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,

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

but I don’t

mistake. Bastien growls so savagely I flinch away from him, cowering against the pil low. “My decision is final, Selene.” He

dress off over my head. He snatches up the hospital gown and removes my bra, bundling me into the scratchy garment

that his anger has absolutely nothing to do with my resis tance to staying in the hospital, and

right to be angry with me, but deflecting

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making me stay here for treatment.” | insist. “Lila is more ill t she’s ever

a bug he’d like to smush under his bc “You’ve got a lot of fucking nerve, you know

Bastien’s POV

I can be so unbelievably furious at

had let me believe she was dead for three years. I was outrage when I learned she didn’t think we were mates.

joy and betrayal; between relief

met her, and I got over it when I learned she belonged

knowing she’s not out of the woods yet, I’m elated

happiness is

that she never told me – that she didn’t come back to

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 first arrived

realized how horri bly she’d been misled by Arabella and accepted how deeply I love her. We cemented our bond

just accused me of taking my anger

the words, and I’ll be damned if I’m not going to be

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