Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Chapter 50

Selene‘s POV 

That isn‘t fair. I object immediately. And it isn‘t ethical, how can you abide bringing an innocent child into your troubles. 

You mean the way you oh so ethically chose to hide your Volana daughter in a pack you know is incapable of safeguarding her, all the while knowing the Calypsos are after you? Bastien growls, genuine anger in his voice. 

From the sounds of it we wouldn‘t be any safer in Elysium. I rebut, conveniently omitting the fact that I know we‘re safer here because his saboteur is far from our only antagonist. 

At least in Elysium there‘s an Alpha capable of protecting you. He rumbles. Now come on, out with it, who is her father? 

Why do you even care, Bastien? I exclaim. She‘s not yours so why does it matter whose she is? 

He prowls forward, circling me ominously. Because until you give me another viable candidate I‘m not going to believe she isn‘t mine. His molten eyes flash. And because if she is mine, then you‘re in trouble for a lot more than faking your death. 

For the last time, I grind out, I did not fake my death! 

Then who did? He thunders. 

Probably your damned saboteur! I throw back, narrowing my eyes to slits. Or maybe it‘s the person who set the fire after locking me in the closet. I can‘t imagine they were very amused when they realized I escaped. 

Bastien freezes. What are you talking about? 

What, you didn‘t think it was an accident did you? I goad him, feeling particularly feisty in my wolf‘s skin. And I just magically got. locked inside in the small window of time your mother was gone. 

No, of course we assumed it was murder at the time. Bastien combats. I just 

What? I prompt. Thought a fake body eliminated the element of foul play? 

Then you saw who did it? Bastien questions urgently. 

fangs, and by the way Mr. Alpha Protector, that wasn‘t even the first time they tried to

off more than I can chew. Bastien has gone from circling me to stalking me into the hillside. You need to start talking right

fathered Lila, or I can tell you who tried to kill me. Which will

think very carefully, Selene. Bastien threatens, If this is really the way you want to play this?

to take it that your answer is

between us as the larger wolf turns to follow me. And this is how you treat your mate‘? I say with faux disbelief.

my hackles raise. He stalks me for another long moment,

make his move. He lunges forward and catches my scruff between his teeth, holding me in place but not applying any pressure. I wriggle and squirm but he simply pulls his head up and lifts my feet off the ground, leaving my

the most pathetic sounding whimper I can, and the big brute actually snorts. Nice try baby, you forget my wolf can

a chance, Drake is my Alpha.

is so vicious I actually do whimper now, tucking my tail between my legs and trying to curl my legs up to protect my belly. Bastien sets my paws

Drake Lila‘s father?

also the one most likely to enrage him. What if

he the one you were in love with while we were together? The one you loved for

I croak

heard me.

How would he even know about that? I don‘t think he

You know, the time

accusation. Is he Lila‘s

from my lips before I can

I can feel his disappointment through our bond. Then, another feeling filters through, a slight tinge of betrayal, Did you...

would have known. You would have smelled him on me.

back over my shoulder to look up at

lying. Bitterness coats

I‘m not lying. Bastien claims fervently.

my eyes, You and Arabella weren‘t exactly subtle, the nights out, midnight rendezvous,

that there‘s nothing between Arabella and I. Bastien offers the lie so earnestly I almost think he believes it. A long time ago, I thought about marrying her, but

large paws lands on my shoulder, keeping me pinned beneath him. I might not have

fairly explodes, You were victim of enough rumors that I should think you wouldn‘t be susceptible to