Chapter 166

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

Ryker had his hands full with Aurora and Riley. I put Audrey on the ground and reached out to grab her sister from his hold. The moment I did, Ryker steadied his sister and carried her into the palace. Audrey was asking questions that I couldn’t

a minute. I held onto her hand and pulled her into the safety of the palace. I needed to be with Ryker right now but for that, I needed to make sure my kids were safe.

hear because my thoughts were going a mile was asking

I moved blindly until I was standing in front of Christine’s room. I knocked harsher than I should have and waited impatiently. It took her two minutes to open the door and when she finally did, her hair was disheveled and the sleeve of her dress was pulled down lower than it should have been. Her cheeks were pink and she was breathing exceptionally hard. I should have felt guilty for interrupting her but I couldn’t bring myself to care.

“I need you to watch them for me, please,” I begged and I wasn’t sure if it was her general kindness or the desperation in my eyes, but she nodded immediately.

“Of course, what’s wrong?” her voice was laced with concern and that spurred some movement from behind her because suddenly, Juan was at the door. He looked just as disheveled as she did. He looked down at Audrey and gave her a small smile.

“Hey pretty girl, what are you doing here?” he asked and she shrugged.

“Aunt Riley is sick and I think my mummy is worried about her. Daddy is with her right now,” she offered up so innocently. Christine turned to me with a raised brow but I shook my head. I didn’t want to discuss it, especially not in front of the girls.

“Well then,” Juan broke the silence with a small smile. “Why don’t we let your mummy go do her work? Come in, I’ll show you a new game that I got.”

I watched as Audrey was led in by Juan. Christine took Aurora from my arms without another word. The look in her eyes was encouragement enough and I forced myself to blink away the tears that had gathered there. I couldn’t imagine what I would do without Christine. She was more than ready to drop her needs for mine all the time. It was a beautiful and selfless thing that sometimes I feel like I take advantage of.

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“Go and be with

“Thank

your mate,” she whispered and I nodded.

you, Christine, I won’t forget this.”

Christine,

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She waved me off and I rushed down the halls until I got to the physician’s office. Ryker was pacing in the room when I got there while the physician was speaking to him. He didn’t look like he was listening, he was lost in thought and it was obvious that he was one wrong word away from punching the physician. I cleared my throat to make my presence known and they all turned to me.

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“How is she?” I asked the physician and from his expression alone, I could already tell what he was going to say.

“I have never seen anything like this in my life. It could be something she contracted during one of her trips. I have given her something for the rash and something for the paleness, but these are merely symptoms and I don’t think they will handle the underlying cause.”

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