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.”

knits together. “What

I got a text from an unknown number, with all the information we needed to find the

no longer

few minutes

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

an unknown number?” I

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

was a fair assumption, Bastien.” Drake pipes

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

where, because I figured if I didn’t know you couldn’t beat the information out of me.”

House’s elite security force, but Bastien starts looking around like he expects monsters to pop out of the walls at any moment. I sidle closer, sliding my arm around his middle to

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to his side as he returns his attention

“But Selene is right, the real question here, is who knew what was going on between you two? Who had the access to not only know Selene was alive and that

men.” Bastien 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

pulling the mens’ attention. “If it was someone in Drake’s camp it was

the thought for me, looking grave. “It

way,” Drake corrects, whether they wanted to help you or not, they went behind my back and hid this information. That doesn’t portend good

someone could have betrayed Bastien or Drake, but

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 hide? How

think that’s obvious enough,” Bastien rumbles darkly, “they did it to keep us

Bastien

arms slide around my neck

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