Pregnant And Rejected

Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate By Caroline Above Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Bastien‘s POV

“You‘re doing this,” Selene accuses wretchedly, “Your wolf is doing this.”

What is she talking about? I demand of Axel.

She‘s near her mate. Her instinct is to change. It has to happen eventually her wolf has never been free.

I swear under my breath. I know he‘s right, but the timing is terrible. I remember my first shift vividly all wolves do. It‘s a horrible process, requiring almost every bone in the body to break and reform, slow and agonizing. Thankfully shifting gets easier and easier until it‘s effortless, but there‘s no way to make the first few any easier. You just have to suffer through.

“It isn‘t like that sweetheart. It‘s just your time.” I explain apologetically. I gather up Selene and deposit her on the sofa, moaning and writhing, before moving toward the bed to retrieve Lila.

Aiden! I call through our mental link.

He appears almost instantly, and I carry Lila to him, “Selene is about to shift, I need you to take the pup until it‘s over.”

“What are you doing?“ Selene snarls, trying to rise from the couch and crumpling, “you‘re not taking her anywhere!”

Handing off Lila, I return to my mate, pulling her up and speaking softly and urgently in her ear, “Easy Selene, he‘ll take care of her.”

“No!” She insists, a mother wolf in full defense mode, “you can‘t have her, she‘s mine!”

“Do you really want her to see this?” I demand sternly, “She‘ll be terrified.”

Selene‘s brow furrows, and I can see the gears in her head spinning with confusion, emotion warring with instinct. “Don‘t take her from me.” She finally begs, tears spilling from her eyelashes.

“No one is taking her from you, baby.” I vow, “You have my word, they‘re just going to get her someplace safe while you shift. I‘ll take you straight to her in the morning.”

“Let me hug her goodbye,” Selene requests pitifully.

Inod to Aiden, and he returns Lila to her mother‘s arms for a tearful cuddle before removing her again and leaving Selene and I alone in the safehouse.

My mate curls up into a little ball, rocking herself back and forth and clamping her eyes shut. “How long is it going to take?”

flinches away. “Everyone is different. If you‘re lucky it will be

undoubtedly dreading the idea of such a long transformation. I don‘t have the heart to tell her what she‘s feeling

remember ever feeling so helpless as I do now. Sitting by and doing nothing goes against the

know how to comfort

me to touch

she hurts, make her feel better.

every time she lashes out, a new spasm of pain cripples her, and her attacks wane. Tucking her small body against mine, I hush

I promise, “I‘m here. I‘m not

doing this?” She

scent and trying not to feeling any happiness to have her back in my arms. Yes, under any other circumstances I would be thrilled, but having her writhe in agony next to me kind of takes some of the

you here?” Selene clarifies, a bit more

mate, and you

air, and Selene‘s back bows as she howls with

informs me when she can breathe again.

” I chastise, without venom. “Do you really think it would be fair to keep her trapped

“No.” Selene keens despondently.

I continue, petting her hair. “If you don‘t know what shifting is like, how

logical when I‘m trying to

sorry.” I repent, “You‘re right, this is a terrible, horrible thing to go through and I wish I could protect you from it somehow. I‘d go

head back and forth now, her eyes clenched shut and face glistening with sweat, “Stop being nice to

“Why?” I question.

without my wolf. She cries, seemingly out of nowhere. “I know you only want me now because

to study her face, unsure whether or not she‘s serious Is

shakes her head, “Stop

I grab Selene by the shoulders, giving her a gentle shake Selene, look

way to steal these thoughts from

“But Arabella”.

nothing!” | growl. “She‘s the one I core for out of obligation, not

“But” Selene tries again.

and your

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