Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate novel Chapter 98

#Chapter 98 The Sate House

Selene

Drake’s grim face stares up at me from my tablet, his last words slowly sinking into my brain.

This doesn’t make any sense.

Maybe we misunderstood. Luna suggests with a whine.

We didn’t misunderstand. Drake’s words were completely clear, and I can tell from his expression that this isn’t some sort of joke. He seems every bit as confused as I am, only his first instinct is clearly to assume the worst, while I’m wallowing in denial.

Just then Bastien walks in, and Lila races across the room to greet him, “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!”

He snatches her up and tosses her into the air, causing the pup to shriek with laughter. “Lila, Lila, Lila!” He mimics, throwing her over his head a few more times before settling her against his broad chest and kissing her hello.

“Daddy, we went to da woods! She exclaims, launching into her account of the day. The trees were so big dey touch the sky!” Lila has seen forests before – but never one like this. The pup had been so taken with the ancient sequoias dominating the Novan forest that she decided to name them. By the time she was done, the list was so long I had to promise to write down all the names when we got home, so she wouldn’t forget.

Lila is rattling off her favorite ones as Bastien carries her into the living room, his wide smile disappearing when he sees the look on my face. I rise from the sofa before he can reach me, still holding the tablet.

Bastien’s eyes dart between Drake’s face and my own, “Baby?”

Glancing at Lila, I hedge, “You remember when you arrived in Asphodel, and I took Lila to stay at that house in the hills?”

“Yes.” He agrees, sounding like he doesn’t appreciate the reminder.

“Well,” I begin, licking my lips nervously. “I thought it was Drake’s house. I thought he sent us there for our vacation.” I censor, still eyeing my pup. But it wasn’t him.”

Bastien’s brow knits together. “What do you mean

“When I got back to the apartment that day, I got a text from an unknown number, with all the information we needed to find the house and everything.” I explain, wincing when I see his expression.

Lila, who has realized her father’s attention is no longer on her, huffs. “Daddy are you lisning?”

“I’ll tell you what little one.” Bastien suggests, “If you give Daddy a few minutes to talk with Mommy, you can have extra dessert at the banquet tonight.”

She readily agrees, toddling off to play in her room while I throw my mate an exasperated look, “Really? Bribery?”

“She’s got to sit through a formal dinner surrounded by adults, I figured we’d be rewarding her anyway.” Bastien replies, changing course and closing the distance between us. “You followed directions from an unknown number?” I can see the anger simmering up inside him, “You drove out into the remote wilderness and blindly walked into a house based on the word of some mysterious stranger?”

“I assumed the message was from Drake!” I counter defensively, “I thought he was using a burner phone or something to contact me so you couldn’t trace the text. I mean who else would have known what was going on in that moment?” I inquire, “Who else would have been trying to help me?”

“It was a fair assumption, Bastien.” Drake pipes up from the tablet.

A low growl rumbles in Bastien’s chest, and he looks down at the other Alpha. “You really knew nothing about this?”

“I thought she’d found her own hiding place. I didn’t press to find out where, because I figured if I didn’t know you couldn’t beat the information out of me.” Drake admits, rubbing the back of his neck.

We’re in our own apartment, guarded by the Pack House’s elite security force, but Bastien starts looking around like he expects monsters to pop out of the walls at any moment. I sidle closer, sliding my arm around his middle to anchor him.

Chapter 98 The Sate House

Is that why I’ve never been able to pin down the person responsible for all the trouble caused in Elysium since Dad died? Is it possible one of my own men betrayed me?

“We have to be over at the hall in an hour,” Selene’s tongue traces the shell of my ear, and her sharp little canines nibble my earlobe. I have a feeling the mischievous she wolf is trying to distract me. “Though I suppose that’s actually quite a bit of time when you think about it.”

I can’t contain my chuckle, “Come here, you naughty thing.” Hitching my arm behind me and snagging my mate’s waist, I drag her around and into my lap. “Hmm,” i purr, raking my eyes over her bare curves, “You look awfully underdressed for a banquet, little mate.

“Oh,” Selene looks down at her naked body like she’s only just noticing. “maybe you’re right.” She agrees, trailing kisses up my neck Her dripping wet hair sticks to my shoulder as her round bottom undulates over my quickly hardening arousal.

“We’re going to have to do something about that.” i tease, clamping my hands down on her hips to cease her movement. “I won’t have every wolf in the city drooling over my mate because she can’t decide on an outfit.*

*Are you sure it won’t do?” She asks, undoing my shirt buttons one by one. “After all, you’ll have to dress to match. Maybe you just need to see it on both of us. You know, get the full effect?”

I arch my brow, shrugging out of my long sleeves. “If I didn’t know any better I’d think you were trying to get me naked.”

Selene flashes me a devious grin, “Is it that obvious?”

The next thing I know she’s sliding out of my lap, kneeling between my legs and tackling my belt buckle. Before I know it she’s pulled the leather implement free and slipped her small hand into my trousers, palming my engorged member. “Oh my.” Selene murmurs with faux concern. “Well you certainly can’t go to the banquet like this.”

#Chapter 98 The Safe House

I can only groan, cupping her cheek in my hand as she looks up at me from beneath her long, dark lashes, “would you like me to care of this for you, Alpha?”

A growl of primal lust vibrates in my chest, her words instantly triggering my dominant instincts. “I think you’d better,” I remark sternly, tangling my fist in her hair. “Since it’s your fault I’m in this state.”

Selene’s two-tone eyes glitter in the dim line as she pulls my cock free, her pink lips hovering just inches from its swollen head. “Your wish is my command.”