Lahat ng Kabanata ng SURROGATE FOR THE ALPHA : Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 67

MaxThe room smelled like antiseptic and sorrow.I paced at the foot of the bed like a caged animal, my claws nearly breaking through the pads of my fingers as I clenched and unclenched my fists. Valerie lay motionless on the bed, her soft human frame so small against the crisp white linens of the pack hospital wing. A sedative had finally calmed her shuddering sobs, but not before I’d heard her scream my name like it had been torn from her soul.“Alpha,” the pack physician said quietly, stepping away from her bedside. His voice was grim, his expression even worse.I turned toward him, heart thudding painfully in my chest. “Is she all right?” My voice came out lower than usual, rough from the fear tearing through my gut. “Is the baby all right?”The doctor motioned for me to step away from the bed, and I obeyed reluctantly, casting one last glance at Valerie’s pale face. Her lips were parted slightly, her breathing shallow but even now.“She’s physically unharmed,” the doctor said. “T

MaxA sharp pain stabbed through the side of my neck as I shifted in the chair, the stiff fabric creaking beneath my weight. I rolled my shoulder, trying to work out the knot that had formed from sleeping upright, and dragged a hand down my face, the rasp of stubble catching on my palm.I stayed up all night. I couldn’t bring myself to leave her.Valerie had barely stirred since I carried her back from that gods damned warehouse. Her body limp. Her skin cold. Her spirit… shattered.She wouldn’t let me touch her. Every time I reached for her, she flinched like I was one of the monsters who’d taken her. And maybe I was. Not the one who laid a hand on her but the one who accused her. The one who didn’t protect her. The Alpha who failed.I swallowed down the lump rising in my throat and looked toward the bed.Empty.For a second, I couldn’t move. I blinked, hoping I was seeing wrong. But the mattress was undisturbed, the blanket folded back neatly. Too neatly.“Valerie?” I shot to my feet

MaxI stormed into the Silver Fang Hotel with a growl lodged in my throat and fire coursing through my veins. The front desk clerk barely had time to blink before I waved him off and strode straight past the velvet ropes, ignoring the confused murmurs of the staff trying to greet me.They knew who I was. I didn’t need pleasantries.The elevator was waiting, already held open by a wary bellhop who wisely avoided my eyes. I stepped in and slammed my hand against the top floor button, jaw clenched so tightly I could feel my molars grind.Valerie.She was out in the cold.Barefoot. Pregnant. Alone.Because of me.The doors opened and I stepped into the luxury suite usually reserved for visiting Alphas, but tonight it belonged to her. My mate. The woman I failed again.Dorian rose from the armchair in the sitting area, his face unreadable, but I could see the tension in his shoulders. I didn’t bother masking my fury.“Why the hell didn’t you bring her back to the penthouse?” I snarled.His

ValerieWhen I next awoke, my mind was clear.It was as if the fog that had wrapped itself around my thoughts had finally lifted. I could remember everything every moment, every word, every betrayal. The haze I’d been drowning in since regaining my memory was gone, and I hated the clarity just as much as I craved it.Because with that sharp awareness came heartbreak.Max’s face surged to the forefront of my thoughts. His anger, the coldness in his eyes when he thought I’d betrayed him… it cut deeper than any knife. I had loved him. Trusted him. Believed in our bond. And he had turned away from me in the moment I needed him the most.I sucked in a slow breath and pushed the covers off my legs. The sheets smelled faintly of pine and something else something wild and familiar. Max. I hated how even the scent of him could make my body ache with longing.I looked around, blinking at the unfamiliar space. The room was spacious and full of soft morning light that poured through tall windows.