Pregnant And Rejected

Chapter 171 – Reunion Part 2

Selene

If Bastien wants to hold me up against this wall and growl at me for the rest of our lives, I’ll gladly let him. It’s honestly a miracle I’m not crying like a baby just being reunited with him. The crushing weight that left my shoulders when I saw him was absolutely unfathomable. I truly did not realize how much stress I was carrying until I felt the sweet release of knowing my mate is unharmed – even if he has lost his marbles a bit.

I don’t have the first idea what Arabella has done to him, but it’s clear he has no idea what has been happening while he’s away – or even what happened before. If she were a Volana I might think he’d been hypnotized, but since she’s not, I have to think some sort of magic is responsible.

When he looks at me with that bewildered expression and opens my coat to reveal my small baby bump, I feel a tiny flutter behind my belly button. It’s as if the pup knows it’s father is finally near, and it’s the first time I’ve felt the baby quicken. I’m about to gasp when his silver eyes bore into me, “You’re breeding?”

“Arabella didn’t tell you?” I guess, not surprised Arabella would have kept this knowledge secret when she’s clearly been hiding more recent news from him as well.

“How would she know?” Bastien snarls defensively.

“Bastien, it’s been all over the news. I’ve been in the hospital, Frederic was keeping me there, making me sick.” I explain in the simplest terms I can.

“You’re lying.” He accuses immediately, “I’ve been following the news very closely – I haven’t seen anything about this.”

“I don’t know what coverage you get here, but I promise if you search you’ll find plenty of results.” I share, hoping he’ll do as I suggest. I can’t be sure how much of what I’m saying is actually getting through to him, but I have to try to plant as many seeds as I can.”

Bastien stares at my belly for a moment, his jaw ticking. “I suppose this is another of his bastards?”

“Bastien, If I’d been with Frederic, you’d smell him on me, but you don’t do you? There’s only you.” I pull my neckline back to expose his mark.” I’ve never been with anyone else, and you planted this pup the night you gave me this.”

to him. I have no idea what he sees or smells, but

pup is yours, just like Lila is.” I remind

be ringing a bell, but one which he simply cannot place. – “Lila, our daughter.” I’m unbelievably glad my pup isn’t here at the moment, it would devastate

of the last five years?” I press, becoming

pressure forcing me against the cold bricks, “your assassins took

called Aiden and Donovan to get Lila and I to a safe house because you were afraid someone was

standing next to Helen just inside the alleyway. I’m beginning to think the magic has dulled my other senses. I didn’t smell Bastien until he was in front of me, and I didn’t hear her coming. “Don’t let her fool you Bastien. You remember waking up after the attack

to being in your apartment?” Helene demands, voicing my thoughts. “How did he escape them if they knocked him out. I suppose they had a sudden crisis of conscience, decided to

a spark of hope lights in my hear when he apparently considers this question for the first time. What in the Goddess’s name has she done to him? I ask Luna. It’s like it’s not

his logic too.

adds, we both know

spits, sending a flare

herself. “Now, now. Don’t say that like it’s a bad word, deary. You might offend me.” She

Bastien,“ Remember honey, you’d already found me when they caught up to you, after we fought them off I had a friend help me get you

but keeps coming up empty. “You’ve seen the newspapers Bastien.” Arabella reminds him. “You’ve seen the lies she’s

fiercely, looking at my

sick this week.” Bastien murmurs hazily, “I slept

I could be bedridden with the flu for days on end and you could take care of me without ever coming down with so much as a sniffle.” He’s staring straight at me now, and I’m almost tempted to channel some of my

to injury or illness?” I press, “This isn’t you. If you would only come

slams into me, for a moment there I thought we’d had him, but now it seems like he’s fallen further away. “You‘ve tricked them just