Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Selene‘s POV 

We should have heard something by now. Luna huffs as I scrub dishes in the kitchen sink. After a simple dinner and a quick bath, Lila curled up on the sofa to watch her favorite show while I clean up. It‘s amazing how unfazed she is by the sudden change in scenery and my undoubtedly tense energy. 

No news is good news. I tell my wolf, focusing on the glass in my hand. Especially when it comes to Bastien. 

He‘s going to be furious, you know. She cautions, not sounding the least bit concerned, 

That only matters if he finds us. I remind her coolly. 

Oh he will. Luna remarks smugly, he always will. 

You know you‘re supposed to be on my side, I complain. 

I am.I want what‘s best for you. She adds. Bastien is what‘s best 

1 throw my hands up in exasperation, sending water and suds flying. You‘re impossible. 

And you‘re in denial. 

A giggle sounds from behind me. “You made a mess, Mommy” 

Turning to find my young daughter standing behind me watching my temper tantrum, rather than safely ensconced in the couch cushions, I paste on a smile. “You‘re right.” I agree. “Mommy did make a mess.” 

“Have to clean up your messes.” She advises sagely. “That‘s the rule.” 

I adopt a pitiful pout. “You don‘t want to clean it for me?” 

The little tyrant puts her foot down. “Uh–uh, your sponsibilty.” 

with a dramatic groan, I surrender. “Fiiiinnnee.”

my ears, the perfect balm for the stress of reuniting with

solid ground again. What am I supposed to do

wolves here were distrustful of me from the beginning. They saw only a halfling; a

opened the cafe. Good food and regular interactions convinced people I was not an incurable outcast, and once I made it clear I had no designs on

or when the marsh freezes in winter, and the entire wetlands become a giant skating rink. If nothing else, this place will always be special to me because it is where Lila

deep down I know it isn‘t the place I‘m meant to be. I am a mountain wolf, made for evergreen forests and fresh alpine air. Asphodel‘s sprawling mangroves are not my element, no

every terrible memory the city holds for me,

not really

I brush off her quip. Same difference, I

Would you like to

don‘t even have to think

she ignores me. You don’t miss Elysium, you miss

put a sock

Bastien‘s POV 

Donavon and me. It‘s disgraceful really, that the Alpha should set his men on us without joining the fight himself. Not

liked Drake, at least, I thought I did. I‘ve never seen this side of him before, and never imagined he would be

enough, but he‘s Alpha of a far weaker pack and no great protector. Drake‘s greatest asset is his brain – not that there‘s anything wrong with that, it simply isn‘t enough when it

to form such a friendship? Wasn‘t my father‘s birthday the first time they met? Is it possible he could have been the man she described being in love with since she was a child? I

assault with reinforcements from a lower floor. Frankly, the fact that I‘m able to perform my mental gymnastics amidst a bloody fight only goes to show how mismatched we are

with unconscious wolves, my Betas and I depart the Pack House with great haste. Selene fled hours ago, she could

hell are we going to find her?” |

much do you want to bet Selene‘s

get that?”

you, he forgot he left his phone on his desk.” My friend laughs, “Even if they don‘t have location sharing activated, the

I question, my voice gruff from excitement rather than

His fangs gleam in the fading sunlight, “For a smart guy, he‘s not very good at shielding his screen when

pure pride and sweet relief washes over me. I grab Aiden by the shoulders, shaking him

me off with a chuckle,“save that

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