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.”

jump out and speak to him. I have no idea what he sees or smells, but I know the way male wolves respond to marks, I

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

place. – “Lila, our daughter.” I’m unbelievably glad my pup isn’t here at the moment, it

press, becoming

sets my feet on the ground, removing some of the pressure forcing me against the cold bricks, “your assassins took my memory in the

happened. You called Aiden and Donovan to get

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

them if they knocked him out. I suppose

when he apparently considers this question for the first time.

his logic too.

My wolf adds, we both know she didn’t manage

sock in it, witch.” Arabella spits, sending a flare

needs no help defending herself. “Now, now. Don’t say that like it’s a bad word, deary. You might offend

found me when they caught

he’s racking his brain trying to remember but keeps coming up empty. “You’ve seen the newspapers Bastien.” Arabella reminds him. “You’ve seen the lies she’s

Frederics exposure, all of it.” I argue fiercely, looking at my husband helplessly. “If you can get the Novan News Network here it would have been impossible to

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

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 power into my words, but I won’t risk

I press, “This isn’t you. If you would only come home with me you’ll see. Aiden, Donovan, your mother, they can verify all this. We‘ve all been calling you

not sounding like himself at all. Disappointment slams into me, for a moment there I thought