The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 13

I wasn’t able to drag myself up the stairs. Eve and another maid had to help me up the stairs and into the bathtub. Eve offered to bathe me but that felt weird and I assured her that I could do it myself but as I struggled to get out, I realized I should have taken her up on her offer.

I finally made it out and I couldn’t be bothered to put on an outfit so I settled for a black nightgown. It was the easiest thing to wear at that moment and as soon as it was on, I crawled into my bed and was out like a light.

I don’t know how long I was out, but by the time I came back to consciousness, I felt long fingers stroking my hair. I was too tired to move or acknowledge them.

“Have you eaten?” the gruff voice made me realize it was Ryker and I responded with a grunt, “That isn’t an answer Camilla.”

“What time is it?”

“It’s nighttime.” That had me sitting up quickly and I regretted it the moment I felt a burning sensation all over my body.

I looked out my open window and sure enough, the sky was dark and I could see the full moon glistening in the night sky with the millions of stars. I cannot believe that I slept the entire day away. I didn’t think I was that tired, I thought at best I would sleep for a few hours.

“I didn’t realize I slept that long.” I said slowly.

Just then my stomach rumbled and Ryker gestured for me to go with him. He had gotten to the door when he realized 1 wasn’t following him.

“I can’t get up,” I whispered, “My legs hurt.”

“Of course,” he face palmed, “I forgot you trained for the first time today. It is completely normal to be in a little pain.”

I didn’t know how to explain that it wasn’t a little pain, it was a lot of pain and I felt like I was about to keel over and die.

“Is it okay if I have my dinner in here?” I asked and he nodded.

He exited my room for a while and returned with two trays filled with food. He placed one on the bed for me and dragged a chair from the vanity over to the foot of the bed and sat on it. I wondered why he didn’t just sit on the bed but I respected that he didn’t.

I wasted no time in devouring the food. I felt like I hadn’t eaten all day and by the time I was done, I felt a little better. I still felt like my body was weighed down with lead but it wasn’t as bad as before.

It wasn’t until I was done that I realized that Ryker had been looking at me the entire time. My cheeks flushed pink as it dawned on me that he probably watched me devour my food like a pig. Maybe I should have listened to Lauren earlier.

agree to the diet,” he said mostly to himself

have to train again tomorrow?” I asked, I prayed he would say no. I felt like I

will not be as hard as

a nod instead. The last thing I wanted was to

tray and placed it in his. He hesitated before leaving the room and I realized there was something else he wanted

like this one; don’t hesitate to tell me,” he reached into the bag, “You’ve been using leather shippers for a while and I can’t imagine how

I had ever seen. They covered my entire leg- like shoes. The soles were made of rubber but the

the first one. It was also prettier and I couldn’t help but stare at it in awe.

love it. I admitted as I made a mental note to never wear it out of the room so Lauren wouldn’t see

be comfortable.” He opened his mouth to say something else but closed it at the last

“Good night, Ryker.”

mood also seemed to irritate Lauren because when she walked into the

spat, “You were

could, it wasn’t fast enough for her and she punished me by making me

being stretches and stamina

I was done with my laps, I felt like I was going to throw up and when I told Lauren she dismissed it as me being lazy and forced me to do some burpees. On the fifth one, I felt bile rise up my throat and I

she tsked, “In fact,

stay upright. I didn’t even know how to say it as my mouth wouldn’t form the words. I just stayed there, hunched over and worked on steadying my

in my ear and

until she blew her whistle. This was worse than any torture I had ever faced in Tyson’s pack and a part of me wished I had never run away. I would have gladly faced their humiliation over the pain I was in.

I had tripped over it and I fell. The first thing I registered wasn’t the pain from the fall,

Camilla sneered, “Your pretending won’t work.”

can’t; it hurts,” I choked out

was going to help me up but instead, she leaned down and pulled on the leg I was clutching hard. The pain 1 felt was blinding and spots danced in my vision as I let out a blood curling

in alarm and I think she realized in that moment that my pain was real. I heard hurried footsteps

was panicked, “I heard her scream.

is; now get out

“But she’s crying.”

met the

the fact that Eve just disobeyed a direct order from her. Eve leaned down and tried to help me to my