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Chapter 49
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2026-09-11 07:43:02
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SURROGATE FOR THE ALPHA Chapter 54
Chapter 54 Ashley POVThe physician arrives precisely within the hour, exactly as threatened, and something about his punctuality unsettles me more than a late arrival would have, the particular precision of a man who does nothing carelessly.He's polite enough, professionally distant in a way that feels appropriate rather than sinister, and Liam stands in the corner of the exam room the entire time, arms crossed, watching every movement of the man's hands like he's cataloguing threats rather than observing a routine checkup. The exam itself passes without incident, standard vitals, a scan that mirrors what our own physician has already documented, and by the time he packs up his equipment, I've mostly stopped bracing for something to go wrong."Everything appears consistent with what's already been recorded," he says, addressing his notes rather than either of us directly. "I'll submit my findings to the council within the day.""Consistent," Liam repeats. "Meaning you found nothing
SURROGATE FOR THE ALPHA Chapter 53
Chapter 53 Julian POVLiam calls a full council-adjacent background check on Marcus Vane before the sun comes up, and by mid-morning Sienna has assembled enough material to fill an entire table with printouts, financial records, old territorial disputes, security incident reports going back years."He's ambitious," Sienna says, spreading the pages out for us to review. "Everyone already knew that. But ambitious doesn't automatically mean he's capable of orchestrating something this elaborate, or patient enough to wait decades for the right moment.""The registry connection is real, though," I say, tapping the printout of the legal consultant's sponsorship record. "Vane vouched for that man's credentials nine years ago. That's not nothing.""No," Liam agrees, "but it isn't confirmation either. Powerful men sponsor other powerful men's careers constantly, for reasons that have nothing to do with conspiracy. I need more before I confront him directly."We spend the better part of the da
SURROGATE FOR THE ALPHA Chapter 52
Chapter 52 Liam POVSienna's words hang in the room like a struck match, and for a moment none of us move, the weight of it settling in fully. A man sat at my table for the better part of an hour, asked pointed questions about my child, my mate's mother, and left before we could stop him, and he was never invited at all."Get me the gate logs," I say, already moving toward the security office, Ashley close behind me despite the exhaustion still evident in her face. "Every camera angle from tonight, starting the moment the first guest arrived."Sienna works fast, pulling footage across three monitors while Julian arrives moments later, alerted by whatever urgency carried through the house the instant that man excused himself from dinner."There," Sienna says, freezing a frame on the gate camera. "This is him arriving. He came on foot, Liam, not by car. Just walked up the drive alongside two of the actual invited guests, as though he belonged with their party.""He used them as cover,
SURROGATE FOR THE ALPHA Chapter 51
Chapter 51 Ashley POVWe refuse the physician at the gate, politely but firmly, Liam citing procedural grounds that buy us time rather than a permanent solution, and by the time the council's administrative office confirms a properly vetted alternative will be sent instead, the entire household is running on fumes and nerves in equal measure.The dinner that evening feels like the last thing any of us have energy for, a small gathering of council-adjacent guests Liam insists we can't cancel without raising more suspicion than hosting it will cost us, an appearance of normalcy ahead of the session that neither of us actually feels.I dress carefully, choosing something simple, unremarkable, wanting nothing about my appearance to give anyone at that table more to speculate about than they already have since the newspaper photograph. Liam meets me at the top of the stairs, his hand finding the small of my back with a steadiness I've come to rely on more than I probably should admit."Yo
SURROGATE FOR THE ALPHA Chapter 50
Chapter 50 Sienna POVThe word limp follows me out of the study and refuses to leave, catching somewhere behind my ribs like a splinter I can feel but can't quite locate well enough to pull free.I've spent the last hour trying to distract myself, reviewing the witness list again, drafting a response to my father's testimony that I still don't know if I'll ever send, but the detail keeps intruding regardless, insistent in a way that tells me some part of my memory recognizes exactly what it means before the rest of me catches up.I sit with it in the kitchen, a cup of tea going cold in front of me, forcing myself to breathe through the exercise Julian taught me weeks ago, naming what's real, staying present rather than letting the anxiety spiral. It doesn't fully work tonight. My mind keeps circling backward instead, sifting through decades of family gatherings, holiday dinners, the particular rhythm of my uncle's presence at every significant occasion of my childhood.He's never had
SURROGATE FOR THE ALPHA Chapter 49
Chapter 49 Ashley POVSienna doesn't say much after showing us her father's name on that witness list, retreating instead to somewhere quiet to process what it means, and I don't blame her for it. Watching your own blood volunteer to testify against people you've come to love isn't something anyone processes gracefully in front of an audience.I find Marta in the small sitting room she's claimed during her recovery, propped against a mountain of pillows, still moving carefully around the healing burns along her side, though her color has returned in a way that eases some knot of worry I've carried since the fire."You look better today," I say, settling into the chair beside her."I feel better." She waves off my concern the way she always does, more interested in me than in herself. "You look exhausted, though. Is it the pregnancy, or everything else?""Everything else, mostly." I sink further into the chair, grateful for a moment that isn't wrapped entirely in strategy and fear. "M
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