors today and keep the girls close,” I immediately changed the subject, not wanting to give her time to remember why she was worried about me. “The news just got out, the people might be a little agitated. I want to make sure everyone is safe, that includes you and Christine.”

She rolled her eyes and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Christine turn to me at the mention of her name. She was very visibly pregnant and only a few weeks out from her actual delivery date. It was nerve wracking to say the least and I could only imagine how she and Juan felt about the entire thing. I heard something about them building their nursery but with everything going on, I hadn't been able to fully focus on it and give them the help they probably needed.

“Why are we the only ones you worry about?” Christine crossed her arms over her chest. “If anything, we should be worried about you. You are the one more likely to throw yourself into trouble headfirst.”

I raised a brow. “I take offense with that."

She started speaking about something but I zoned out. It felt like I was thrust into the back of my own mind and watching everything with a different pair of eyes. It took me a second to get used to what I was seeing and in this state, the impending state of danger seemed to linger a lot heavier on my heart.Many paragraphs are missing. Read the complete book on Jo=bn- ib.c(o)m. I could see their auras again and the first person I turned to was Christine, wondering if there was something wrong with her babies again, but this time, everything was normal.

I looked between all of them and my eyes finally settled on Aurora. She looked normal, as normal as she did the last time but there was something clinging to her aura, something I didn’t notice before. Something dark and grey, I knew it wasn't something I could remove like the way I did with Riley. Whatever this was, it was a part of her. She was still too young for me to figure out what it was but it was there. As bad as it was, I knew that wasn't why I was in this state.

I managed to drag myself to my feet, at that exact moment, the door opened and a maid walked in. I knew immediately that she was the problem. Her aura was dull but I felt magic emanating from her, the kind of magic that felt like a song. She had her ear plugs in, but I already knew what had happened to her. I walked over to her ignoring everyone's eyes on me and grabbed both of her hands. Her eyes met mine and she screamed.

The shadows slithered out of me and onto her, encircling every inch of her. I had no plans to kill her, I just needed her f*****g quiet because her scream was like nails on the wall. As the shadows covered her, her sounds became more like muffled whispers. She was completely covered and I knew that if I so wished, I could have snuffed out the very essence of her life there and then. I could have blamed it on her being under the sirens influence and no one would bat an eyelash. The thought was appealing but somewhere on my inside, I knew I couldn't. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

shadows with me as I did. As soon as I released her, she crumpled to the ground and I was snapped back into reality. Her chest was rising and falling but she was unconscious.

is still under the control or not. You should have guards keep her

But

that word. “Just

move, I took that to mean that she has agreed, turned on my

someone was going to come after me, and soon,

a bow. She had begged Camilla to do it for her this morning because it looked cute and despite having nowhere to go, she wore her best pink dress. She closed the door behind her and rushed over towards me. I watched her as she climbed into my lap and pulled her ear plugs out. I wanted to tell her to keep them in but she didn't have her wolf yet, I couldn't communicate with her through the mind link. I sighed and pulled mine out too. “Your mother can’t know that you

“The bad woman isn't here

do you know

You can too, can’t you?" “I can," I agreed slowly not knowing where

something akin to guilt on her face. She turned away from me and buried her face into her lap, suddenly getting interested in my fingers. I used my free hand to gently push her

I probed gently. “What

her voice. “If I tell you then and things are going to happen. She told me so, she said that if I tell you

remembered Lila saying something about that but that was an adult and this was my terrified child. I didn’t give a shit what was going to happen as long as it

going to get hurt if you tell me?” I

she had heard or seen that could have

was soft and almost wary, as if she knew she shouldn't be saying it but as much as I wanted her to speak, she also needed to. She was a child and this burden was too much for

“Was your mum hurt?”

but aunt Christine was. Everyone was screaming and crying and-" she trailed off and swallowed deeply. “I don’t want to talk