Rejected Mate novel Chapter 33

I start heading back to the packhouse holding the baby carefully as not to bump her around; once I am close to the packhouse, I check the area to make sure no one is around before running carefully inside and up to my office, where I find Hazyn waiting for me

“What do you have there?” He questions I carefully move baby so that he can see her adorable cheeks

“Awe, is that one of the twins?” He questions, not looking very closely

“Not exactly”, I laugh nervously, making Hazyn lift an eyebrow

“What did you do?” He questions, slowly walking closer to me, getting ready to take the baby off me; it soon clicks that he thinks I stole the baby because of how I have been acting.

I start backing up towards the door so that he can’t take her off me.

“When I was on my walk, I smelt a rouge so went to investigate and found a young scared on the other side of the border. She had left her six-week-old daughter, who she named Sofie, on our side and was waiting for someone to come to take her to safety. She was raped and couldn’t stand the thought of a termination, so I promised her I would look after Sofie,” I state, making Hazyn sigh.

“Here I was thinking the worst”, he laughs, stopping in his tracks

“Can I see her?” He questions, making me nod and very carefully move my body so he can see the baby, who is now fast asleep in my arms.

“She’s beautiful”, he states, making me nod, knowing its true

“I don’t know what the protocol is, but I want to adopt her; raise her as our own”, I state

“We need her to sign off”, he states, making me look at him blankly

“She’s a rouge shell be long gone by now, I state” he nods, understanding my logic and realising I am correct.

“We can always unofficially adopt her, meaning we just raise her, but that would mean if she ever changed her mind and came back for her, we would have to give her back”, he states, making me nod in understanding before thinking over quickly