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.

I bare my fangs, and by the

than I can chew. Bastien has gone from circling me to

have to choose. I double down. I can tell you who fathered Lila, or I

threatens, If this is really the way you want to

to take it that your answer is neither?

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

making my hackles raise. He stalks me for another long moment, Is this little game of yours

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

can, and the big brute actually snorts. Nice

Drake is my

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

Lila‘s father?

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

one you were in love with while we were together? The one you loved for 15

What? I croak dumbly.

me. Bastien

about? The only person I‘ve loved for that length of time is Bastien. 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 leap to assume I held

know, the time he saved my

ignores the accusation.

I don‘t reply, Bastien gives me a little shake, and the word tumbles from my lips before I can stop it, Yes! I exclaim,

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

would have known. You would have smelled

shoulder to look up

Bitterness coats

I‘m not lying. Bastien

subtle, the nights out, midnight rendezvous, jewelry shopping trips.

ridiculous, I told you yesterday that there‘s nothing between Arabella and I. Bastien offers the lie so earnestly I almost think he believes

I 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 I‘m not

is this coming from, Selene? He fairly explodes, You were victim of enough rumors that I should