The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

CAMILLA'S POV

I glanced over at Ryker but he said nothing, his lips were pursed as he looked directly at the siren. I could almost see the wheels turning in his head and I tried to speak to him through the mind link but his wall was firmly in place. I glanced over at Christine who had tears in her eyes and worry etched on her every feature.

“I'll get us out of here,” I whispered in her head. “I promise you, I will."

“Come, Camilla,” the siren said gesturing for me to walk with her over to the window. She wasn't singing to me yet so I was still in control of my limbs but I found myself following her. The window had a direct view of the front of the palace, I didn't realize that until now and I couldn't help but muse about the impressive ice wall I had built. It was already melting and cracking but somehow remained strong and sturdy despite the people repeatedly slamming into it.

With each slam, I winced because what was one an ice wall was now getting stained with blood on all sides.

“Stop this" I told her but she ignored me. “They will hurt themselves.”

“Then pull it down,” she shrugged and I frowned. “If you don’t want them to keep hurting themselves then bring the wall down.”

“If I do that, they will kill everyone in their path.”

She sighed. “Difficult choice, isn't it”

She turned back to face the others in the room and I couldn't help but wonder how nice it would feel to push her off the balcony but there were three problems: the first being that she wasn't close to the balcony, the second being that she was a shit ton faster than I was and the third being that Audrey was still in her daughter's hold and I wasn't going to do anything to risk my child's life.

“Now that we are all here, let us play the game, shall we?” she clapped her hands in glee before grabbing my arm and pulling me down to the ground in front of her. Her claws dug into my upper arm and Ryker made a sound of protest but she ignored him and lifted one very sharp claw to my throat. “You have to make a choice, Ryker."

“What kind of choice?” he snarled. “What do you hope to achieve by this?"

“Clarity, I guess, or maybe, I just want to have fun,” her claw dug deeper into my neck and the metallic smell of blood hit me in the nose. “You can save one of three people- your mate, your child and your friend's mate.”

began but she used her free

to stay F****g quiet, Camilla. I might just get upset and kill you either way," she whispered harshly into my ears before turning back to Ryker. “I promise to release

wasn't sure how I knew, but I knew they were communicating in each other's minds, shutting the rest of us out. It didn't matter though that her mind was elsewhere, her grip on me was tight and if I moved wrong,

with her daughter. The little girl looked tired, almost drained, as if she wanted to be anywhere but here. There was a light sheen of sweat across her forehead and her chest was rising and falling a little

asked softly and her eyes met mine but she said nothing. “If you need some water then you can get some in the bathroom.

to have a child pass out under my watch. She looked over her shoulder at the bathroom and back at her mother and I knew what the reason was. I muttered

I managed out. “Let her

to meet an agreement. He can save two of you, and the third will be condemned to

this?” I asked her.

darkened. “No, but it will soothe the pain in my heart.

could tell that Ryker was torn but a plan was brewing in his mind. He looked between the three of us and let out

“What are you sorry

a choice and I know you will not

are you going

whispered and my spine straightened. Christine's eyes widened when she realized what that meant and the tears that she had

cruel and evil smirk. “Good choice,

wall so hard that I heard something crack. My back and sides burned as I watched her speak to Christine. I had seen this in person before but watching it again was mesmerizing and terrifying as Christine made her way over to the cupboard by

armed or tied and she seemed to notice that too because she waved her hand and I heard a loud crack. I knew what it was before she even mentioned it and so did Ryker because he rushed over to the window, the fear in his eyes

you would let us go," I hissed out ignoring the pain in my

other two go. I never said anything about the pack. You better go help your

so we wouldn't try to save Christine. It was a difficult position she had put us in, where we either had to save our family or help the pack. Either way, we

Christine and looked away. “Help me up, Ryker, we have to

but