Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Chapter 98

#Chapter 98 The Sate House

Selene

Drake’s grim face stares up at me from my tablet, his last words slowly sinking into my brain.

This doesn’t make any sense.

Maybe we misunderstood. Luna suggests with a whine.

We didn’t misunderstand. Drake’s words were completely clear, and I can tell from his expression that this isn’t some sort of joke. He seems every bit as confused as I am, only his first instinct is clearly to assume the worst, while I’m wallowing in denial.

Just then Bastien walks in, and Lila races across the room to greet him, “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!”

He snatches her up and tosses her into the air, causing the pup to shriek with laughter. “Lila, Lila, Lila!” He mimics, throwing her over his head a few more times before settling her against his broad chest and kissing her hello.

“Daddy, we went to da woods! She exclaims, launching into her account of the day. The trees were so big dey touch the sky!” Lila has seen forests before – but never one like this. The pup had been so taken with the ancient sequoias dominating the Novan forest that she decided to name them. By the time she was done, the list was so long I had to promise to write down all the names when we got home, so she wouldn’t forget.

Lila is rattling off her favorite ones as Bastien carries her into the living room, his wide smile disappearing when he sees the look on my face. I rise from the sofa before he can reach me, still holding the tablet.

Bastien’s eyes dart between Drake’s face and my own, “Baby?”

Glancing at Lila, I hedge, “You remember when you arrived in Asphodel, and I took Lila to stay at that house in the hills?”

“Yes.” He agrees, sounding like he doesn’t appreciate the reminder.

“Well,” I begin, licking my lips nervously. “I thought it was Drake’s house. I thought he sent us there for our vacation.” I censor, still eyeing my pup. But it wasn’t him.”

brow knits together. “What do you

text from an unknown number, with all the information we needed to find the house and everything.” I explain, wincing when I see

her father’s attention is no longer on her, huffs.

suggests, “If you give Daddy a few minutes

play in her room while I throw my mate an exasperated look,

and closing the distance between us. “You followed directions from an unknown number?” I can see the anger simmering up inside him, “You drove out into the remote wilderness and blindly walked into a house based on the

something to contact me so you couldn’t trace the text.

assumption, Bastien.” Drake pipes up from the

growl rumbles in Bastien’s chest, and he looks down at the other Alpha. “You really

press to find out where, because I figured if I didn’t know you couldn’t beat the information out of me.” Drake admits, rubbing the back of his

own apartment, guarded by the Pack House’s elite security force, but Bastien starts looking around like he expects monsters to pop out of the walls at any moment. I

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to his side as he returns his attention

the address.” Drake confirms, “But Selene is right, the real question here, is who knew what was going on between you two? Who had the access

asserts coldly, “The only people who were in your office with us were our Betas and your guards. Bastien grumbles. “And I know it

don’t think we can assume anything right now.” Drake combats, assumptions are what got us into this mess in

“If it was someone in Drake’s camp it was probably done to help me, but

finished the thought for me,

help you or not, they went behind my back and hid

to process all this new information. I hate to think someone could have betrayed Bastien or Drake, but I don’t see any other explanation. Whoever sent me that

to send me to that house. “I’m so confused.” I confess, whether they

should think that’s obvious enough,” Bastien rumbles

Bastien

Selene’s sweet scent wafts over me a few moments before her arms slide around my neck from behind, and her cheek comes to rest against mine. Her skin is

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