Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate By Caroline Above Chapter 50
Chapter 50
Selene‘s POV
That isn‘t fair. I object immediately. And it isn‘t ethical, how can you abide bringing an innocent child
into your troubles.
You mean the way you oh so ethically chose to hide your Vna daughter in a pack you know is
incapable of safeguarding her, all the while knowing the Calypsos are after you? Bastien growls,
genuine anger in his voice.
From the sounds of it we wouldn‘t be any safer in Elysium. I rebut, conveniently omitting the fact that I
know we‘re safer here because his saboteur is far from our only antagonist.
At least in Elysium there‘s an Alpha capable of protecting you. He rumbles. Nowe on, out with it,
who is her father?
Why do you even care, Bastien? I exim. She‘s not yours so why does it matter whose she is?
He prowls forward, circling me ominously. Because until you give me another viable candidate I‘m not
going to believe she isn‘t mine. His molten eyes sh. And because if she is mine, then you‘re in
trouble for a lot more than faking your death.
For thest time, I grind out, I did not fake my death!
Then who did? He thunders.
Probably your damned saboteur! I throw back, narrowing my eyes to slits. Or maybe it‘s the person
who set the fire after locking me in the closet. I can‘t imagine they were very amused when they
realized I escaped.
Bastien freezes. What are you talking about?
What, you didn‘t think it was an ident did you? I goad him, feeling particrly feisty in my wolf‘s
skin. And I just magically got. locked inside in the small window of time your mother was gone.
No, of course we assumed it was murder at the time. Bastienbats. I just.
What? I prompt. Thought a fake body eliminated the element of foul y?
Then you saw who did it? Bastien questions urgently.
Saw them, spoke with them, the whole nine yards. I bare my fangs, and by the way Mr. Alpha
Protector, that wasn‘t even the first time they tried to kill me.
Toote, I realize I might have bitten off more than I can chew. Bastien has gone from circling me to
stalking me into the hillside. You need to start talking right now, Selene.
You have to choose. I double down. I can tell you who fathered L, or I can tell you who tried to kill
me. Which will it be?
I want you to think very carefully, Selene. Bastien threatens, If this is really the way you want to y
this?
Am I to take it that your answer is neither? I drawl.
I jump out of the way just in time to dodge Bastien‘s pounce, trying to put some distance between us as
therger wolf turns to follow me. And this is how you treat your mate‘? I say with faux disbelief. I‘d
hate to see how you treat your enemies.
Keep digging little wolf. Bastien purrs, making my hackles raise. He stalks me for another long moment,
Is this little game of yours really more important to you than getting back to L?
I falter at my daughter‘s name, pausing just long enough for Bastien to make his move. He lunges
forward and catches my scruff between his teeth, holding me in ce but not applying any pressure. I
wriggle and squirm but he simply pulls his head up and lifts my feet off the ground, leaving my paws
bicycling in the air. Yield. Hemands.
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I make the most pathetic sounding whimper I can, and the big brute actually snorts. Nice try baby, you
forget my wolf can sense yours‘ emotions. Now submit to your Alpha.
Not a chance, Drake is my Alpha.
Bastien‘s answering snarl is so vicious I actually do whimper now, tucking my tail between my legs and
trying to curl my legs up to protect my belly. Bastien sets my paws on the ground but doesn‘t release
my scruff.
Is Drake L‘s father? Bastien asks.
pause to think, it‘s the most believable answer, but it‘s also the one most likely to enrage him. What if
he is?
Bastien‘s next words take mepletely by surprise. Is he the one you were in love with while we were
together? The one you loved for 15 years.
What? I croak dumbly.
You heard me. Bastien replies.
What in the goddess‘s name is he talking about? The only person I‘ve loved for that length of time is
Bastien. How would he even know about that? I don‘t think he remembers meeting me and even if he
did, it would be quite a leap to assume I held onto any feelings for him.
I didn‘t even meet Drake until your Father‘s birthday. I assure him, You know, the time he saved my life
because you left me alone with a pack of she devils?
He ignores the usation. Is he L‘s father?
When I don‘t reply, Bastien gives me a little shake, and the word tumbles from my lips before I can stop
it, Yes! I exim, Alright? Yes, Drake is L‘s father.
His hold on my nape softens slightly, and I can feel his disappointment through our bond. Then,
another feeling filters through, a slight tinge of betrayal, Did you… Was she conceived while we were
together?
Of course not. I answer immediately. You would have known. You would have smelled him on me. No,
unlike you, I was faithful.
Confusion unclenches the massive wolf‘s jaw, and I nce back over my shoulder to look up at Bastien
as he thinks, What are you saying? I was always faithful to you.
You don‘t need to bother lying. Bitterness coats my tongue. I‘m over it.
Selene, I‘m not lying. Bastien ims fervently.
Oh please. I roll my eyes, You and Arabe weren‘t exactly subtle, the nights out, midnight rendezvous,
jewelry shopping trips. The entire pack knew you were sleeping together.
That‘s ridiculous, I told you yesterday that there‘s nothing between Arabe and I. Bastien offers the lie
so earnestly I almost think he believes it. A long time ago, I thought about marrying her, but that was
before I met you.
Goddess, you must really believe I‘m stupid. I shake my head, trying to stand and failing when one of
Bastien‘srge pawsnds on my shoulder, keeping me pinned beneath him. I might not have had an
education, Bastien, but I‘m not aplete moron.
Where is thising from, Selene? He fairly explodes, You were victim of enough rumors that I should
think you wouldn‘t be susceptible to believing them about others.
They weren‘t rumors Bastien! I cry. Arabe confirmed it to my face multiple times!
For the first time since our argument began, Bastien backs away from me, giving me space to stand.
You had to have misunderstood.
promise you I didn‘t. I hiss. She was very protective of your rtionship. I didn‘t question Drake when
he told me you two were going to be married, because I ran into you the day you were picking out her
engagement ring.
Appearing truly baffled, he furrows his brow, that day in the mall? She was helping me pick out a
ne for you.
If that‘s true, then why didn‘t you ever give it to me? I question.
Oddly enough, my father‘s murder was something of a distraction. He snipes.
Bastien, she told me point nk that you were leaving me for her. I enunciate each word, speaking
slowly to ensure my point is driven home. She‘s the one who told me you and I were mates, but that
you chose her instead.
Selene, Bastien beseeches me, I had no idea any of that was happening. I knew she hadn‘t let go of
the idea of marrying me, but I had no idea her jealousy was that extreme or that she would go to such
lengths to separate us.
| snort, if only he knew.
What? He asks immediately.
I think you underestimated her even more than you underestimated me. I state icily, And that‘s saying
something
By which you mean…? He prods.
For the love of the Goddess, she faked a kidnapping, Bastien! I exim, wishing I were in my human
form so I could gesticte.
Wait, slow down, she faked the kidnapping? He parrots unhelpfully.
And that‘s far from the worst. I blurt out the words before I can stop myself, She tried to push me down
the stairs when she found
out…
What? Bastien asks sharply. When she found out what?
Pulling myself together with a deep breath, I pull a quick diversion. You think rumors and lies are the
worst she‘s capable of? || insinuate, watching his wolfish expression closely. If what you‘re telling me is
true and you really don‘t have a rtionship with Arabe, then you‘ve got bigger problems than
saboteurs. I announce. Because Arabe is the one who set the fire that was supposed to have killed
me.