Pregnant And Rejected

Selene’s POV

I firmly turn over the deadbolt locking my apartment, looking over my shoulder at the Alpha cradling my daughter as I push the door open. Stepping just inside, I reach out for Lila, sighing in frustration when Bastien pushes past me into the foyer rather than handing over my pup.

y sofa. Sirpanien.” I instruct.

He strides past me as if he owns the space, pulling off his jacket and then Lila’s before settling on my sofa. Stripping off my own outerwear, I promptly swipe my baby away from the big predator and cuddle her to my chest, “You can go now, Bastien.” I instruct, nodding towards the door where Donovan still hovers.

Rather than doing as I suggested, Bastien scoots closer, throwing one burly arm over my shoulder and circling the other around Lila. “I put out an order for Arabella’s arrest.” He announces nonchalantly.

My chin jerks toward him in surprise, and I sit up, holding my body away from his intoxicating touch as best I can. “Did you get her?”

sighs, dragging one large paw over his

in, their full implications washing over

can leave

to kill me. The only way you could have found that out is

my chest, you have to tell him. If Arabella knows about Lila, she’s in

force down my wolf’s protests, even as Bastien remarks, “You’re right, you’ll just have to come back to Elysium

“What?” I hiss coldly.

smugly, “We know Arabella isn’t

got me almost murdered multiple times and you didn’t do a damn thing to protect me.” I bite back, squeezing Lila just a bit too tightly. The sweet pup murmurs and tosses in her sleep, and

He croons. “Was Mommy getting too

mouth gapes open in outrage, “how dare