The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 17

For the next few days, I avoided Ryker as much as I possibly could. I stayed in my room all day and barely left it unless it was absolutely necessary. Whenever I saw him. I would mumble a greeting and leave the area as quickly as I could.

He knew I was avoiding him, hell, everyone knew I was avoiding him and I knew at one point he would get fed up with it and demand an explanation from me. What I didn’t expect was for it to happen today.

Today started like any normal day, I took a bath by myself and because I had no plans of going out, I put on a really pretty black night gown and lay in bed.

Eve brought me my breakfast as usual and when I was done, I took the tray downstairs because Lucy had told Ryker to inform me that I needed to walk around a little every day to make sure that I was exercising the leg.

While I was taking my tray down. I saw Ryker at the dining table. I flushed pink in embarrassment and hurried to return the tray to Eve. I rushed back upstairs not even realizing that he had spoken to me and I had ignored him.

I successfully locked myself in the room when a few minutes later I heard a knock. It was not soft like Eve’s but it also wasn’t overly violent. I ignored it the first time and it grew louder.

“Fuck this shit Camilla,” I heard Ryker say through the other side; “We’re talking about this today.”

I still wasn’t convinced on whether or not to open it but then he said, “I have a spare key downstairs and I am not above using it. I am only doing this because I want you to have a say in this. But so help me if you don’t open this door in the next three minutes I will find my own way in.”

I knew he was going to make do on his threat so I exhaled deeply and unlocked the door. He was standing there in a black button up shirt and matching slacks. He looked like he was prepared for a day of work while I was in frilly long sleeved pajamas. I’m sure it would have been a sight to behold for anyone who saw it.

He looked frustrated and annoyed but he managed to keep his composure as he walked into the room and took a seat on the chair directly opposite my bed. I remained standing and he gestured for me to sit down on the bed.

I hesitated for a second and I could see that it annoyed him because he clenched his jaw but he didn’t show any other outward signs of his annoyance. I quietly took a seat at the edge of the bed and the room fell into an uncomfortable silence.

“Camilla,” Ryker spoke up after a beat of silence, “Why are you avoiding me?”

“I am not avoiding you.” I lied and he shot me a disbelieving look.

lie to me Camilla,” he slowly stood to his feet and

next move would be. If he touched me, I wasn’t quite sure of how I would react but I knew enough to know that it probably

you have endured. But it would make

as if I was a cornered animal on the brink of running away, like I was a child who he had to explain things to carefully for fear of a tantrum. Some would find it insulting but I found it slightly

you flinch when I

to answer, “Because sometimes it looks like

before?” I hesitated before nodding and I saw his

deliberately kept my answer

I looked at him in confusion. “You were an omega; you are to be Luna of this pack. You are not

omega any longer.”

was an omega and that is the normal hierarchy of the pack. The omegas are the punching bags surely you understand that.”

else did they

much I was allowed to speak of. I didn’t want to seem like I was dumping all my problems

if he heard my thoughts he added, “I want to hear it all.”

summarized version of it. Without mentioning any names I told him about the jobs I did and how I struggled to make ends meet. I told him about

fell silent. I didn’t want to tell him how Tyson had assaulted me in my room or what he had told the pack- I still had a little shred of dignity left so I summarized by saying he rejected me and I left the

I was done, I couldn’t bring myself to look him in the eyes. I didn’t want to see the disgust or the anger or the disappointment. Surely by now he would realize that he wasn’t given a fair bargain in this mate exchange. He is

voice broke slightly as he said my

eyes swirling with anger and sympathy. I slowly let out an exhale grateful that he didn’t look at me with pity. I can

no one should ever have to go through that,” he said softly, “You do not have to fear me or my pack. No

my question confused him so I explained, “What if I wasn’t your mate? If I was an

I didn’t believe him and he knew it, “You can ask Eve or anyone else. They are treated like

do you refer to them

house and take care of it. That

knew I still didn’t believe him so he stood to his feet and