Pregnant And Rejected

Chapter 181 – Blaise Makes an Offer

Bastien

Blaise is still peering around my back, trying to get a good look at Selene, though it’s clear he’s already seen her eyes. “Come out, come out little wolf.” He encourages, sounding as though he’s luring a small child out to play. “Let me see you.”

Axel is clawing at the surface of my skin, desperate to put down the other Alpha before he can harm my mate and unborn pup. “Selene,” | instruct quietly. “Run.”

I feel her little fists curl more tightly into my shirt. “No!” She whispers frantically, “I’m not leaving you here.”

“And she’s brave too.” Blaise chuckles, clearly delight ed. I’m not sure what to make of the man. The way he’s speaking to Selene is so altered from the way he barked at Arabella. Then again, I suppose that if he’s spent more than half his life searching for something, finally finding the ob ject he’s so obsessed with would make him a bit overenthu siastic.

“I said run.” | grit out through clenched fangs. “That’s an order, mate.”

I can feel Selene shaking her head in defiance, even as I

snarl at her more viciously than I did when I thought she was my enemy. She jolts in shock, but just holds onto me more tightly.

“Clever girl, you found your own Alpha to protect you.” Blaise croons, “but running won’t help you now.”

“I don’t understand.” Arabella announces shakily, “What’s going on?”

“Shut her up.” Blaise orders coldly. At first I think he must be talking to the man still waiting behind him, but the next thing I know a small army of guards enters the church, entering from every door around the chapel. My stomach immediately tangles into knots. It was questionable whether we could fight our way out of here with only Blaise to defeat, now it will be impossible.

As I watch, one of the guards stalks Arabella into a cor ner, making her cower and whimper with fear. With as little care and ceremony as if he was snapping a twig, the sentry reaches out and snaps Arabella’s neck, dropping her swiftly and letting her body crumple to the ground. Selene yelps, 1 suspect more in surprise than anything else.

To my shock, the sound of her cry seems to worry Blaise. “Now, now,” He cautions in that same saccharine tone, “don’t be afraid, my lovely. Your death will be much kinder.”

When the shift is complete, I lean my hind quarters against Selene, using my weight to herd her backwards. However the

praises, his eyes raking over her form. They freeze when they arrive at the gentle swell of her tummy. He gasps softly, appearing completely transfixed. “You didn’t tell me

mattered.”

reverently. “In fact, you just doubled your

gives one of his men a signal, and the guard pro duces a pair of briefcases to hand to the shifter . The man takes them and runs out the door so quickly I suspect he wasn’t sure Blaise would actually let him keep the money he’s been promised. It wasn’t until he ran away that I real ized Helene was nowhere to be found. The witch had been

Blaise shakes his head, making a soft tutting sound. “So remarkable, and that mongrel locked you away

shadows swirling in our periphery. I’d been so distract ed by the danger we’re facing

Blaise sees the tendrils of black fog slowly edging in around him, and

“You cannot fool

ly. “I just cannot get over how incredible you are. And now I have a choice.” He adds gleefully, staring at her stomach. “Decisions, decisions.” He says to himself, “It seems such a shame to destroy something so perfect. What’s a few more

a flash of understanding, I realize what he means. He’s debating keeping Selene for himself, and waiting until our baby is born to perform whatever

impossible for Blaise or his men to see us. Leaving

can sense Selene struggling to decide what to do next. Leaning into her legs,

you should know you’re not the

of the men I took to be a sentry is by his

clear, but with my strength and Selene’s powers, we might stand a chance. Nudging Selene to the right, I move to the left,

outside, where night has finally

light she glowed with the night we met in the alley. It spills from her chest, spiraling towards the spellcaster like a bullet from a gun. I cannot watch any longer when a trio of wolves bear down on me. Dispatching them quickly, I turn to my next opponents, tearing at their vulnerable underbellies with my teeth and claws, breaking

me. It seems like every sentry he brought with him is now charging towards me, and though I know the odds are now against me, I pray it’s enough to

and see Selene, I find her frozen in the doorway, star ing at me in panic even as she holds Blaise at bay with a ball of light between her palms. The spellcaster has fallen, but Blaise

respect in his sharp eyes. “I have to say you’re every bit as formidable as I

I shout at Selene. “Go!” Her lower lip trembling, she shakes her head, and

order, but still she does not move. “Let him go.” She snarls