Filed to story: The Rejected Werewolf Princess (Camilla & Tyson) by Didi Adeyemi >>
“Let’s get out of here as soon as possible.”
I pulled away from her and rushed to Audrey. She had small tears rushing down her face and as soon as I freed her hands, she wr*pped them around my neck as fiercely as she could, I picked her up and allowed her cling to me like a koala bear.
“You chose me,”
she babbled in the midst of her tears and all I could do was hold her close and k*ss her temple.
I saw that Ryker had freed his sister but when he pulled her to her feet, she stumbled. Mother rushed over to help her and I heard Riley mutter her thanks under her breath.
“Go to your daughter,”
mother told Ryker and he glanced at her briefly before rushing over to Audrey.
was so fixated on having Ryker and Audrey safe and next to me that I didn’t notice what was going wrong until I heard mother gasp. I turned to her only to see her crumple to the floor and Riley holding her still beating heart in her hands.
I let out a blood curling scream and shielded Audrey from seeing the bl oody scene in front of me. Riley just rolled her eyes and dumped the bl oody heart on the floor as if it were an inconvenience.
“Shut up,”
she spat as she wiped her blo ody hands on the bottom of her pants.
“Your voice is so f**king annoying.”
“Riley,”
Ryker began slowly.
“What are you doing? Why are you doing this, we came to save you.”
She rolled her eyes and reached into her pocket to take out a small vial. She emptied the contents in her mouth and I don’t know how to explain what happened. All I know is that one second, Riley was standing in front of me and the next; she started to morph until Lauren was standing in front of me with an evil sneer.
I stumbled back slightly and she held out her hand.
“Surprise, you must be shocked to see me.”
“Where is Riley?”
Ryker asked and I saw her frown in slight annoyance.
“Tied up in a cabin in the woods back at the pack,”
she said almost dismissively.
“She isn’t dead, don’t worry, I have someone. there who makes sure she is fed and clothed and taken care of.”
I still couldn’t wr*p my head around what had happened and was staring at her with my eyes wide. Audrey tried to move in my arms but kept my hand on the back of her head to prevent her from looking at the scene in front of her. Lauren must. have noticed the movement because she narrowed her eyes at Audrey in my arms.
“I thought I got rid of you four years ago,”
she began.
“Do you know how hard it was to get someone who was willing to morph into Ryker? Do you even know how hard it was to get a witch to sell me the potion or how hard it was to get a lock of Ryker’s hair?”
“It was you,”
I almost face palmed at how stu pid I was. It wasn’t Ryker who I saw having S** with her, it was someone else who had morphed into him.
“Even the conversation with Lucy, it wasn’t her, was it?”
She shook her head.
“You were stu pid for believing that Ryker of all people would cheat. Even after you left I tried to make him mine but he was still hung up over you,”
she spat the words as if it were a curse word.
“I thought all he needed was a few years to get over you then I heard that you were at the palace- you a meager omega was now a princess. I knew I had to go so I kidnapped Riley and I morphed into her. Imagine my shock when I see that you have a child.”
She moved closer and I took a step back and leveled her with a look that would make meager men cringe.
“Stay away from my daughter.”
I warned and she smirked
“I don’t want your child, I want Ryker,”
she said before turning to him.
“She chose your child over you. She chose a baby over a life with you. I would never do that and you know it. Come with me, choose me. You know how she has been treating you lately. You told me yourself that she was using you for S**.”
I turned to Ryker shocked and to my surprise, he wasn’t looking at me. Before I could say anything he removed his hands from Audrey and I. I tried to reach out to him but he brushed me off and made his way over to Lucy. She squealed and buried her head in his ch*st.
He used that opportunity to turn to me and I saw him mouth, ‘the lighter.
I knew what he wanted to do and I wasn’t sure if I could. I shook my head and he gave me a weak smile before turning to Lauren and k*ssing her. I felt a searing pain go through my ch*st and I almost stumbled back. It felt like my heart was being ripped in two and I knew I had limited time.
I rushed over to Tyson’s fallen b*dy and I took the lighter from his pocket. Lucy must have heard my movements because she turned to me then back to Ryker and a knowing look crossed her features.
“You tricked me,”
she spat and before she could say anything else, I lit the lighter and threw it on the floor.
I was not expecting the magnitude of the flames that filled the room. My skin pri ckled with heat and I heard Audrey m**n over my shoulder. I unlocked the door and rushed out of the room, making my way to the front door which was locked. I cursed under my breath and decided to check the way Ryker and I came in and to my luck it was open.
-I could hear Lauren screaming in frustration and I couldn’t see Ryker but my man focus was getting out with Audrey. I dropped her out through the window first and then I crawled through.
“Where’s daddy?”
she asked as she stared up at the burning house but I didn’t know how to answer her.