Pregnant And Rejected

Chapter 50

Selene‘s POV

That isn‘t fair. I object immediately. And it isn‘t ethical, how can you abide bringing an innocent child into your troubles.

You mean the way you oh so ethically chose to hide your Volana daughter in a pack you know is incapable of safeguarding her, all the while knowing the Calypsos are after you? Bastien growls, genuine anger in his voice.

From the sounds of it we wouldn‘t be any safer in Elysium. I rebut, conveniently omitting the fact that I know we‘re safer here because his saboteur is far from our only antagonist.

At least in Elysium there‘s an Alpha capable of protecting you. He rumbles. Now come on, out with it, who is her father?

Why do you even care, Bastien? I exclaim. She‘s not yours so why does it matter whose she is?

He prowls forward, circling me ominously. Because until you give me another viable candidate I‘m not going to believe she isn‘t mine. His molten eyes flash. And because if she is mine, then you‘re in trouble for a lot more than faking your death.

For the last time, I grind out, I did not fake my death!

Then who did? He thunders.

Probably your damned saboteur! I throw back, narrowing my eyes to slits. Or maybe it‘s the person who set the fire after locking me in the closet. I can‘t imagine they were very amused when they realized I escaped.

Bastien freezes. What are you talking about?

What, you didn‘t think it was an accident did you? I goad him, feeling particularly feisty in my wolf‘s skin. And I just magically got. locked inside in the small window of time your mother was gone.

No, of course we assumed it was murder at the time. Bastien combats. I just.

What? I prompt. Thought a fake body eliminated the element of foul play?

Then you saw who did it? Bastien questions urgently.

the way Mr. Alpha Protector, that wasn‘t even the

might have bitten off more than I can chew. Bastien has gone from circling me to stalking me

who fathered Lila, or I can tell you who tried to kill me. Which will

threatens, If this is really

it that your

between us as the larger wolf turns to follow me. And this

another long moment, Is this little game

his move. He lunges forward and catches my scruff between his teeth, holding me in place but not applying any

most pathetic sounding whimper I can, and the big brute actually snorts. Nice try baby, you

Drake is

trying to curl my legs

Lila‘s father?

think, it‘s the most believable answer, but it‘s also the one most likely to enrage him.

you were in love with while we were together? The

What? I croak dumbly.

me. Bastien

know about that? I don‘t think he remembers meeting me and

time he saved my life

the accusation.

shake, and the word tumbles from my lips

on my nape softens slightly, and I can feel his disappointment through our bond. Then, another feeling filters

would have smelled him on

over my shoulder to look up at Bastien as he thinks, What are you saying? I was always

to bother lying. Bitterness

not lying.

weren‘t exactly subtle, the nights out, midnight rendezvous, jewelry

Arabella and I. Bastien offers the lie so earnestly I almost think he believes it. A

trying to stand and failing when one of Bastien‘s large paws lands

of enough rumors that