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.

fangs, and by the way Mr. Alpha Protector, that wasn‘t even the first time they

late, I realize I might have bitten off more than I can chew. Bastien has gone from circling me to stalking me into the hillside. You

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

think very carefully, Selene. Bastien threatens, If

I to take it that

some distance between us as the larger wolf turns to follow

moment, Is

scruff between his teeth, holding me in place 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

pathetic sounding whimper I can, and the big brute actually snorts. Nice try baby, you forget my wolf can sense yours‘ emotions. Now submit

Drake

legs and trying to curl my legs up to protect my belly.

Lila‘s father?

the most believable answer, but it‘s also the one

words take me completely by surprise. Is he the one you were in love

What? I croak dumbly.

me. Bastien

How would he even know about that? I don‘t think he remembers meeting me and even if he did, it

know, the time he saved my life because you left me alone with a pack of she

ignores the accusation. Is

from my lips before I can stop it, Yes! I exclaim, Alright? Yes, Drake is Lila‘s

Then, another feeling filters through, a slight tinge of betrayal, Did you… Was she

You would have known. You would have smelled him

look up at Bastien as he thinks,

Bitterness

lying. Bastien claims

and Arabella weren‘t exactly subtle, the nights out, midnight rendezvous, jewelry shopping trips. The entire pack knew you

there‘s nothing between Arabella and I. Bastien offers the lie so earnestly I almost think he believes it. A long time ago, I thought about marrying her, but that was before I met

Bastien‘s large paws lands on my shoulder, keeping me pinned beneath

coming from, Selene? He fairly explodes, You were victim of enough rumors that I should think you wouldn‘t be susceptible to