Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Chapter 48

 

Chapter 48 

Bastien‘s POV 

“You‘re doing this,” Selene accuses wretchedly, “Your wolf is doing this.” 

What is she talking about? I demand of Axel. 

She‘s near her mate. Her instinct is to change. It has to happen eventually – her wolf has never been free. 

I swear under my breath. I know he‘s right, but the timing is terrible. I remember my first shift vividly – all wolves do. It‘s a horrible process, requiring almost every bone in the body to break and reform, slow and agonizing. Thankfully shifting gets easier and easier until it‘s effortless, but there‘s no way to make the first few any easier. You just have to suffer through. 

“It isn‘t like that sweetheart. It‘s just your time.” I explain apologetically. I gather up Selene and deposit her on the sofa, moaning and writhing, before moving toward the bed to retrieve Lila. 

Aiden! I call through our mental link. 

He appears almost instantly, and I carry Lila to him, “Selene is about to shift, I need you to take the pup until it‘s over.” 

“What are you doing?“ Selene snarls, trying to rise from the couch and crumpling, “you‘re not taking her anywhere!” 

Handing off Lila, I return to my mate, pulling her up and speaking softly and urgently in her ear, “Easy Selene, he‘ll take care of her.” 

“No!” She insists, a mother wolf in full defense mode, “you can‘t have her, she‘s mine!” 

“Do you really want her to see this?” I demand sternly, “She‘ll be terrified.” 

Selene‘s brow furrows, and I can see the gears in her head spinning with confusion, emotion warring with instinct. “Don‘t take her from me.” She finally begs, tears spilling from her eyelashes. 

“No one is taking her from you, baby.” I vow, “You have my word, they‘re just going to get her someplace safe while you shift. I‘ll take you straight to her in the morning.” 

“Let me hug her goodbye,” Selene requests pitifully. 

Inod to Aiden, and he returns Lila to her mother‘s arms for a tearful cuddle before removing her again and leaving Selene and I alone in the safehouse. 

rocking herself back and forth and clamping her eyes shut. “How long is it

away. “Everyone is different. If you‘re lucky it will be an hour or so. If you‘re unlucky... it could be all night.”

dreading the idea of such a long transformation. I don‘t have the heart to tell

do now. Sitting by and doing nothing goes against the very core of my being, as does seeing

how to comfort her.

touch

she wants right now, she hurts, make her feel better. He orders, a note of strain

evade my grasp. She tries to fight me, but every time she lashes out, a new spasm of pain cripples her, and her attacks wane. Tucking her small body against mine, I hush

I promise, “I‘m here. I‘m not going to leave you.”

are you doing this?”

to feeling any happiness to have her back in my arms. Yes, under any other circumstances I would be thrilled, but having her writhe in

you here?” Selene clarifies, a

you need me” I answer

fills the air, and Selene‘s back bows as

She informs me when she can breathe again. If you‘d stayed in Elysium where you belong, this

“Do you really think it would be fair to keep her trapped

Selene keens

what shifting is like, how will you be able to help Lila through it when

to feel sorry for myself.” She

through and I wish I could protect you from

tossing her head back and forth now, her eyes clenched shut and

“Why?” I question 

me without my wolf. She cries, seemingly out of nowhere. “I

not she‘s serious Is this delirium talking? Are you out of your mind? Selene I always wanted

her head, “Stop lying.”

ignoring her pain, I grab Selene by the shoulders, giving

there was a way to steal these thoughts

“But Arabella–” 

growl. “She‘s the one I core for out of obligation, not

tries again

speaking as your husband, your mate, and your Alpha

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