Filed to story: The Rejected Werewolf Princess (Camilla & Tyson) by Didi Adeyemi >>
“No,” she waved her hands frantically, “it was a horrible accident but she never listens to me. She knows about us and she thinks it is a reason to not listen to me.”
“There is no us Lauren,” I could see the hurt flicker on her face at my words, “And Camilla does not know anything. I did not tell her about it.”
“I don’t know how she figured it out then but she does. I notice the way she looks at me and I swear that is exactly why she doesn’t listen to me.”
If there was one thing I knew about Lauren, it is that she is a very skilled liar and sometimes it is extremely difficult to know if she is telling the truth or not but this time, it is extremely easy for me.
First of all, Camilla is not the kind of person to defy any kind of authority and although Lauren has no real power or status over her, she would still listen to everything she says. It is very unlikely that Lauren gave her instructions and she refused to follow them.
Second, Lauren has a bad habit of always wanting her way with things and I know it is more likely that she tried to force her way and it didn’t work out the way she had planned and she panicked.
“Do you know how I realized she was hurt?” I ended up asking.
“I assumed you were just around and heard her scream.”
“No, she drew energy from me,” Lauren’s eyes widened, “It is a rare phenomenon but it happens sometimes between mates when one of them is at their physical end, they begin to draw from their mate. I knew something terrible had to be wrong for her to unknowingly draw from me and I felt her life force begin to flicker.”
I had to shut my eyes to push the feeling away, “Do you know what it feels like to feel your mate’s life force fading away? It feels like absolute hell. I was in a meeting with the elders and I ran out of it like a man possessed because I thought she was dying. I had barely gotten through the gate when I heard her scream.”
“I didn’t,” she began but I cut her off
“You didn’t realize she screamed that loud,” I chuckled darkly. “I figured; I got in when I heard you arguing with Eve I didn’ hear what about because I was too focused on getting to my mate and praying she was alive. So I will ask you one more tits, hat the hell happened?”
“It was an accident,” she stuck to her original story. “I didn’t realize she was actually in pain; she wouldn’t tell me. All she said was that her thighs burned and I thought that was normal.”
That did sound like something Camilla would do. She would pretend that she was fine unless you forced her to tell the truth.
“You were in charge of her and you should have noticed,” Lauren bowed her head in shame, “You are stripped of your general duties for a week.”
“But I apologized-,”
“You will no longer be taking her training courses; I will handle that myself,” I ignored her pleas, “For your week of punishment, you will also be on community service; when you return, if your behavior is satisfactory then I will consider reinstating you as general.”
“But I earned that position; you said so yourself.”
“And now you lost it by letting your future Luna get hurt on your watch. A good general would not do that,” I deadpanned, “When you finish your service; we will consider your reinstatement.”
Lauren was upset now, it was obvious but she knew better than to speak out against me at this moment so she settled for silently stewing and nodded, “Yes, Alpha.”
She turned to leave but I stopped her, “One more thing Lauren; the next time my mate is in pain under your watch and your first instinct is not to get her to safety you will be stripped of your duties permanently.”
She clenched her jaw but nodded and exited the room. I gave myself a single minute to calm down before I made my way back up the stairs.
Lauren can wallow in her anger for as long as it takes her to learn her lesson. My mate needs me right now.
After I finished eating. Eve gave me some medicine that was supposed to numb the pain but it ended up knocking me right out. I was already a little exhausted so it wasn’t hard for me to fall right asleep.
I was woken up later on by Eve to have lunch, I can barely remember the details of her visit because I was still half asleep but I remember Rykar standing in the corner of the room. As soon as I was done eating, I fell asleep again.
I finally awoke around nighttime and it was at that moment I realized I hadn’t taken a bath all day. I decided to try to make my way into the bathroom. It was a chore to get my foot and the floor and the moment I did, I felt a sharp pain shoot up my entire left leg. The pain blinded me for a second and when it had cleared, I noticed Eve and Ryker standing at the door to my room.
I didn’t even realize I had made any sounds until I saw their panicked expressions. Ryker came over to me and crouched down until we were eye level.
“Do you have an uncanny desire to hurt yourself?” he was scolding me but his voice wasn’t overly harsh, “Lucy gave you one job and that was to stay off your foot and elevate it.”
“I haven’t taken a bath all day,” I muttered under my breath, “I just wanted to feel clean.”
Understanding dawned on his features and I heard him let out a heavy sigh before he turned to Eve, “Draw a bath for her.”
She wasted no time in running into the bathroom and it was a few minutes before she returned and gave him a nod to acknowledge that she had done as he asked. He picked me up with a hand underneath my knees and another supporting my back and he led me into the bathroom.
He sat me on the wooden counter, “I’m going to have to undress you but I swear I will not look.”
I weighed my options and realized that he was my best bet. There was a very little chance that Eve could actually carry me into the bathroom and even if I say that I want Eve to undress me, he would still have to be the one to carry me in which means he will still see my b*dy. I swallowed deeply and gave a short and barely visible nod.
I saw still in my training wear with the ripped pants. I thought he would ask me to lift my hips but instead, he gripped the pants between both hands and in one sharp tug, they fell off my b*dy. I gasped at the sudden movement because I was not expecting him to do that.
Next, he fisted the bottom of my shirt and pulled it right over my head. Regardless of his promise, I expected him to peek a look but his eyes never strayed further than my face.
Once he was done, he picked me up again and slowly lowered me into the tub making sure to keep my injured leg above the water. He retreated from the bathroom and returned with a clear wrap and he wrapped it around the bandage presumably to protect it from the water.
He turned his back to me so I could have a semblance of privacy as I washed myself. A part of me wanted to rush it so I could get out of this slightly awkward situation but another part of me- the dominant part- just wanted to take my time so I could wash off all the dried sweat, grime and dirt that had stuck to my skin.
By the time I was done, I cleared my throat slightly and Ryker returned with a towel in his hands. He picked me up using the towel and deposited me back in bed after which he finally excused himself from the room.
Eve sprung into action after he had left. She dried me off and wouldn’t listen to me when I assured her that I could do it myself. When she was done, she helped me put on a long white nightgown that was made from the softest silk. It was very light so it highlighted my nipples and if you looked hard enough, you could see my creamy skin underneath.
When I was cleaned and dressed, I was laid back in bed with my foot elevated. It wasn’t even up to one day and I was already tired of being in bed but I knew it was for the best if I wanted to get healed.
Eve left to get me some dinner and when she returned, Ryker was nowhere to be seen. I wanted to ask where he was becauNA? this was the first time since I got hurt that he left my presence according to Eve but I didn’t want to seem like I was too interested.
I was so distracted that took almost twice as long to finish my food Eve even asked once if I enjoyed the food or if she ould get me something else 1 assured her that it was fine and that was when understanding dawned on her features.
“He’s se she told me. He probably just went out on a run or a walk”
“You didn’t have ” she said with a sly smile. “It’s obvious that you’re worried about him bug he’s fine; he hasn’t left your see you got hurt’