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.

them, spoke with them, the whole nine yards. I bare my fangs, and by the way Mr.

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

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

Selene. Bastien threatens, If this is really the way you want to play

I to take it that your answer

distance between us as the larger wolf turns to follow me. And this is

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

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 the air. Yield. He

most pathetic sounding whimper I can, and the big brute actually snorts. Nice try baby, you forget my wolf can

chance, Drake is

and trying to curl my legs

Drake Lila‘s

but it‘s also the one

one you were in love with while we were together? The one you

What? I croak dumbly.

heard me.

of time is Bastien. How would he even know about that? I don‘t think he remembers meeting me

birthday. I assure him, You know, the time he saved my life because you left

accusation.

me a little shake, and the word tumbles from my lips before I can stop it, Yes!

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

You would have smelled

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

bother lying. Bitterness coats my tongue. I‘m over

not lying. Bastien

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

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

lands on my shoulder, keeping

from, Selene? He fairly explodes, You were victim of enough