Pregnant And Rejected

Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate By Caroline Above Chapter 172

Chapter 172 – Selene FinFinds Her Confidence

Selene

“Selene they’re almost on us!” Helene whispers urgently.

Staring at my mate, it’s easier to summon the shadows than ever. While he watches, still looking deeply confused as Arabella begs him to reject me, I wrap the darkness around the mouth of the alley. I can hear the sentries on the other side of the dark veil, but they cannot see us through the impenetrable fog.

“Who goes there?” One shouts, hesitantly reaching into the darkness. I extend the shadows toward him in reply, inky tendrils reaching out for his body like a predator. Both men leap back with little yelps. “What the hell is this?”

‘It’s got to be some kind of magic.” The other replies, “call it in.”

“We need to get out of here.” Helene urges me, tugging at my arm as I continue to wait for Bastien to decide whether or not to reject me. Luna won’t let me move until we know our fate, even if the outcome is too painful to contemplate.

Arabella, staring at the shimmering void I’ve conjured in abject horror, seems to feel the opposite. Losing her patience, she grabs Bastien and pulls him towards the opposite end of the alley, disappearing around the corner a moment later.

Their sudden departure jolts me out of my reverie, and I run after them, however by the time I reach the end of the narrow corridor and exit onto the street, Bastien and Arabella are long gone. Helene appears at my elbow a moment later, glancing over her shoulder to make sure the guards are still held captive by the shadows.

“How will we find him again?” I murmur, scanning the deserted block for the dozenth time, just in case I somehow missed

them.

“The same way you did tonight.” She replies, guiding me away

“What are you doing? Don’t you know the law? You can’t be out after nine o’clock. If the night guards catch

don’t understand.” Helene frowns, “why is

looking down at her in bafflement. She tilts her head towards the man and darts her eyes in his direction, clearly encouraging me to press harder. Realizing she must want me to use my power to try and get more information out of him,

realize Helene’s drops must have stolen this particular ability when they changed the color of my eyes – after all Odette’s

I did, Helene nods and thanks the man, before leading the way to our room. Once

but then I never shifter until I was twenty four.” I remind her. Still, I know what she means. We can shift at any time of course, but it’s different when you can feel the Goddess’s light shining over you. The magic we all possess feels stronger, and the darkness frees us to let our animal side truly take over. “I wonder…” I mutter dragging my

agrees, “But it could just as easily be about control for the sake of

of myself as a violent person and I can’t ever remember wanting to physically harm anyone – other than in self defense. But tonight my desire

was so strong it nearly won over, and I could happily attack

came back she didn’t just wake your powers, but your predatory

a predator.” I confess with a sigh, sitting on the edge of

capable of harm, Selene. My mentor declares, “it just takes more of a push

to him.” I reflect, replaving the night events in my mind. “I mean, I knew she’d stolen his memory, but part of me thought he’d come out of it when he saw me, but I might

to expect such a thing, after all, Bastien is just

him.” Helene concurs, “some sort of spell

at least twenty years of memories bonding him to her, and the only thing he knows of me is what she’s

“That is what you have to focus on. I’ll try to break whatever enchantment she’s put him under, but you have something neither of us do – and that’s a mating bond. There is no more powerful magic. You have to

to manipulate him.” I caution, that’s exactly what she’s

fight fire with fire, darling.” Helene reasons. “Don’t think of it as manipulation, this of

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