Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Chapter 130

#Chapter 130 – Odile Learns a Secret

Selene

“What do you mean, Frederic wants to claim me for himself?” I ask nervously. glancing back and forth between the two betas.

“The message he sent Bastien made it very clear, Selene.* Donovan sighs. “He plans on taking you for his mate, whether you agree or not.”

That doesn’t make any sense. I think uselessly.

Why not? Luna asks. You’re the Alpha’s mate, you have his child and the pack loves you both. Who better to convince them to accept Frederic as their new leader than you?

Ignoring my wolf, I press, “Why? Just to spite Bastien?”

The men exchange a look that sends my stomach lurching up into my throat. “That’s possible.” Aiden admits.

“But?” I prompt, knowing there has to be more to this.

“But we think-” Donovan begins, only to have Aiden cut him off.

“No, we promised Bastien.” The younger man argues.

“You promised.” Donovan corrects, “I think she has a right to know.” Pursing his lips and eyeing me with staid resolve, he continues. “We it’ s highly likely Frederic has been posing as someone you know.

He probably doesn’t just want you on principle… there’s a strong chance he’s truly interested in you.. romantically.”

“How is that possible?” I ask. “How could he be in the city without being recognized?”

“He was only a boy when his father was killed, and he hasn’t lived here since.” Aiden sighs, “Besides, he could be in disguise for all we know. It’s clear he’s very clever.”

“And I suppose Bastien intended to keep all this from me?” I demand, indignant anger rising up inside my chest. Suddenly I don’t feel nearly so bad about lying to my mate about Dr. Kane. The nerve of the man: forbidding me from keeping secrets, then turning around and keeping a thousand of his own.

“He wanted to protect you.” Donovan sighs. After what happened with the safe house-”

“You know I’m getting really tired of people trying to protect me by keeping me in the dark.” I snap, cutting him off before he can remind me how badly I wished I’d stayed in the dark about the spy cameras in Asphodel.

my belly. “And what about the

but she’s a girl, she wouldn’t be a threat to him

baby?” I repeat stiffly. I can’t stand the way the betas are looking at me, their eyes full of pity, as if there’s

you’re breeding.” Donovan admits, “And we need to keep it that way as long as humanly

Frederic

breeding.” My mother

face her, I note the thick layer of makeup caking her

averts her gaze in submission. “it’s all over the city. The Alpha’s mate is carrying his

frustration, I hiss, “How can

enough along that her scent has changed.”

She’s pregnant.”

| growl. “Let me know when

of the alpha’s sentries.” My mother informs me coolly, “Trust me, he knows what’s going on inside the pack house better than

how dare she think a lowly guard could be more in tuned with pack happenings than I am? “What the hell were you doing talking to one of

“I didn’t!”

her fear spiking between us, “I was eavesdropping, he never knew

it. This is all going wrong. As if it wasn’t bad enough that Bastien marked Selene and started rutting her day and night

grumpily. It’s only a problem if the pup is a boy. If it’s another girl it won’t make a difference, you can send her

need to move faster.” I tell Mom. “We need to make sure people know he’s left the city

asks, “We don’t have an insider on the council

 

I proclaim, “I have an inside track with the Novan press, and you know as well as I do that there

planning, I

Raising my hand, I move to

She immediately quells. “I’m

Bastien

is she doing here? I

Axel counters, surging forward with a

nothing more than to charge into the shop and take the woman I once considered a surrogate sister into custody. Almost as quickly as the impulse

now know about the reward, and she wouldn’t hesitate to turn my mate in even if there

very, very bad.

presses, some of his anger fading amidst our shared concern for our mate and

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