Semua Bab A Surrogate For The Alpha: His Substitute Bride: Bab 151 - Bab 160

VIVIAN As Derek led us outside the house, I kept my arm linked with his.My body felt tense, but I forced myself to smile and act normal.His fingers rested lightly on my arm, but the moment I felt his touch, something strange happened.A tiny twitch moved across my belly.It wasn’t the normal kind of twitch either. It was different, sharper, and a little bit uncomfortable.It was as if my baby had stirred the very moment Derek touched me.I blinked and tried to keep my expression steady, but I couldn’t shake the odd feeling. I placed my free hand over my stomach gently, pretending like I was smoothing my shirt, but the baby moved again.That was when it hit me.This wasn’t the first time.My mind quickly rushed back to the other moments I had come in contact with Derek since I got pregnant.Every time, I mean every single time I had touched him or stood too close, I had felt something.A twitch and a sharp sensation deep in my belly.I never thought much of it before. I always bru

VIVIAN When I finished telling Zander about the text message I saw on Derek’s phone, I expected him to react the same way I had. My chest was still tight with fear, and my whole body was tense as if Derek might burst into the room at any second and hear us talking about him. I thought Zander would stand up immediately, maybe begin pacing, or maybe even start throwing questions at me. But instead, he walked toward the bed slowly and sat down, as if we were discussing something ordinary. I blinked at him, confused. I could not hide my surprise because here I was, shaking on the inside, while he looked as though someone had just told him something casual. His face carried a calm expression I didn’t expect. “Why do you look like that?” I asked, my voice a mixture of disbelief. “Why that countenance? Didn’t you just hear what I just said?” He looked at me, and for a moment, I thought maybe he hadn’t understood me. But then he spoke in a steady tone, not raising his voice, not so

VIVIAN I let out a slow breath before I answered him. “Wendy is my sister, Lucas,” I said, my voice calm. “I know her more than anyone else. If you don’t let her come here, she will eventually come by herself. And when she does, it will be unexpected and uninvited.” Lucas’s lips pressed into a thin line, but I didn’t stop. He needed to hear this. “The last thing we need right now is Wendy finding out about the whole problem with the Circle. You know how serious things already are. If she shows up without warning, she might walk straight into a dangerous moment, and we wouldn’t even be prepared for it.” I watched Lucas shift uncomfortably. His brows furrowed. I knew him well enough to see the hesitation in his face. He wanted to argue, but he also knew I was right. After a pause, he spoke. “Viv,” he said quietly, “You don’t have to agree to this because you feel bad for me.” His tone was steady, but I could hear the weight behind his words. “I’m fine. I can handle it.” Something t

VIVIAN The moment we all stepped inside Priestess Tanya’s cottage, the scent of herbs welcomed us. It was a mixture of dried lavender, mugwort, and something sharp I couldn’t name. And for the first time since we started this trip, I felt my body ease a little. The door closed behind us with a soft thud, and I let out a breath I didn’t even know I had been holding. Tanya’s eyes fell on me first, and before I could even speak, she pulled me into her arms. Her embrace was warm, steady, and familiar. I had not realized how much I needed and missed it until her arms tightened around me. In that moment, all the anxious thoughts that had been circling in my chest slowed down. “You are safe here,” she whispered near my ear. Those words sank into me deeper than I thought they would. I felt much better afterward. Her hug reminded me that even in all this chaos, she was unfazed so I did the same. When she let me go, she cupped my face in her hands and gave me a smile that reached her ey

ZANDER Caroline and Derek were dating? And I didn't know about it? I swallowed hard because my throat suddenly felt dry. So that’s why her reaction was so strong. That’s why her gasp felt like more than just shock. I tried to steady my breathing, but my mind kept racing. Derek wasn’t just someone who had tricked us all. He had tricked Caroline in the worst way. And that thought made my chest ache. I wanted revenge. I could not believe my ears. Caroline’s words kept repeating in my head. She had been dating Derek. Derek, of all people. My chest tightened, and I felt anger rise inside me. I turned to her, my voice sharper than I meant it to be. “You have been dating Derek and you didn’t care to tell me or Lucas or even Vivian?” I asked. I stared at her, waiting for an answer. My hands curled into fists at my sides. The thought of Derek being close to her, pretending to be in love with her, made my blood boil. Lucas stood frozen beside me. His jaw had dropped at first, and the