The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 24

I avoided Ryker for the entirety of the day. I knew he would be in his room but I didn’t want to risk seeing him and locked myself away in my

room.

I knew Eve was curious as to what happened but she didn’t push me to answer any questions and simply nodded when I told her that I would be having all my meals from the comfort of my room.

My avoidance tactic lasted up until the next morning. I had taken a bath and was getting dressed when there was a knock on the door that I instantly recognized as Eve’s. It was a bit early for breakfast but I didn’t think much of it as I pulled open the door.

Eve stood there but right behind her was Ryker and as soon as they saw me, Eve turned on her heels and left. I tried to shoot her the harshest glare I could muster but she just responded with a smile of her own and disappeared around the corner.

“You look better,” I began not sure what else to say now that he was standing in front of me.

He was standing tall and fully dressed in slacks and a simply shirt. I couldn’t see the texture of his bandages under his shirt so I assumed he had gotten rid of them- he did say he would be fully healed in about two days and half that time has already gone. His cheeks also had a little bit more color and honestly if I didn’t see him in the hospital bed two days ago I would have never thought that he was hurt in any way.

“You’re avoiding me.” Ryker said simply not wasting any time with pleasantries.

“I’m not,” I lied, “I just-,”

“You don’t have to lie to me.” he cut me off, “Come, we have to leave now.”

“Where are we going?”

“You told me you wanted to see the lake, didn’t you?” I was shocked that he remembered, I was more shocked that he was offering to go with me when he was still healing, “Or do you not want to go anymore?”

“I do, it is just that I-,”

“Then let’s go.”

me expectantly and although one part

Rejected Werewoll

room. He led us towards the back of the house and towards a trail in the woods. that I hadn’t noticed before. As we walked,

of an array of flowers. By the time we walked into the clearing, I

image of springtime with a wonderful flowing stream and a small waterfall I didn’t notice before. Different flowers bloomed around the edges

course.

of the lake where we sat and I could help but take off my

I breathed, “Thank you for bringing me

“The guards are close enough that they can see us but not close

Of course he would have realized by now that kissing me was a mistake and I wasn’t

don’t have to apologize; we both did it so it wasn’t your fault.”

looking up at him and his eyes told the same story his words did, “If I had the chance I would do it again. What I am apologizing for is the

“I don’t understand.”

you run?” I stayed silent but he already knew the answer, “I should have thought about that before doing it but I didn’t know how

echoed not sure I heard him right.

Werewoll

but that seems to be all you are ready for and Camilla I want you in any way that you can have me. If being friends is all that you

sure how to respond. My mouth opened and closed. repeatedly but no words would come out. That was as close to a declaration of love that I had ever heard and that was the first time since. Eve that anyone had ever expressed

what to say next because he turned

when I was a child,” he began, “My parents weren’t the best parents and when things got hectic at home, she would bring me here and I knew that I wanted to live here. At the

at his revelation, “What are you doing?”

we are friends now, you should know things about me.” he ended his statement with a small smile, “Most of what you hear about my pack

was a brutal leader. People were hanged and executed for as little as talking out of turn of speaking back to him. His tyranny never stopped in the pack, he always brought it home. My mother and I took the brunt of his rage. She wasn’t

felt bad for his mother because I could relate. Although I was Tyson’s mate he took me by force too and he planned to have other women

girl and that infuriated him. He said