Chapter 146

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

I was stunned to say the least. Ryker had already arranged everything and all that was left was for us to leave. To be honest, we did need a vacation and I was meaning to get to it but I didn’t expect him to already plan everything. It was just going to be us as a family and as the carriage drove off from the palace, I couldn’t help but bounce my feet eagerly. Audrey was sitting opposite us while Aurora was comfortably lying in Ryker’s

arms.

“Where are we going, mummy?” Audrey asked making me turn to her. “It looks like the same road we went through with aunt Christine.”

I had somehow forgotten about that trip and how badly it ended. I cursed when I realized how worried she might be. I sat beside her and held her small hand in mine. She wasted no time in squeezing my hand as she looked out of the window watching and searching. I knew the vampires weren’t an issue anymore but she was a child, I couldn’t dismiss her fear especially since I had no idea what they faced.

“It is, but we are safe this time, I promise you,” I assured her and I could tell she wanted to believe me but she was still worried. “Do you want me to close the curtains? Maybe if you don’t look outside then you’ll feel better.”

“I’m scared,” she whispered and I felt my heart shatter as I pulled her close to my chest. I placed a soft kiss on her head and tucked her underneath my arm. “You’ll protect us right, daddy?”

“With my life,” Ryker didn’t hesitate before answering. “You have nothing to worry about.”

The curtains remained drawn for the remainder of the trip and Audrey calmed down enough to fall asleep. I couldn’t help but hope that she stayed sleeping until we got to the house. I didn’t want her worrying and I knew there was no way to stop her from doing that. No words were exchanged between Ryker and I, we didn’t need to speak, all it took was one glance from the other person to know what was wrong and what needed to be said.

“She’ll be fine,” I told him and he just hummed. “She’s young, there is a possibility that she will forget about this when she is older. Even if she doesn’t completely forget, it will be a distant memory. We have peace with the vampires for now and hopefully it lasts throughout their lifetime as well. She is safe.”

“I know that, I just hate that it is even a problem for her. She is so young and she has faced so much. It is a miracle that she is still standing here. There was a reason I never wanted children, I didn’t want any until I was sure that I could protect them from

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everything. I will never regret my girls but what good am I as a parent if I cannot keep them safe?”

“You have kept them safe, despite everything thrown at us, they are alive and they are happy, that is all we can ask for as parents,” I spoke softly so as not to rouse the girls. “We cannot always protect them from everything but we have done everything in our power to keep them safe, we have tried our best and that has to be enough. You are a great father to these girls.”

Sometimes our best isn’t enough, Camilla, they depend on us for everything.”

I sighed. “Be that as it may, you protected them from things that you didn’t even cause. Frederick was not your fault and neither were the vampires. We inherited the sins of our parents and we paid for them.copy right hot novel pub