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.”

quarters against Selene, using my weight to herd her backwards. However the

arrive at the gentle swell of her tummy. He gasps softly, appearing completely transfixed. “You didn’t tell me she was breeding.” He says to the man

know it mattered.” The man answers

He murmurs reverently. “In fact, you

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 by Selene’s side when she

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

in thought, I notice the shadows swirling in our periphery. I’d been so distract ed by the danger we’re facing I almost forgot Selene has been training to use her powers while I’ve

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

hisses. “You cannot fool me into lowering

how incredible you are. And now I have a choice.” He adds

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 sacrifice to grant

following 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

decide what to do next. Leaning into her legs, I try to silently en courage her to

Blaise calls into the darkness, “but you should know you’re

be a sentry is by his sides, hands extended as light pours from his chest, battling back Selene’s black fog. We should have anticipated that he would have his own spellcasters, but

to the door is 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 left, hoping to divide their focus and hopefully draw the wolves away from my mate. Blaise watches with

night has finally

a gun. I cannot

every sentry he brought with him

back into human form. Whipping my head around to try 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,

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

head, and I put every bit of Alpha

shivers with the impact of my order, but still she does not move. “Let him