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.”

my hind quarters against

freeze when they arrive at the

mattered.”

it matters.” He murmurs reverently. “In fact, you

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

sound. “So remarkable, and

I’d been so distract ed by the danger we’re facing I almost forgot Selene has been training to use her powers while

tendrils of black fog slowly edging in around him, and positively cackles. “And you’ve even unlocked

“You cannot fool

my intention,” He answers smooth 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

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

his train of thought, but she’s done waiting. She swirls the shadows around us until my vision is completely obscured, filling the room with a darkness so thick it’s impossible for Blaise or his men to see us. Leaving a small bubble of light around us, Selene draws in a few nervous breaths. She moves to stand in front of me, sending out a

to do next. Leaning into her legs, I try to silently en courage her to just breathe and not get overwhelmed, still i can feel the trembles running through

“but you should know you’re not the only

clear we see at least a dozen of the guards fell to Se lene’s energy burst. Unfortunately Blaise is still standing, and one of the men I took to be a sentry is by his sides, hands

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

outside, where night has

moon – the same pearly 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 bones,

is on me. It seems like every sentry he brought with him is now charging towards me, and though I know the

wolves wrestle me to the ground, forcing me to shift back into human form. Whipping my head around to try and see Selene, I find her frozen in the

his gaze lowers to me, a glint of something akin to respect in his sharp eyes. “I have to say you’re every bit as formidable as I

her head, and

with the impact of my order, but still she does not move.