Pregnant And Rejected

Chapter 32 House Arrest

Bastien’s POV

“Enough” i cut through the rising voices: Selene swearing her innocence, the enforcers combatively contending that the evidence is against her, Aiden calling for calm. “This isn’t getting us anywhere. Our priority is finding Arabella.”

No one quells more than Selene under the force of my tone, and I wish I could comfort her. My anger is for the enforcers, not her.

“Our best trackers are on the trail, Alpha.” A resigned Danvers promises, “I’ve already received word that the men you sent rendezvoused with the team.”

“They’ve followed Bella’s scent to New Town.” Aiden confirms. Then, using our mental link he adds, If it were me, and I wanted to frame Selene, I would take Arabella to Garrick’s house.

He’s right. It’s the only property Selene owns independently, and the last place either of us would ever go. Let’s go.

Aiden marches out on my order, no doubt pulling the car around while I wrangle the enforcers back out of the room. “We have a lead.” I announce. “I want everyone ready to move out in five minutes.”

Danvers brow furrows, “What lead?”

T’ll explain on the way.” I deflect, calling mother and the sentries back into the secure room.

“You’re leaving?” Selene’s small voice surprises me. “Now?”

“Yes.” I answer simply.

“What if it’s a trap?” Selene halts me for the second time. “You should let the enforcers go and make sure it’s safe first.”

I don’t even consider the suggestion. I’ve never run from a fight before, I don’t intend to start now, I need to be there for Arabella.”

*Please don’t go, Bastien.” Selene whispers, her cerulean and violet eyes shining.

“I have to.” Once the guards are positioned at the door once more, I command, “Don’t let anyone in until I’m back.”

“Wait.” Tiny feet charge after me, near silent on the persian rug. “You’re locking us in here again?”

back, facing the distress written clearly across my wife’s

thought I was the kidnapper. Why

put out this fire, not when another blazes out of control. I need to ensure my mate is safe, and the enforcers want to keep her under lock and key until she’s eliminated as

sigh, I close the distance to my wife and drop my lips to her

not making this anything!”

custody, sweetheart.” The endearment rings false in my clipped tone, “which would

allowing the enforcers anywhere near Selene, no matter what other false evidence they find, but I can’t reveal this – not yet. It will be seen as corruption, and I need the investigators on my

I could take

don’t mind what you call it,” I said. “As

Selene’s POV

My hands gesticulate wildly as I pace in front of Odette “Do they imagine I’m such a villain that I have a secret lair somewhere

I’ve seen her in a long time. Providing comfort seems to have sidelined her sorrow, if

“But I can’t believe Bastien is going along with it. Doesn’t he know me

he’s just afraid for Bella.” She asserts. “He’s always had a blind spot when it comes to

though,” I harp on, unable to let the issue go. “Let’s assume I wanted to kidnap Arabella and actually found a way to accomplish it. Where could I possibly put her? What am I supposed to be doing with her? There’s no ransom and no body and

She agrees, sitting up with a look of dawning

it so

the guard’s hearing. “The cabin.” She murmurs, “The pack house isn’t technically your property because it transfers to any Alpha, but the cabin is in Bastien’s and your name. It’s the only place they could tie directly to you, and

jump up and down in

face. “What do you say,

nothing more than to get out of this room since the

some unseen pressure point in the plaster. “One benefit of being Alphas,” she shares smugly, we get to know the escape

and a hidden doorway slides open before us. Sweet

in any danger – they can’t blame

she lifts her foot over the threshold.

me sweetling.” She pats my cheek and flashes her fangs, “Gabriel wasn’t the only one who

over a mossy boulder beyond the

wolf glowing through her eyes. All wolves seem to rise to the

I feel a stirring in my own blood, a spark of fire in my empty heart. I don’t even feel nauseous here.