Pregnant And Rejected

Selene’s POV

This can’t be happening.

Two minutes ago I was being engulfed by my mother-in-law’s warmth and affirmations of love, now the rug has been pulled out from under me so abruptly I think I might actually collapse.

Certainly Bastien’s words on the ferry had startled me, frightened me even. I suspected he intended to do something like this, the way he kept muttering ‘we’ll see.” But I never imagined it had already been done. I thought I had time to counteract him, to come up with a plan.

What do you mean?” I ask hoarsely, “I already told you, she isn’t yours.”

‘You did.” Bastien acknowledges with a razor sharp tongue. “But I had a DNA sample sent back to Ely sium just to be sure.”

Odette looks back and forth between us, doubt marring her features. “You didn’t know he took a sam ple from your pup?”

“No.” I growl, “I did not.”

My former mother-in-law swats her son’s arm. “Bastien, how could you?”

“You didn’t have any right to do that.” Drake adds coldly, glancing towards the door where Hugo disap peared with Lila.

“I had every right.” My mate combats, “An Alpha’s pup is not just any child, my mate doesn’t have the right to keep her from me.”

“Maybe not.” Odette agrees calmly, “but you don’t know that she is yours. Selene is her mother, it’s her decision whether or not someone takes her child’s DNA.”

“Is that why you sent her away when I shifted?” I demand thickly, “not to protect her but so you could steal her hair or nails or whatever else you used?”

her away with nothing but her own best interest in mind – not

glaring daggers at me, and I try to remember the

stern, disapproving certainly, even annoyed. But before we reunited in Asphodel I can’t ever remember him looking at me the way he is now; with such unmitigated fury I want to crawl under the desk and

this livid when he

whimpering in my head, tucking her tail between her legs and rolling submissively onto her back. I know his fury is hurting her, that she hates feeling as if she’s failed him. Once upon a time I would have reacted exactly the same way however Bastien isn’t the only

olated my pup this way. Not only did he

Luna moans, she’s his pup. He has a right to

insist. Not if it isn’t what’s

out. Luna insists, and you can’t deny how wonderful he is

he’s always been. He doesn’t listen to. what I want, he doesn’t care about us only

from physically shaking my head. It’s torture to be near him, yet so far-apart. Luna continues, I don’t know how much longer I can take

do. I pronounce. But this is for the best. Being apart from him isn’t what hurts most, it’s being with him while he breaks your heart over and over again. I can

glower up at Bastien. “One of these days, you’re going to have to admit that the only person whose interests you act in, are your own.” | assert, far

hand, squeezing softly, “I’ve never known Selene to lie, you may want the pup to be

met her.” Bastien turns to Drake with a black

command.” He rounds his desk, standing up as tall as he can before my massive mate, “And Selene and Lila are not

about that won’t we?” Bastien

you want?!” Drake de mands, cunningly offering me an argument for the fight which will inevitably follow the

say I’m the father?” Bastien strikes, “Not because of any doctoring, but because that pup is mine as surely as Selene

decision.” Drake counters. “Selene can choose her own mate, and Lila

fall silent. “I don’t care what those results say.” | profess passionately, “Lila is mine. I bore her, I birthed her, and I raised her.” As much as I appreciate

in case you hadn’t no ticed, that puts her on an endangered species list that should concern you a hell of a

it’s spinning out of control, and I cannot bear being apart from Lila any more than I can bear being trapped in this room.