Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Chapter 172 – Selene Finds… #Chapter 172 – Salene Finds Her Confidence

Selene

“Selene they’re almost on us!” Helene whispers urgently.

Staring at my mate, it’s easier to summon the shadows than ever. While he watches, still looking deeply confused as Arabella begs him to reject me, I wrap the darkness around the mouth of the alley. I can hear the sentries on the other side of the dark veil, but they cannot see us through the impenetrable fog.

“Who goes there?” One shouts, hesitantly reaching into the darkness. I extend the shadows toward him in reply, inky tendrils reaching out for his body like a predator. Both men leap back with little yelps. “What the hell is this?”

‘It’s got to be some kind of magic.” The other replies, “call it in.”

“We need to get out of here.” Helene urges me, tugging at my arm as I continue to wait for Bastien to decide whether or not to reject me. Luna won’t let me move until we know our fate, even if the outcome is too painful to contemplate.

Arabella, staring at the shimmering void I’ve conjured in abject horror, seems to feel the opposite. Losing her patience, she grabs Bastien and pulls him towards the opposite end of the alley, disappearing around the corner a moment later.

Their sudden departure jolts me out of my reverie, and I run after them, however by the time I reach the end of the narrow corridor and exit onto the street, Bastien and Arabella are long gone. Helene appears at my elbow a moment later, glancing over her shoulder to make sure the guards are still held captive by the shadows.

“How will we find him again?” I murmur, scanning the deserted block for the dozenth time, just in case I somehow missed

them.

“The same way you did tonight.” She replies, guiding me away

voices, “What are you doing? Don’t you know the law? You can’t be out after nine o’clock. If the night

“We didn’t know.” “I don’t understand.” Helene frowns, “why is there a

must want me to use my power to try and get more information out of him, I adopt the zen headspace I’ve been practicing my hypnosis with. Staring deep into his eyes, 1 ask,

Helene’s drops must have stolen this particular ability when they changed the color of my eyes – after all Odette’s book described it as hypnotizing people with

leading the way to our room. Once

was twenty four.” I remind her. Still, I know what she means. We can shift at any time of course, but it’s different when you can feel the Goddess’s light shining over you. The magic we all possess feels stronger, and the darkness frees us to let our animal side truly take over. “I wonder…” I mutter dragging my hand through the long tresses of my

it could just as easily be about control for the sake of control. Blaise might not have a real reason

kill him.” I growl, surprising myself. I don’t think of myself as a violent person and I can’t ever remember wanting to physically harm anyone – other

nearly won over, and I could happily attack the Calypso Alpha

she came back she didn’t

a predator.” I confess with a sigh, sitting on

just takes more of a

him.” I reflect, replaving the night events in my mind. “I mean, I knew she’d stolen his memory, but part of me thought he’d come out of it when he saw me, but I

such a thing, after all, Bastien is just a man – albeit a very formidable one. He’s not a superhero and

got a powerful hold on him.” Helene concurs, “some sort of spell or

through to him?” I inquire hopelessly. “She was right, he has at least twenty years of memories bonding him to her, and the only thing he knows of me is

enchantment she’s put him under, but

want to manipulate him.” I caution, that’s exactly what

Helene reasons. “Don’t think of it as manipulation, this of it as using your