Pregnant And Rejected By My Alpha Mate By Caroline Above Chapter 74
Chapter 74 The Letter
Selene’s POV
This isn’t happening.
It can’t be real.
I’m frozen in ce, staring at Odette as if she’s a ghost. I must have misheard her. But if that’s the
case, why does she look so distraught? Why are there tears in her eyes? And where is my pup?
I swing my gaze from her to Bastien, whose hands are locked in white knuckled fists at his sides. He’s
breathing heavily, his eyes glowing and fangs extended. My first reaction was disbelief. His apparently
was fury.
Bastien’s gaze descends on me, and I feel my lower lip begin to tremble uncontrobly. It’s not real. I
think desperately.
Luna is frantic,shing out our heightened senses to every corner of the room in search of L and
coming up empty. “What do you mean she was taken?” I choke, “How could that happen, weren’t you
watch ing her?”
“I’m so sorry, Selene.” Odette professes sincerely. “I turned my back for one moment and she was
gone!”
What?!.can’t help ming Odette a little when I realize Bastien is crossing the room towards me, a de
termined look in his molten eyes. I back away from him, shaking my head in denial and trying to stay
out of his reach even as his muscr arms extend towards me.
“No!” I insist, swatting at his hands. I don’t want to be cuddled. I don’t want to beforted. I want my
pup. “Don’t Bastien!”
He doesn’t listen, growling dominantly and dragging me into his embrace no matter how hard I fight.
Eventually my iling limbs and defiant snarls give way to sobs. It isn’t real. I think again. She isn’t
gone. My hands go from pushing my mate away to trying to climbpletely into his arms. He lets me,
lift ing me off the ground and rocking me gently back and forth.
Gentle, soothing purrs vibrate against my cheek and soft lips press to my hair. “Shhh little wolf.” Bastien
croons. “We’ll find her.” He promises, an edge of steel in his deep voice, “You have my word if it’s the
last thing I do, I will bring her home.”
Sophie’s POV
I think I’ve made a terrible mistake.
It all made sense when Martin was spelling out the n. He was so convincing. All I needed was a little
leverage to hold against Selene in order to convince her to leave Drake, and her pup would certainly
provide the motivation. It’s not even really a kidnapping L knows me, and I have no intention of
hurting her at all. I just want to talk with Selene, to make sure she isn’t a threat to me.
However the more time that passes, the more I start to imagine how Selene and Drake must be feeling
now that the pup has disappeared, and Martin’s n doesn’t seem so great after all. They must be out
of their minds with worry, and I highly doubt they’ll be forgiving when the truthes out.
What was I thinking? How could I be so foolish? Has my love for Drake really blinded me so much that
I would steal an innocent child from her mother? That I would hold her hostage in exchange for staying
away from the Alpha?
I’ve always liked Selene. I’ve always liked L. I don’t want to cause them pain.
I’m not a mother and I cannot pretend to understand the bond between parent and pup, but I know
enough to understand this is cruel and unreasonable.
L is ying happily in my living room, and again I feel a rush of abject guilt. Even if I believed in what
I was doing how stupid can I possibly have been to bring her to my home? Maybe if I reach out and pre
tend it was an ident. I can say I found L wandering near the park and rescued her but if that were
the case I don’t know how I would exin bringing her home with me. It’s been hours, I think it’s safe to
say the excuse ship has sailed.
Martin is hovering in the doorway watching me, a gruesome sneer on his face, “Having second
thoughts sister?”
“This was a mistake.” I whisper, afraid of speaking any louder lest I set off his temper. ‘They’re going to
hate me when they find out.”
Martin shakes his head, striding forward with a cold leer and taking my chin in his hand. “Are you ques
tioning me, Sophie?” He growls.
“No!” I insist, shaking my head. I know whates of questioning Martin it’s never good.
“You better not be.” He hisses. “I want what’s best for you. I want you to have Drake. Don’t you?”
“Yes, but”
“There are no buts!” Martin roars. “For once in your life just do what you’re told. I swear, I don’t know
why you have to make things so difficult. You want the Alpha, I’m getting you the Alpha. Now stop
sniveling and write the note!”
He shoves a pen and paper into my hand, and I can feel L watching us. I nce in her direction, find
ing her tiny brow furrowed at Martin.
“You mean.” The pup uses.
Oh Goddess. This isn’t good.
Martin approaches L, his ruthless temper flushing his ruddy face. “What did you say?”
I jump to my feet, running to put myself between the two of them. “She’s just a pup,” I insist. “She
doesn’t know what she’s saying.”
ncing over my shoulder, I see L still ring. Shame writhes in my belly, apparently even toddlers
are braver than I am.
“Then you can take her punishment.” Martin answers gruffly,shing out with the back of his hand and
smashing it across my cheek.
| yelp and hit the floor, stars swirling in my vision. I don’t have any time to get my bearings before he’s
grasping me by my shirt cor and dragging me back to the desk where the unwritten ransom note
waits. “Get on with it you worthless bitch.”
Licking my lips and tasting the coppery taste of blood, I try to force down the sick rising in my esopha
gus. Trying to steady my shaking hand, I lift the pen, and begin to write.
Selene’s POV
I’m alone when I find the note.
It appears out of nowhere, as if conjured from thin air.
After a horrific afternoon of scouring the city, listening to Odette and Diana rey the events on the ster
74 The letter ground over and over again without ever gaining any more rity, Bastien finally
convinced me to re 1 home in case the kidnappers reached out with a ransom.
Personally I thought this was very optimistic thinking. We all know that the most likely motive for tak L
has nothing to do with money or power, and everything to do with her Vna blood. Still, I couldn’t
kleaving a single stone unturned, and that meant considering a ransom.
I don’t think Bastien believed the kidnappers would take this route either, I think he just wanted to calm
down.
In the end we were both wrong.
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I spent a good hour pacing the suite waiting for the phone to ring and pathologically guarding the win
ows to search the grounds. It wasn’t until my dder was full to bursting and screaming for release that
I nally took a break.
And when I returned to the living room, the note was waiting for me on the coffee table. It was simple
archment, scrawled in a hand I do not recognize.
L is safe.
Meet me at 2:00 O’clock on the Lethe Bridge if you want her to stay that way.
Tell no one where you’re going. If you involve the Alpha or the enforcers, I will have no choice but to cut
my losses.
Don’t try anything clever or think you can get around these conditions. If you flout them, your pup will
pay the price.
Don’t bete.
I swing around, ncing at the mantle clock and quickly absorbing the time signature shing across
the digital surface. I have half an hour to get to the edge of the city, or my pup will suffer Goddess
knows what depravities.
I don’t even consider calling Bastien or Drake. I don’t contemte seeking backup or dialing the en
forcers. L needs me, and there is not a single thing I would do to risk her life.
I depart the house on my own, and set off to meet my daughter’s kidnapper without pause.
I may be alone, but any woman can tell you that hell hath a mother scorned.
Whatever is toe, I’m ready to meet it.