Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

#Chapter 122 – Contingencies

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Bastien

“Daddy do you have ta go?” My pup’s tiny voice cuts me right to the core.

Has there ever been a worse feeling than this? Than leaving my family and not knowing if I’ll ever see them again? Than knowing that if I can’t fix things with Blaise, their lives might be forfeit, and I won’t be around to protect them?

“I wouldn’t be going unless I absolutely had to, Lila bean.” I explain earnestly, cupping her tiny cheek in my hand.

“When you come back?” Lila questions mournfully, reaching towards me with both arms open.

“As soon as I can.” I promise, pulling her out of Selene’s arm and into my own.

“Next week?” She asks, her adorable face so hopeful I want to cancel my mission just to make her happy. I can’t believe how deeply I love this little being after so short a time. I’m touched at how attached we’ve become despite our brief acquaintance, and yet part of me wishes we had not formed this bond. Leaving would be so much easier.

“No little one, probably not next week.” I answer gently. “But I promise I won’t stay away a moment longer than I have to.”

Lila’s face is turning pink, and I can already see the tears coming on. Axelwhines in my head, Selene is already softly crying and the salty scent is driving me up the wall. Squeezing my daughter tight, I reach out and pull Selene into my embrace as well, holding my family close

Sure enough, Lila is crying within moments, pitifully weeping against my neck as I kiss my mate goodbye. I have to fight the instinct to claim Selene one last time before I go. We made love twice this morning already, but the taste of her honeyed lips beneath mine is only too tempting. “I’ll be back before you know it.” I swear huskily, staring into Selene’s red-rimmed eyes.

She nods, tenderly extracting Lila from my grasp and making soft shushing noises when the toddler objects with whines and wails. The last thing I see before sliding into the car is Selene gently bouncing our pup in her arms while the child sobs my name. “Daddy! She’s squirming to escape my wife’s grasp, undoubtedly wanting to run after me, and Selene finally turns to carry her away into the house, the sounds of her own, muted tears tormenting my supernatural ears.

Aiden slides into the passenger seat, offering me a sympathetic frown, “They’ll be okay.” He promises. “Donavon and I will take care of them.”

“I know.” I breathe, “thank you, brother.” My beta is going to accompany me to the border, and his face grows more drawn and serious as we pull out of the drive. “Everything is in place, we’ll keep you updated with every new development here.”

“Have you found out anything more about Odile?” I prompt, all the possible misfortunes facing my family tormenting my already

“No. We’ve been searching everywhere.” Aiden replies with a swift shake of the head.

her, they aren’t talking. But I don’t doubt your mother’s word. If ODette says she saw Odile, I believe her. She’s here somewhere, we just aren’t looking

to visit Grigore, if Odile’s got any connections remaining in the city, she’ll know he’s primed to ally against us.” |

the doctor?”

“I know your investigation didn’t uncover any evidence of wrongdoing, but finding nothing doesn’t mean there’s nothing to find. We’ve always known our enemy was talented. As far as I’m

been too many coincidences with his involvement, either someone is using him as a pawn, or he’s helping to pull

pull onto the main road out of the city, my

#Chapter 122 – Contingencies

her exile.” Aiden explains, shooting

“East?”

repeat. “You don’t

my friend grumbles. “But I wouldn’t put anything past

car over just before we cross the border into rogue territory. We both exit the car, and

in one

do my best.” I chuckle, giving him a forceful hug and patting

speed, Alpha.” He salutes me when we part. The next thing I know he’s transformed, shifting into a huge gray wolf and disappearing into the

Drake

doorway I realize the sound is slightly off, broken and scattered, as if the shower head

of Sophie’s shower gel and her

and the primal hormones triggered by

rain-like pitter-patter, and I realize why the water sounds so strange, and

are doing?” I demand

bright red flush coloring her cheeks as she jerks the shower

around her body to hide

neck and shoulder. Though I couldn’t stop myself from marking her, I haven’t yet claimed her body, wanting to give her time to get used

clothes and joining her under the shower’s spray. Sophie’s eyes widen in surprise, and she determinedly keeps her attention above my

gazes warily up at me, “I don’t know what’s gotten into me.” She

rumble warmly, pulling her taut body flush against mine. “You’re

positively scarlet now. “I am?” She squeaks, unconsciously clenching

a predatory grin, but that’s no excuse for taking matters into your own

but I don’t understand.”