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.”

together. “What do you

got back to the apartment that day, I got a 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. “Daddy are

one.” Bastien suggests, “If you give Daddy a few minutes to talk with Mommy, you can have extra dessert at the banquet

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

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

Drake!” I counter defensively, “I thought he was using a burner phone or something to contact me so you couldn’t trace the text.

assumption, Bastien.” Drake pipes up

he looks down at the other

figured if I didn’t know you couldn’t beat the

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

98 The

Bastien’s arm locks down on my waist, holding me tight to his

here, is who knew what was going on between you two? Who had the access to not

coldly, “The only people who were in your office with us were

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

attention. “If it was someone in Drake’s camp it was probably done to help me, but if it was someone in yours…” I look to my

the thought for me, looking grave.

way,” Drake corrects, whether they wanted to help you or not, they

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

have motivated anyone else to send me to that house. “I’m so confused.” I confess, whether

rumbles darkly, “they

Bastien

moments before her arms slide around my neck from behind, and her cheek comes to rest

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