The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

Chapter 170
CAMILLA'S P.O.V
I stared at my mate incredulously. “I healed two people before her despite you
begging me not to. Healing Riley alone couldn't have caused whatever just
happened. If I had listened to you earlier when-"
He shook his head. “Don't, Camilla, don’t try to take the blame for this. What
happened is done and now, all we can do is try to fix it before it gets worse. You
cannot use your powers under any circumstances. Am I clear?”
I didn't like the order in his tone but I knew he was only doing it to protect me so I
nodded. He leaned forward and placed a lingering kiss against my forehead. He
smelled just like himself, but he looked like he had been through hell. When he
pulled back, he exhaled deeply as if he had been waiting for a chance to do that.
He pushed the tray closer to me as if trying to spur me to eat. I took a bite and
nearly moaned. I noticed him watching me intently so I decided to bridge a
different topic.
“Is Lyla still here?” I asked and he nodded. “Did she say how long she was
staying?”
“I didn’t asl. I just made sure she was comfortable and I came back to you. I
haven't done much of talking to anyone if I'm being honest.”
“What about the girls? Are they okay?”
“Yeah, they don't know what is happening. Audrey thinks you were just taking a
long nap because you weren't feeling good. I told her that she could come see
you after dinner. She wasn't happy about it but she came to terms with it.”
I wanted to go and see her immediately but I still felt weak and out of sorts. It was
almost like I was a stranger in my body. Something inside of me felt hollow and
empty, like it would never be filled again. I thought back to the small hole in my
chest that I saw in the mirror and instinctively, my hands went up to my chest and
I rubbed softly. It wasn't until I noticed Ryker’s eyes on me that I realized I had
been doing it. I dragged my hand down and turned away to hide the flush
building on my cheeks.
“Is something wrong?” he asked but I shook my head. I hadn’t told him about
what I saw yet. I hadn't wanted to give him more of a reason to worry. “You know
better than to lie to me, Camilla. Does your chest hurt? Do you want me to call
the physician?”
“There is nothing that he can do for me,” I whispered softly and concern grew on
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his face.
“Please, Camilla, you're making me worry.”
“A part of myself is missing,” I said finally knowing how absurd it sounded. Ryker
sat there staring at me in concern and waiting for me to elaborate so I did. By the
time I was done, he looked lost in thought. “I'm not sure if that is what it is but
that is what I understood by it. it doesn’t matter anyway, it is a tiny piece, I barely
noticed it.”
He smiled sadly. “Are you lying for your benefit or mine?”
I hesitated before shrugging. “Probably both,” I chuckled dryly. “I don’t want to be
incomplete, Ryker. I don’t want to walk around while permanently missing
something. I can't live my life like that. It will heal, it has to. If I don’t use my
powers for a while then it will.
I wasn't sure if I was trying to convince him or myself but it wasn’t working. We
both knew that it was never going to heal. I was stuck this way because I chose
to be careless with powers that I didn’t understand. I was stuck this way because
I wouldn't listen and I allowed my stubbornness take control.
Ryker looked like he wanted to speak. He opened his mouth to say something
when there was a soft knock on the door. It opened slowly to reveal Audrey
running in. Behind her was Aurora who slowly wobbled on her feet. Despite the
initial sadness and damper on the room, a smile broke out on my face when
Audrey leaped onto the bed and into my lap.
Ryker and I were barely able to move the tray of food aside before she landed.
Her hands wrapped around my waist as she buried her face into my robe. I
stroked her soft curls marveling at the feel of them under my fingertips and her
mere presence in the room.
“I thought your dad said you couldn't come until dinner?” I asked and her cheeks
flushed pink. I raised a brow in her direction and she promptly looked away.
“Audrey Valentina Caine, what did you do?”
“Dad didn’t say when I had to have dinner so I had it now. I already had dinner,
you see,” she exclaimed trying to make me see the logic in her reasoning, “Are
you mad at me? I just wanted to see you. Daddy said you were tired and I got
you flowers.”
She gestured behind her and I noticed that Christine held a bunch of multicolored
flowers. The stems weren't cut evenly and I knew without a doubt that she had
picked them herself. Regardless, it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen
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and I took it from her. I made a show of inhaling their scent before placing it on
my bedside table.
“That is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.” I kissed her hair before
turning to Aurora who was squirming in Ryker’s hold and trying to get to me. I
reached out for her and she wasted no time in coming to me. “Did you help with
the flowers too?”
“She’s a baby, mummy, she can’t understand you,” Audrey exclaimed as if she
were talking to a child and I bit down on my bottom lip to smother my child.
“Besides, she can't touch the flowers, they have thorns and thorns are very
sharp. She just sat down while I did all the work.”
I wasn't sure if she was impressed with herself or pis sed off at Aurora for not
helping. If I was being honest, it seemed like a little bit of both. I wasn't sure how
to handle that so I just hummed and nodded slowly. Aurora reached for my hair
and I had to pull it out of her grip before she could put it in her mouth.
Audrey laughed and as I sat there with my children, I realized that it didn’t matter
if some part of me was missing, I had everything I needed right there in front of
me. I had a loving mate, I had wonderful children and I had the kind of life most
people were dreaming about. I was fulfilled and complete where it mattered and
that was the most important thing.
The girls fell asleep in the room and Ryker and I took them back to theirs. Ryker
didn’t want me to come with but I wanted to walk around and exercise my legs
because I hadn't moved in over twenty four hours. As we walked back to our
room, we took a leisurely stroll. The palace was quiet and you could hear the
crickets chirping from outside, the moon was in the sky and the breeze blew
through the deserted halls.
“Why don’t we go out?” I asked and Ryker turned to me with confusion etched on
his features. “Instead of returning to a stuffy room, why don't we take a walk? We
can just sit on the bench and enjoy the moonlight.”
He frowned. “Camilla, I'm not sure if that is a good idea. You need to rest.”
“I have done nothing but rest all day. I just want a second where nobody is
treating me like I am damaged goods. If you want me to believe that everything is
fine then act like it.”
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He pursed his lips for a second
before nodding. I let out a sigh of
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us towards the bench by the fountain and on instinct I reached out to move the
water.
It was almost like second nature, I had done it for so long that I barely even
realized I was moving the water until Ryker's hand clamped around my wrist. The
small wave I was making crashed and I turned to him with a frown.
“That was a big one,” I argued but he didn't even seem fazed.
“You need to be resting, Camilla. Using your powers does not equal rest. It is
your powers that got you into this position.”
“Quite the contrary actually, using my healing abilities got me into this mess. My
water powers were given to me when I turned twenty one as they should have.
There is no issue with me using them.”
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“I am fine,” I told him and he opened his mouth to speak but I held up a finger to
cut him off. “l am here, I am alive and you don’t have to worry right now. You
don't have to coddle me, you don't have to monitor me.”
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“You would have,” I was sure of it. “What matters is that you found me. It doesn’t
matter where or when, it just matters that
you
“No, I failed you, again. That is the only truth.”
did.”