Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate

Chapter 189

Chapter 189 – Fast Forward

Sophie

“Should we tell her?” | ask Drake, unsure whether telling Lila that her parents will be gone even longer than we feared can do any good. We certainly can’t tell her that they’ve been captured: that Bastien is Blaise’s prisoner, Selene his slave and her younger sibling bound for death.

“We have to tell her something.” Drake sighs, “she’s ex pecting them to come for her any day.”

“She’s three and a half.” I remind him, “she doesn’t know what day it is or how long they’ve been gone.”

“Maybe not, but she asks for them every day.” Drake counters, “I don’t want to lie to her – not completely anyway.” 

“I know.” | agree, “but where do we draw the line? If we tell her they’re going to be gone longer she’ll want to know how much longer – we can’t very well tell her they might not come back at all. She’s already having nightmares.”

“I just want to prepare her.” Drake scrubs a hand over his rugged features, “setting expectations is important and if we don’t she’s going to get her hopes up more and more… it’ll make it that much harder if things don’t turn out the way she wants.”

“She’s too young.” | insist. “Her hopes are going to be up no matter what.”

“Sophie, if the worst happens…” Drake begins, sounding as though he doesn’t want to finish his thought but knows he

doesn’t have a choice, “she’ll be ours. I promised Bastien and Selene both.” He grimaces, “I can’t bear the thought of losing them, or Lila growing up without them – but if she does we’ll be her parents. She has to trust us, we can’t start out that re lationship on a lie.”

“You sound like you think their fate is already decided.” | murmur, wrapping my arms around myself protectively. 

“Blaise is the most powerful Alpha the continent has ever known.” He states simply. “It might be one thing if Bastien was free or Selene was able to use her powers, but as long as Blaise can leverage them against each other… the chances of them escaping him are beyond low, Sophie.” Drake admits, “they’re practically nonexistent.”

parent hood suddenly landing on my shoulders with crushing weight. “We’ll

squeezing my hand and leading me back out into

up happily when we enter, grinning widely. “Can I

finish that one, first.”

into the confection. She chews thoughtfully and studies our tense expressions. I can see the question on her tongue before she asks it – it’s the same question she asks every morning. “Are Mommy ‘n’ Daddy coming home

little one.” Drake answers gently, the same way he has every day for the

breakfast so she

saying they might come home any day now?”

replies simply, cocking her head

going to be gone longer

happened?” Lila inquires curiously, setting down

I answer, deciding this is bet ter than telling her they’re a madman’s prisoner. “So they won’ t be home

won’t be home for a few weeks at least.” Drake adds

Lila repeats, horrified. “But

| sympathize, “but it’ll pass in no

so wide I suspect they would be watering even if

reach for the little girl. “Listen to me Lila. You

world to your Mommy and Daddy. They’re doing everything they can to come home to you, and they’re not go ing to ever give up.” | tell her. “Sometimes things are out of our control, and they can’t help the things keeping

concurs, drawing Lila’s distraught gaze and making her the only promise either of us could offer the little girl. “As long as it’s in their power

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Selene

Three Weeks Later

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