Pregnant And Rejected

Chapter 42 Reunion

Selene‘s POV

Luna’s melodic bay rises to meet the call of Bastien’s wolf, sounds only we two can hear. I try with all my might to reign her back in. Luna, Igroan internally, cut it out!

I can’t help it! She exclaims. He‘s calling me.

Get it together. I snap. He‘s no good, and he can’t find out about Lila.

This is a disaster. I can’t believe Drake didn’t warn me when he called. I am not prepared to face Bastien, especially not when my wolf has lost her head at the mere sight of him.

Though she was still with me after I escaped Garrick, Luna had buried herself so deeply in my heart that our connection became completely blocked. Neither of us could feel the other, and my wolf never met our mate. Things might have been different if Bastien had ever marked me, but he hadn‘t wanted me without Luna, so she stayed hidden until our daughter was born.

Lila is the most precious gift I‘ve ever received, and bringing her into the world unlocked Luna‘s trapped spirit. Looking back, think she started to return the moment I conceived. My wolf senses began to resurface long before Lila actually arrived, but freeing Luna completely made it possible for me to love and appreciate my child as a mother should. My wolf healed my fractured soul, if not my broken heart.

Luna whines as I cross the garden, coming to stand in front of my ex–husband. Goddess I‘d forgotten how handsome he is; how tall. It doesn’t feel right to be so near him without our bodies touching, it takes all my strength not to reach out to him. “Hello Bastien.”

Whatever he was expecting, it clearly wasn‘t this. His silver eyes stop their hungry head–to–toe scan of my body, settling on my face and blinking in surprise. I can see the gears turning in his head, piecing together the puzzle of my presence here and replacing shock with confusion and anger. “Is that really all you have to say to me?”

I cock my head to the side. “What would you have me say?”

“I thought you were dead!” He barks, making Luna tuck her tail between her legs.

Unlike my wolf, I have more than enough bad memories and regrets to withstand his ire. “Oh I’m sorry, did my funeral get in the way of your wedding plans?”

Bastien looks like he might explode. “What the hell are you talking about?”

I forgot,” I press my palm to my cheek. “Silly me, it

Aiden appears at our side. “Listen, I think we all appreciate that this is a very difficult and emotional situation, but I really don’t think you want to have

gathered quite an audience. Reluctantly we pause our reunion to move into the pack house, heading for

to your fake funeral?” Bastien grumbles behind me as

threw the funeral.” The bitterness I still carry prompts me to add, “Granted, I doubt you asked many questions. Having me out of the way had

to a halt while electricity zings through my nerve–endings. “I saw your body!” He

twists up

assure you it is.” He corrects me harshly. “Your barbecued mate is not a

skin leaves mine as we continue walking. This doesn‘t make any sense. “Why would

you mean, ‘someone rescued you‘? You said you just disappeared.”

coats my tongue. “Clearly someone cared about me more than you did, because they pulled

call.” Bastien implores me to understand, “If I’d known you were in trouble

in the middle of a kidnapping situation. He ignored that call, just like he ignored my calls every other time I needed him. “It doesn‘t matter.” I wave off his excuses.

Bastien insists, “I’ve lived in nothing but regret for three years. There‘s so much I have to explain, so much…” He trails off

forward like he’s about to hug me, I jump out of the way. “I’m not interested in excuses and lies. I don’t want to hear your explanations.” Crossing my arms over my chest, I shift to stand next to Drake, forming a united front against my ex. “Asphodel is

this your doing then? The rescue,

me pointedly. “She walked for two weeks through rogue territories to get here. She came to the Eros Pack of

Bastien’s chest, and Luna quivers with desire. Seriously? I mutter in

fault. Luna counters defensively. He

extend. She’s still

I object immediately. “I

gaze skewers me. “I never

in the first place! You