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 whole nine yards. I bare my fangs, and by the way Mr. Alpha Protector, that wasn‘t even the first time they tried to

I can chew. Bastien has gone from circling me to stalking me into the hillside.

who fathered Lila,

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

take it that your

as the larger wolf turns to follow me. And this is how you treat your mate‘? I say with faux disbelief. I‘d hate to see how

raise. He stalks me for another long moment, Is this little game of yours really more important to

long enough for Bastien to make his move. He lunges forward and catches my scruff between his teeth, holding me in place but not applying any

can, and the big brute actually snorts. Nice try baby, you

Drake is my

is so vicious I actually do whimper now, tucking my tail between my legs and trying to curl my legs

Lila‘s

also the one most likely to enrage him. What

were in

What? I croak dumbly.

heard me.

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

You know, the time he saved my life because you left

ignores the accusation.

tumbles from my lips before I can stop it,

feel his disappointment through our bond. Then, another feeling filters through, a slight tinge of betrayal, Did you… Was

not. I answer immediately. You would have known. You would have smelled him on me. No, unlike

the massive wolf‘s jaw, and I glance back over my shoulder to look up at Bastien

Bitterness coats my tongue. I‘m over

lying. Bastien claims

exactly subtle, the nights out,

earnestly I almost think he believes it. A long time ago, I thought about marrying her, but that

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 I‘m not a

enough rumors that I should think you wouldn‘t be