Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Selena’s Pov

Shock, fury and betrayal war for dominance in Bastien’s imposing features. He’s looking at me the same way he did when he first discovered I was alive, as if he’s realizing he doesn’t recognize me at all. Tears have been rolling down my cheeks since I woke, but a fresh surge rushes forth as I wilt beneath his scrutiny.

“Bastien, they need it now.” Drake interjects.

As if in a trance, Bastien shoves out his arm toward the lab tech, “Take it.” He orders coldly.

The poor tech is shaking as he tries to draw the enraged Alpha’s blood, and he’s not alone. Every lesser wolf in the room is positively quailing in the face of the apoplectic energy Bastien is putting off, myself in cluded.

When the young man completes his duties, he practically sprints out of the bay, heading off for the lab. No one says a word. We’re all waiting with bated breath to see how Bastien will respond, even the doctor.

When Bastien finally finds his voice, he says just about the last thing I expected. “Put on the gown.” He commands, nodding toward the ugly garment at the end of my bed. “You’re being admitted.”

I blink, my limbs frozen in place. What?

This isn’t good. Luna whines, her tail between her legs, His wolf is really mad, I can’t bear it.

It’ll be okay. I think back, trying to convince myself as well as her.

I don’t know where I find the courage to protest, but I do. “I need to be with Lila.“

Bastien’s eyes flash dangerously, and he finally acknowledges the other people in the room. “Leave us.” He orders, scanning the small group.

One by one they file out, abandoning me. Everyone but Drake. The Eros Alpha stands stubbornly inside the curtain, not looking at my mate. Instead he watches me carefully, waiting to follow my cue. I really don’t want to be left alone with Bastien, but I know that Drake staying will only result in a fight between the men. Drake will lose and I’ll still end up alone with Bastien, only he’ll be in an even worse mood.

Drake. He nods and slips out of the bay, ignoring Bastien’s low growl

on the gurney. “You’ve been through something very traumatic today. You’re disoriented, weak and dehydrated.

don’t

savagely I flinch away from him, cowering against the pil low. “My decision is final, Selene.” He thunders, his deep voice never rising in volume, but carrying the force of a brutal

wolf reaches toward me, ignoring my fright and yanking my dress off over my head. He snatches up the hospital gown and removes my

that his anger has absolutely nothing to do with

murmur meekly, “I’m sorry. You have every right to be angry with me, but deflecting it this way

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for you to punish me by making me stay here for treatment.” | insist. “Lila is more

like I’m a bug he’d like to smush under

Bastien’s POV

like a deer in the headlights, her beautiful eyes wide and bloodshot. It amazing that I can be so unbelievably furious at a person, yet still want nothing more than

livid when I discovered Selene had let me believe she was dead for three years. I was outrage when I learned she didn’t think we were mates. I was irate when I thought she’d taken another man for lover. But none of that

is torn between joy and betrayal;

since finding my mate. I’ve loved Lila from the moment I met her, and I got over it when I learned she belonged to another man. I hated the idea of sharing her with Drake, but he didn’t seem to want to be involved in her life, so I

instincts rally and rail knowing she’s not out of the woods yet, I’m elated and ec static that she’s mine. Axel

course, all this happiness is

we’d been on rockier footing. I can almost get past the fact that she never told me – that she didn’t come back to Elysi um when she found out she was pregnant. After all, Arabella was trying to kill her and she

know, especially given Lila’s vulnerability as a Volana, but I know Selene thought she was protecting her pup. She thought she was doing the best thing for them both. I can even ex cuse the first lie, to a point. Things were chaotic and challenging in the extreme when I

I love her. We cemented our bond and are final

off, the stubborn little creature just accused me of taking my anger out on

pup… that’s the first time I’ve thought the words, and I’ll be damned if I’m not