Filed to story: The Rejected Werewolf Princess (Camilla & Tyson) by Didi Adeyemi >>
“It doesn’t hurt.” I shot him a disbelieving look and he leaned into my ear, “Feeling your nails dig into my skin was euphoric. Do you know why? It is because it means that you are at the precipice of pleasure and I was the one who took you there. I don’t give a f uck if you tear up my back or my shoulders as long as I get to feel your legs tremble as I wring that or gasm. out of you.”
Just like that, I was ready for him again and he knew it, he could smell it- I could too. The air smelled like s*x and me and I knew if we weren’t careful, we would do it again and again until we were both too tired and spent to move.
I cleared my throat and took a slow step back so he wouldn’t be tempted to grab me.
“We should start heading back,” I said finally and Ryker nodded in agreement.
We swam back out of the waterfall and towards where we had set our clothes. He helped me out of the water and dried me off with his shirt. even though I tried to refuse. Once I was dry, I put on my night gown and he put on his pants but hung the wet shirt over his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder as we walked back towards the house and I couldn’t help but enjoy the feeling of his warm skin pressed flush against me. I don’t know when it started but I had begun to enjoy Ryker’s company and now I can’t imagine not having it.
“I have a question,” he began and I glanced up at him, “remember that it is just a question and you have the right to refuse or agree.”
I nodded although I was getting a little anxious. Whatever he wanted to ask must be important for him to say that.
“Do you want to have a mating ceremony?” I froze mid step, “Nothing will change the fact that we are mated but it is a formal introduction for you into the pack. You will be able to mind link the members and it officially makes you Luna.”
“Ryker,” I began but he cut me off.
Love to face him and cupped my cheeks with both hands, “Take all the time you need to think about it. There is no rush at all.”
He k i s s e d my forehead softly and I believed him.
By the next day, I wasn’t perfectly fine but I managed to convince Ryker that I was. Thankfully, he taught me last night how to build a wall and I was able to keep him out of my head so he wouldn’t feel the discomfort and pain I was currently feeling.
After he left, I was able to drop all pretense and lock myself up in his- our room.
I tangled myself in the sheets so I was wrapped up in his scent. because it made the headaches and the nausea a little better.
There was a knock on the door after some time and I realized I had actually drifted off to sleep. I forced myself out of bed to see Eve standing there with a confused look.
“I thought you would be down for breakfast earlier,” she began, “Are you okay?”
“Yes,” I tried to assure her as I made my way out of the room.
“I can call the Alpha,” she began but I vehemently shook my head which proved to be a terrible mistake considering the way my head started to pound.
“I’m fine, Eve,” I lied through my teeth, “Cam we just go down for breakfast?”
I knew she didn’t believe me but she decided to let it drop and walked ahead of me into the dining room. It took every bit of strength and effort that I had to carry my feet without falling flat on my face.
As I sat in the chair, I breathed out a sigh of relief and I muttered a quick thanks to the moon goddess that Eve didn’t notice. She went to retrieve. my breakfast and I saw Steven make his way into the dining room. I hadn’t seen him since my heat and as the memories rushed through me, I felt my cheeks heat up slightly.
“Luna,” he bowed and I quickly put my hands out to stop him.
“Camilla is perfectly fine,” I assured him, “I think we’re way past the Luna stage, don’t you?”
He chuckled softly to himself, “If you say so Camilla.”
He walked over to me and paused in front of one of the chairs almost as if he was asking for permission. As I gestured for him to sit down, I couldn’t help but notice the stark differences between him and Lauren. She would have sat down without even asking and she would have never used the title of Luna to address me. For obvious reasons, I liked Steven better.
Eve returned holding two trays in her hands and she dropped the first one in front of me then the second in front of Steven.
“You really didn’t have to,” he began but she cut him off.
“You’re with us now and we take care of our own.”
I could see that he was shocked by her hospitality but he nodded, “Thank you.”
We ate in silence; I have come to realize that Steven isn’t a man of many words. He just kept his eyes down and his face buried in his food and I did the same.
He finished first and was about to leave when I stopped him.
“I never thanked you for before,” I began, “How did you even know I was in heat?”
“I remembered how I felt when Maya went into heat. It was one of the most terrifying moments of my life because I was young and I didn’t know what was happening except that I was attracted to her and she was in pain. Thankfully, she knew all about it and helped the both of us get through it.”
“She sounds amazing.”
“She is.”
“Thank you,” I said finally, “I know Ryker said he would tell you but I figured that you should hear it from me too.”
“It was no big deal.” He assured me, “I was just doing my job.”
I don’t know how to explain what happened next. One second, we were talking and the next, I felt a searing pain go down the length of my spine. I let out a groan and fell to the floor as the pin threatened to swallow me whole.
I could hear yelling from Steven and I heard footsteps and felt Eve’s small hands on my shoulders. I knew she was saying words but I couldn’t make them out and they wouldn’t register in my brain because the pain. was simply unbearable.
I felt hands lift me off the ground and I knew they were Steven’s. I could see Eve running ahead of us. I recognized the hallway as the one leading to Ryker’s room but I couldn’t fixate on it much as another searing pain. hit my spine and shoulders and I screamed- louder than I ave ever heard myself scream before.
Steven deposited me on Ryker’s bed, I didn’t even realize we had gotten into the room but his scent did nothing to ease the pain. It had moved from my shoulders and threatened to swallow me whole. It was everywhere all at once and I wanted nothing more than for it to stop.