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

all the information we needed to

father’s attention is no longer

give Daddy a few minutes to talk

toddling off to play in her room while I throw my mate

formal dinner surrounded by adults, I figured we’d be rewarding her anyway.” Bastien replies, changing course 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

thought he was using a burner phone or something to contact me so you couldn’t trace the text. I mean

was a fair assumption, Bastien.” Drake

he looks down at the other Alpha.

didn’t press to find out where, because I figured if I didn’t know you couldn’t beat the information

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

The Sate

tight to his side as he returns his attention to Drake. “Can you get a

was going on between you two? Who had the access to not only know Selene was alive and that you’d found her, but that

only people who were in your office with us were

anything right now.” Drake combats, assumptions are what got us

bigger question is why,” I breathe, pulling the mens’ attention. “If it was someone in Drake’s camp it was probably done to

for me,

not, they went behind my back and hid this information. That doesn’t

betrayed Bastien or Drake, but I don’t see any other explanation. Whoever sent me that

what could have motivated anyone else to send me to that house. “I’m so confused.” I confess, whether they had good intentions or bad, why this? Why help me

rumbles darkly,

Bastien

sweet scent wafts over me a few moments before her arms slide around my neck from behind, and her cheek

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