Chapter 13 6

RYKER’S P.O.V

“That’s bulls hit,” were the first words out of my mouth. I didn’t even realize I had said it until it was too late and everyone had turned to me. “There is no way that she is pregnant. I didn’t even f uck her. Can’t the physician check to be sure.”

“It is a bit early since it has only been a week. We need a month at least to be able to confirm her story.”

“A month!” Camilla exclaimed with wide eyes. “I don’t want her in this vicinity for another day and you want me to keep her for a month, you have got to be crazy.”

“I think we are past the stage of wants and needs right now, your majesty,” Caius cut in solemnly. “If she goes out with this information, you will both be ruined. She will wreck this monarchy from the roots. She has to come back in. We have to keep a steady eye on her until we can ascertain for a fact whether she is pregnant or not.”

“How long do you presume that will be?” Camilla asked with her hands crossed over her chest. “What if she gets pregnant for someone else and pins it on Ryker? There are so many variables to this. Can’t you see that? There has to be an endgame to all of this.”

“I know-”

“No, you don’t,” she cut him off.

The entire room was silent. She was breathing harshly and I had to place a hand on her lower back to calm her down. She turned to me and I could see just how shattered she was in her eyes. She looked broken and I wanted nothing more than to pull her to safety and cover her. I wanted to protect her from the sh it show that was bound to happen any moment from now. Her eyes welled up with tears but she blinked them

away.

She turned back to the elders and I took my time watching them. Caius and another elder looked exhausted. They looked like they wanted nothing to do with the situation and would have preferred to end it there and then. The others had varying degrees of eagerness and curiosity on their faces. I could tell that they were more interested in the drama than they were in finding a solution to the problem.

“What do you suggest?” Camilla asked after a second and a deep breath. “I don’t want her in the palace.”

“She has to be here your majesty, if not for our safety then to keep an eye on her. Like you said, she could easily sleep with someone else to pin the blame on his majesty. She could be in cohorts with someone outside of the palace or she could be telling the truth. Either way, we want her where we can see her, where we can watch her every

move and make sure that she cannot get away with anything. The moment her cycle starts, we will know. If she is pregnant, we will know.”

I knew he was right, so did Camilla because she let out an exasperated sigh and put her head in her hands. My hands were still on her but even I could tell that wasn’t enough. If only I could remember exactly what happened. If only my memory would come back, maybe I would be able to set these things to rest.copy right hot novel pub