Pregnant And Rejected

Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate By Caroline Above Chapter 113

Chapter 113 Making Up

Bastien’s POV

“Much more of this, and I’m going to regret coming back at all!”

I can’t stop hearing Selene say those awful words over and over in my head. They circle round and round, tormenting me every time my mind drifts from my work.

We haven’t spoken since that phone call. When I got back to the apartment last night Selene was already asleep, and this morning she took Lila to the park before I was even awake. It’s clear she doesn’t want to talk to me, and if our situation were any less dire ! wouldn’t permit such avoidance, but the investigation is keeping me busy day and night.

Luckily the eclipse festival will force us into the same room tonight, and I won’t let us go to bed angry again. We’ll talk all this out and keep at it until things are resolved, we can’t go back to bottling up our feelings and I can’t fail Selene again. I won’t.

The only blessing we’ve had since returning is Selene’s good press, and even my own has improved greatly since those first tense days back. Still, nothing is simple. I’m putting out fires left and right, and the more dead ends I reach searching for our enemies, the more stressed I become.

I can only pray that nothing goes wrong at the festival tonight-whether in my marriage, or the pack.

Selene’s POV

“Careful sweetheart.” I caution Lila, “the oven is very hot.”

We’re in the kitchen baking cookies, and in all her excitement to see the gooey chocolate confections come out of the oven, my pup is hovering right behind me as I extract the tray.

“How soon we eat dem?” She asks hopefully.

“They have to cool first.” I remind her, “but it won’t be too long.”

“One mint?” She chirps.

“More like fifteen minutes,” I correct.

“Mommy dat’s forever!” She exclaims.

“Better forever than a burnt tongue, my love.” I laugh.

As I get started on the dishes, Lila sets up camp in front of the cooling rack, hungrily watching the cookies as if she’s worried one might jump off and roll away. In fact she’s so intent, I’m surprised to hear her small voice after only a few moments. “Mommy?”

reply, already preparing to tell her ‘not

does ask me if the cookies are cool yet.

with each other and it can sound or feel like fighting,

I don’ like it.” She

I reply.

you do it?” Lila questions, sounding as

words very carefully. Besides it’s important to

doesn’t escape me. I avoided Bastien last night and this morning,

unhappy feelings locked up inside of us, then they stay there and get bigger and bigger.” I say slowly sensing my own unhappy feelings growing even as

I tell Daddy I no like him?” She

mommies tell their mates they regret

Daddy make up?”

space to calm down or figure out what you’re feeling – so you don’t say things you don’t mean.” Or when

take?” Lila wants

me and Daddy?” I

“Yes.” She peeps.

fight with Bastien. I just have to find the courage to face what I said, and hope

Bastien’s POV

study just before seven to say goodnight, as we all decided she was too young to stay up for the festival. My pup toddles in, her adorable little face unusually serious as she crosses

her into my lap, she snuggles in deep- the exact way Selene always does. Sometimes they’re so alike my heart aches. “There’s my sweet pup,

sober expression, “Daddy, I don’ wan’ you ‘n’ Mommy to disagree

pick up on everything, but I wasn’t prepared for her to be so

arms up in exasperation.

orle.” I sigh,

insists,

in children’s minds. However, when Lila hears

close, I promise, “I’ll talk to Mommy tonight. You

down from my lap now

after her, “I don’t

turns back with a radiant smile and giggle, running back over to me and throwing her

her tight, I reply. “Goodnight Lila. I love

closet, decked out in a black suit and wrangling my cuff links

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