Pregnant And Rejected

Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate By Caroline Above Chapter 114

Chapter 114 Honeymoon

Bastien’s POV

The Eclipse Festival sprawls before us, a whirlwind of lights and colors so overwhelming I can feel my mate leaning close to me for comfort. It’s not only the size of the event and deafening noise around us unsettling her, it’s also the attention. We’re still in the VIP section, and wherever Selene and I walk people turn to stare, and I can’t help but notice how different things are from the past.

Four years ago these aristocrats would have been whispering behind their hands and curiously eyeing Selene’s unmarked neck. Tonight there’s a sense of reverence in their attention, an admiration and respect my sweet mate is still struggling to get used to. Even though it’s the proper response, I can’t help but feel angry it took my pack this long to see Selene for the treasure she is. They should have been bowing down to her from day one.

“How are you doing, little wolf?” I murmur as we enter a shining pavilion, pausing to nibble her earlobe and relishing the blush that bursts across her cheeks.

She peeks up at me from beneath her lashes, “I could use a distraction.”

“Oh?” I reply, moving my tongue to the soft spot behind her ear, “What kind of distraction?”

“This is working fairly well.” She admits, turning to face me completely and closing her eyes as I continue to taste her. “I can almost forget they’re all watching.”

“It’s just a little while longer.” I promise, glancing up at the moon. It’s almost completely obscured now, a huge red orb rimmed with a crescent of pearly light. As soon as the eclipse is complete we’ll go out to the main festival stage and kick off the fireworks. I’ll make a short speech, and then we’ll be free to go.

Just then a chirping noise sounds from the vicinity of Selene’s hip, followed by a soft vibration.

She pulls her phone from a hidden compartment in her gown, flipping open the notification center and scanning the contents. Then Selene looks up at me with a brilliant, contagious smile. “Drake finally told Sophie!”

“And?” I ask, grinning back at her.

glimmer appearing in her lovely eyes. “Let’s just say he’s going to be incommunicado

liking the slight distance her text message imposed on us. “Mhmm, I know what that’s like.” Lowering my lips

certainly did your best to make up for it.” Selene quips, reminding me of all the hours we’ve spent

head in disapproval, I decide, “When things calm down,

really?” Selene asks,

few days playing at the beach. Then you and I can sneak away to our own private bungalow and make up

some sea turtles to

“You know what I mean. We’ll figure something

drawing kiss after kiss from her lips until we’re both breathless. When we part, I can feel all

smile flickers, a shadow of what it was a few moments ago. “When things calm down.” She repeats, “Do you really

I vow, ”Selene, I’m going to make this right. I’m going to make

forlornly. “It’s not that I don’t believe in you, baby.” She assures me needlessly. “I just this all feels so much bigger than us so far out of our

around us until the whole lot turns away and pretends they aren’t still watching out of the corners of their eyes. “I know it feels like that, but we can’t believe it. When we do, that’s when they’ve won.” I explain soberly, “We’re taking it step by

with Blaise?” Selene parrots, looking

yet, sweetheart.” I

more time that passes, the more I’m convinced my family will never be safe as long as the Calypso Alpha lives. However, taking out the most powerful Alpha on the continent is no simple matter, especially because challenging him would mean taking responsibility for his pack if I won. I’m not

think of it as a lie, because I have to figure out how to deal with

Selene’s POV

away with a promise to return shortly. I’m left standing at the mouth of a market tent, one whose contents could easily fill a museum. Everywhere I look there are priceless jewels and artworks I’d feel too afraid of damaging to

among the throngs of shifters watching the fireworks. He wasn’t lying when he said the common people were much fonder of me than the nobles. Most people seem to have come around anyway, but I know my enemies are most likely members of this crowd the ones who stroll through the tent’s riches

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