Semua Bab A Surrogate For The Alpha: His Substitute Bride: Bab 61 - Bab 70

VIVIAN Caroline’s words echoed in the room like a thunderclap. I was utterly stunned and so were Selene and Zander.“I want to be your surrogate,” she said, standing tall with her chin slightly raised, like she was making the most noble offer in the world.For a moment, nobody moved. I blinked, unsure if I’d heard her right. Surrogate? As in carrying Zander’s child? What in the world…I opened my mouth to say something, to ask her if she was joking, but Zander beat me to it.“What?” he asked, his voice thick with disbelief. “Caroline, what are you talking about?”She gave him a firm look, then turned her gaze to me. And that’s when it happened. Her expression shifted from polite to disdain in a flash. I could feel it in the air before she even spoke.“You know exactly what I’m talking about, Zander,” she said. “You deserve someone better than… this.”Her eyes settled on me, and I immediately felt my stomach tighten. I tried to calm myself down despite my rising anger. I didn’t like

ZANDER“I just need a minute.” Vivian responded tiredly making me sigh.She walked past me toward the stairs. I watched her go, each step heavier than the last.When she disappeared into the hallway, I finally let out the breath I’d been holding. I exhaled.Selene gave me a sad look, then chased after Vivian to comfort her. Everything was spiraling faster than I could control. First Ava. Then Ezra. Now Tyler and my uncle.And on top of all that, Caroline’s twisted games were pushing Vivian away right when I needed her close the most.I slumped down onto the couch, closing my eyes and trying to find clarity in the chaos.But clarity didn’t come.Only questions.Was Ezra really mine?Would the Circle come for Vivian and Selene?And if they did… would I be strong enough to protect them all?Just then, my phone buzzed in my pocket.I pulled it out with a sigh, half-expecting more bad news.But it wasn’t Tyler, or my uncle, or even Lucas.I stared at the message from Magnus, my stomach tw

VIVIANI stared hard at the picture wondering what a picture of me was doing in an ancient that could be dated back to even centuries ago.“Am I seeing things or does this sketch look exactly like Vivian?” Selene asked, her face scrunched up in confusion and her head tilted.“I think it looks like me too,” I answered, still dazed as I looked at the sketch.“Now the question is, what on earth is a sketch of you doing in a century-old wooden box?” Priestess Tanya asked, her face scrunched up in disbelief.At that moment I was utterly shocked and confused. My thoughts were spiraling to the extent I thought they’d explode eventually and drive me insane.I was still lost in my thoughts when we heard Selene yell all of a sudden.Alarmed Priestess Tanya and I turned to her only to see her pupils dilated to a white color.She began chanting a spell as she gathered all the contents of the wooden box that we had taken out of it while trying to explore it, including my picture.After she gathere

ZANDER The moment I saw Priestess Tanya, Vivian, and Selene drive out of my house, I was overcome with sadness. I had a feeling that something would happen. By the time the Circle got to my house, they were long gone. They searched the whole of my house but as expected didn't find them. Letting them go was really a good thing. Days after they left, my suspicion heightened because most of the time it was either Vivian missed my call or her line wasn’t reachable. But I didn't have much to dwell on because I was working hard on seeing that when it was time for the trial I would still leave that room with my Alpha position. I wasn’t going to let my family’s legacy move to another person. I knew that my Uncle was partly responsible for all this. Before Vivian even came into my life, he had been making questionable moves to have Tyler become the Alpha but I overlooked it because I felt that they were family. However, they weren’t worthy of claiming the Alpha position because t

ZANDER I walked into the Alpha Council hall with Lucas beside me. The large wooden doors closed behind us with a loud thud that echoed through the room, announcing our arrival.All the Alpha Council in every pack was built in an ancient way in order to honor the past Alphas before us.Every Alpha was already seated around the long stone table, their faces cold and unreadable. At the far end stood a tall man dressed in black, his face hidden behind a silver mask.As soon as I saw him, I knew that was the leader of the Circle.But he didn’t look how I expected.I thought I’d see someone old and wise. Someone who had lived a long, stressful life. But this man stood strong, like a young man.His body was firm, his presence powerful. I kept staring, trying to understand.How can someone who claims to be leading an ancient organization look so young?I didn’t ask. I kept walking, head high, and stopped near the center of the room with Lucas. I could feel everyone’s eyes on me. No one said