Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Chapter 187

Chapter 187 – Plotting

3rd Person

“Bribing the guards?” Bastien suggested, sharing his fifth idea of the morning.

Grayson promptly shot him down. “Tried it.”

“Tunneling out?” Bastien proposed next, determined to find a solution.

“Tried it.” James vetoed.

“Picking the locks?” The Alpha offered hopefully.

“That was like the first thing any of us tried.” Grayson drawled.

“Faking an illness?” Bastien throw out, feeling more and more defeated with every rejected idea.

“Tried it.” James confirmed, feeling no small margin of sympathy for the man. He knew how he would have felt if Blaise had caught Corinne, and even without knowing Selene, he was desperate to help his daughter. He and his mate had sacrificed everything for her, and it had been hard enough to hear the story Bastien told him about her life, he couldn’t al low her to suffer further.

Just then a familiar voice floated out of the darkness to wards the, somewhere to the left of their cells. “Would you

gentlemen like some assistance?”

“Who’s there?” Grayson demanded sharply.

“Helene?” Bastien exclaimed, sitting up in excitement.

“Hello there Alpha.” She greeted him warmly, appearing suddenly in the triangle of space between the three cells.

“Alpha? Grayson repeated, “You never mentioned you were an Alpha.” Unfortunately for Grayson, he’d been in his weekly torture session when Bastien shared his and Selene’s story with her father.

“Well in his defense I don’t know many Alpha’s who would want to admit they’d gotten themselves into this sort of pick le.” The’witch suggested, sparking his ire.

“And where were you when Blaise took us?” he growled. It hadn’t occurred to him at the time, but now that she wa in front of him he realized the only way she could have gotten away without also becoming prisoner, is if she left before the shit hit the fan.

“I ran then, so we could all fight another day.” She ex plained, her voice remorseful.

fought with us then, we might have won.”

you wouldn’t.” Helene informed him simply, “There’s a way out of this for you, but

have you seen Selene?” Bastien pressed, positively aching for news of his

She answers, “She’s alright. Frightened and without her powers, but Blaise hasn’t harmed her

breathed in a sign of

her final word. “And Lila, do you

Safe and sound in Asphodel.” Helene

felt at least some of the weight life from

out of the dungeon itself. You’re 20 stories deep here, and every one of those is nothing but locked doors and

snarled, all of

is Grayson?”

do you know me?” The gruff

died with you, did you?”

is this woman?” Grayson exclaimed, beyond baffled

witch.” Bastien murmured, “A very clever

from

heard him. It was nearly impossible to get the man to talk about himself, which was understandable given the cir cumstances, but

only think available to pass the time, so it was a bit annoying when one third of the conversation

Blaise, but once I was there in front of him, your name came to my mind.” Helene related. “He was surprised

for a full force insurgence.”

how we do things.” Grayson corrected him. “There’s not enough of

think.” Helene added. “I’m working to help restore Selene’s

can they get us

Alpha.” Helene cautioned. “This won’t be easy, and it won’t be fast.” Something clanged in the dis tance, “We don’t have much time, is there a message you’d like me to give

her, that I’m so sor ryl let this happen…

everything but that you’re sorry.” Helene replied.

I can’t force you.” Bastien grumbled, “And there’s

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found my father?” Selene murmured in shock. “But he died. He died before

Helene corrected her with a wide

admitted, blinking tears from

his story, but for now – let me see your

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