Pregnant And Rejected

Chapter 106 Doctors and Damsels

Bastien’s POV

Dr Kane looks as if he’s been expecting us.

After a thoroughly frustrating visit to the security offices, where we discovered nothing more than twelve hours of blacked out camera footage the night the paternity test was run, my betas and I navigated up to the chief physician’s office on the tenth floor.

We now stand in the doorway of his corner suite, carefully watching the doctor’s reaction to our sudden appearance and finding nothing but a blank slate.

He’s seated behind his desk, his shiny loafers propped up on the sleek wooden surface and a takeout container splayed in his lap. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the man, and though he’s only a few years older than myself, I can’t help but think he’s aged. His dark hair boasts a few streaks of gray, and the lines around his eyes and mouth are more pronounced than I remember.

“Alpha, to what do I owe the pleasure?” Dr Kane greets me, barely looking up from his lunch.

As far as Alpha’s go, I’ve also considered myself on the more relaxed end of the spectrum. I don’t expect my people to stand on constant ceremony, but it does strike me that most shifters still show a degree of deference out of respect. Dr Kane clearly does not. I can’t decide whether or not it bothers me.

“Dr Kane.” I reply curtly, “I have a few questions for you.”

The doctor gestures to the chair opposite him, “Please have a seat.” He encourages me with a warm smile, “It’s been a while, I owe you much congratulations.”

“Oh?” I prompt, sitting stiffly across from the familiar man.

“It’s not every day a man becomes a father, or finds his long lost mate.” Kane elaborates, as if this should have been obvious to me.

“No it isn’t.” I agree, feeling a sudden spike of anger. “especially when you told me with total confidence that my mate was dead.”

Dr. Kane purses his lips, lowering his feet from his desk and setting his lunch aside. “You have my sincerest apologies Alpha, I’ve already launched an investigation into the matter.”

“What investigation?” | demand, “aren’t you the one who examined the body?”

as a courtesy given our understanding relationship. I reviewed every last detail of the case, but the medical examiner conducted the autopsy and ran all the tests,

veins, this was absolutely not made clear at the time. “Where is the medical examiner

have always had the utmost respect for him. I can’t imagine him making such a

I don’t think it was

physician’s eyes widen. “You mean, you think he changed the results

dead.” I force the words out through clenched teeth, “Just as someone wanted me to believe her pup

now, confusion and concern lacing his movements, “What

with my fiercest gaze, ‘The way! see it, one of three things is happening here. Either you have some very incompetant staff here or more likely, we’re dealing with some form of corruption. Whether it’s coming from within the system, or someone has been paying your

harden, “We take oaths in this hospital, Alpha – sacred oaths to do no

curious that you should talk about the

an extension of the pack, are you not?” Dr Kane

may, someone has been working against me.” I assert coolly, “and they’ve used this hospital’s resources to further those aims. Oaths can be broken, and it is your duty to discover who

in acknowledgement. “There’s something else,

“Go ahead.” I allow.

concern for your mate’s misidentified body, you’ve overlooked a rather key

state, “I presume you’re referring to the question that,

nods, looking almost impressed that

towards the door, I gesture for my betas to follow, stopping just before we exit, “but I know one place someone could

where’s that?” Dr Kane asks, the very picture

I reply, searching for any signs of emotion in his blank expression,

Selene’s POV

don’t know about this.”

to reveal the simple black swimsuit I donned for my

“She begins, only to be

poor guard’s life assuming I could even convince one to attack me?” I press. Neither of us is worried my powers might be strong enough to harm an experienced fighter, the problem is Bastien. Fake or not, there’s a good chance he’d rip out the throat of any wolf daring enough to pretend