The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

1 mentally face palmed as I realized that Ryker must have told her. If Eve knows then probably the

entire pack knows. That would explain why they were staring at me weirdly the day I went to the pack

house. They were probably wondering how Ryker could have picked someone like me for his mate.

I let out a loud groan.

“It is not a terrible thing.” Eve tried to patronize me, “It just means that you are different and sometimes

different can be good.”

“Not this kind of different”

She gave me a weak smile and gestured to the food tray. “You should eat. You will need your strength

if you are to heal”

I had lost m appetite but I knew that I had to force myself to eat everything on the tray or else Ryker

would get upset and force me either way. The last thing I wanted was to see him after realizing that he

had told Lauren my secret.

RYKER’S PO.V

I was fuming as I made my way down the stairs. It took my entire willpower to leave Camilla there alone

knowing that the was fragile and in pain but something else needed my attention and that something

was currently sitting on the dining table snacking on an apple.

“She is going to be fine, thank you for your concern,” she jumped when she heard my voice and tried

but failed to hide the apple, “Come with me, Lauren.”

She followed me quietly until we were in my home office. It is one of the few rooms where I know we

will not be disturbed and there is no risk of anyone overhearing because as much as she deserves

what she is about to get. I do not want to disrespect her position by giving other people the chance to

hear it.

“What happened?”

“I was training with her just like you asked and she was running laps but she refused to pay attention.

She kept on zoning out and I told her over and over again to focus or she will get hurt and she wouldn’t

listen to me. She never ever listens to me.”

“So you’re telling me that this was her fault.”

“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.