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.

nine yards. I bare my fangs, and by the way Mr. Alpha Protector, that wasn‘t even the

gone from circling me to stalking me into the hillside. You need to

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

think very carefully, Selene. Bastien threatens, If

to take it that your

some distance between us 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 you treat

me for another long moment, Is this little

catches my scruff between his teeth, holding me in place but not applying

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

a chance, Drake is my

to curl my legs

Drake Lila‘s father?

answer, but it‘s also the one most likely to enrage

completely by surprise. Is he the one you were in love with while

What? I croak dumbly.

me. Bastien

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 she

the accusation. Is he Lila‘s

little shake, and the word tumbles from my lips before I

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

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

I glance back over my shoulder to look up

don‘t need to bother lying. Bitterness coats my tongue. I‘m over

not lying. Bastien claims

and Arabella weren‘t exactly subtle, the nights out, midnight

you 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, I thought about marrying

shake my head, 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

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