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.

by the way Mr. Alpha

off more than I can chew. Bastien has gone from

I can tell you who fathered Lila, or I can tell you who

you to think very carefully, Selene. Bastien threatens, If this is

that your answer is neither?

to dodge Bastien‘s pounce, trying to put some distance between us as the larger wolf turns to follow me.

little wolf. Bastien purrs, making my hackles raise. He stalks me for another long moment, Is this little game

but not applying any pressure. I wriggle and squirm but he simply pulls his head up and lifts my feet off the ground, leaving my paws bicycling in

snorts. Nice try baby, you forget my wolf can sense

chance, Drake is my

trying to curl my legs up to protect my belly. Bastien sets

Drake Lila‘s

answer, but it‘s also

by surprise. Is he the one you were in love with while we were together?

What? I croak dumbly.

heard me. Bastien

loved for that length of time is Bastien. How would he even know about that? I don‘t think he

your Father‘s birthday. I assure him, You know, the time he saved my life because you left me alone with a pack of

ignores the accusation. Is he

the word tumbles from my lips before I can

through our bond. Then, another feeling filters through, a

have known. You would have smelled him on me. No, unlike you,

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

don‘t need to bother lying. Bitterness coats

not lying. Bastien

and Arabella weren‘t exactly subtle, the nights out, midnight rendezvous, jewelry shopping trips.

yesterday that there‘s nothing between Arabella and I. Bastien offers the lie so earnestly I almost think he believes it. A long time ago,

trying to stand and failing when one of Bastien‘s large paws lands on my shoulder, keeping me pinned beneath him. I might not have had an education, Bastien, but

of enough rumors that I should think you wouldn‘t be susceptible to believing them