#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.

“And what about the baby? What about Lila?

as we know, he didn’t mention Lila, but she’s a girl, she wouldn’t be a threat to him

way the betas are looking at me, their eyes

know he doesn’t have any idea you’re breeding.” Donovan admits, “And we need

Frederic

is breeding.” My mother announces, striding into the

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

submission. “it’s all over the city. The Alpha’s mate is carrying his second child

I hiss, “How can they

that her scent

She’s pregnant.”

gossip.” | growl. “Let me know

“Trust

be more in tuned with pack happenings

“I didn’t!”

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

As if it wasn’t bad enough that Bastien marked Selene and started rutting her day and night for all to see. Now I’m not only going

pup is a boy. If it’s another girl it won’t make a difference, you can send her off to boarding school with Lila

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

do that?” She asks,

 

an inside track with the Novan press, and you know as well as I do that there are some offenses which can’t be forgiven. This time he can’t march back into town with some romantic saga to excuse his

planning,

Raising my hand, I move to tower over her,

She immediately quells. “I’m

Bastien

doing here? I think

cares? Axel counters, surging forward with a vicious growl.

considered a surrogate sister into custody. Almost as quickly as the impulse strikes me, fear rises up alongside it. Arabella knows Selene is a Volana, by now she might even

Arabella has met Blaise she might now know about the reward, and she wouldn’t hesitate to turn my mate in

bad. I think

do we do? Axel presses, some of his anger fading amidst our shared concern for our

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