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. Alpha Protector, that wasn‘t even the first time

I might have bitten off more than I can chew. Bastien has gone

double down. I can tell you who fathered Lila, or I can tell you who tried to kill me.

Selene. Bastien threatens, If this is really the

it that your answer

as the larger wolf turns to follow me. And this

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

my scruff between his teeth, holding me in place but not applying any pressure. I wriggle and

brute actually snorts. Nice try baby, you forget my wolf can

chance, Drake is my

trying to

Lila‘s

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

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

What? I croak dumbly.

heard me. Bastien

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

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

ignores the accusation.

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

slightly, and I can feel his disappointment through our bond. Then, another feeling filters through, a slight

would have smelled him on me. No, unlike you, I was

glance back over my shoulder to look up at Bastien as he thinks, What are you saying? I was always faithful

bother lying. Bitterness

lying. Bastien claims

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

between Arabella and I. Bastien offers the lie so earnestly I almost

I‘m stupid. 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

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