Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rejected and Banished; The kids are his.: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Declan's POV.My eyelids were heavy… too heavy. It was like I was trying to rise from beneath a thick, suffocating fog. My limbs refused to cooperate at first. I didn’t know how long I’d been unconscious, only that my body ached in places I didn’t even know could ache, but I forced my eyes open eventually.And there she was.Sitting in the far corner of the room, legs crossed, her eyes fixed on me with a disturbing calmness.My mother.The surge of fury that rushed through me was unlike anything I’d ever felt before. My heartbeat roared in my ears. She was the reason Selina and the kids were gone. She was the reason I’d been stabbed and dragged away like an animal in my own pack, unable to protect the very people I’d sworn with my life to shield.“You,” I growled, angrily. “What the hell have you done with Selina and the kids?”Her lips curled into a smile, a cruel, mocking smile that I’d known all my life.“I see you’re awake,” she said lightly, as if I’d just returned from a nap and

Selina's POV.Declan walked beside me, silent, his presence was peaceful, yet unable to quiet the storm inside me.I clenched my fingers around the thin fabric of my shirt and forced my chin higher. But it didn’t stop the thundering of my heart. It didn’t stop the shaking in my knees or the tightness in my chest.I was scared.God, I was terrified.No matter how much I tried to rationalize it, to act like I was okay, the truth was clawing its way out from inside of me. I was walking toward my past... toward Malik. The mate I had loved. The man who had once made my heart dance with just a glance. The same man who had nearly destroyed me.And I hated that even now, despite everything, I didn’t know what I would feel when I saw him again.Would my chest ache for him? Would I break? Would I run?I didn’t know. And not knowing scared me even more.“Selina,” Declan’s voice broke through the noise in my mind. His fingers reached out and brushed against mine, then gently wrapped around them

Malik's POV.I took a step backward, overcome with the sudden turn of events. It felt surreal to me. I couldn't believe the only woman that I had craved to set my eyes on for the longest time was really standing right before me, looking as charming as ever.I knew she wasn't dead. I always had the feeling that she was alive somewhere.The noises were beginning to die off now, as the people who weren't too scared to join the others running away watched us keenly. "Selina?" My voice came out in a whisper, I could barely hear myself. I braced up and took a step towards her, I was determined to make sure it was really her. She stood still, her gaze on me never quivered. She looked equally amazed as I was, I could tell from the way her body trembled slightly. She had complex expressions on her face and I couldn't read meaning to them. I could only fathom the shock and nervousness in her eyes.I closed the space between us, my hands slowly reached to grab her arm gently, trying to be sure

Selina's POV.I watched with my heart beating uncontrollably against my chest as he raised the glass to his lips.Just then, a loud knock came on the door.Oh fuck!I cursed under my breath as the knock on the door intensified. "Who could that be?" Malik mumbled dropping the glass back to the table and headed towards the door. "That was close," I exhaled a deep breath and trailed behind him toward the door. Whoever was at the door seemed really furious. "Is it true?" I suddenly heard a strikingly familiar voice roar angrily. I hastened my steps towards the door to see who the voice belonged to, only to come face to face with my most dreaded enemy. Chloe. The one who bore the highest witness against me. I stood rooted in my track as my gaze lingered on her, she was still as pretty as I knew her, though a lot more mature now.She was quiet for a while as if trying to digest what she just walked into."Oh, so it's really true? You are back to the pack, I thought you were dead?" She f

Selina's POV.I woke up the next morning feeling a lot more energetic. The flashback of my encounter with Chloe slipped into my head fuelling my excitement. There was no way I'd let her step on me ever again. I never allowed it happen from the onset anyway.And her threat meant absolutely nothing to me, not when I was leaving in a few days. All I need to do is get my mission here accomplished and return to my home. The Blackwoods pack. And to my ever loving Declan. I wondered what his condition would be right now. He will certainly be lying somewhere, sulking at the disappearance of both the kids and I. I couldn't wait to be done here and return to him with our kids.I laid on the bed for several minutes trying to put myself together before heading out. I needed as much strength as I could get to go about the days activities. The pack members were still startled to see me and dealing with that will require a lot of energy. I would have preferred to stay in the whole day, laying on my