Chapter 1

Chapter 1: The Baby is GoneISABELLA The taste of blood filled my mouth as I slowly woke up, feeling groggy and wrong. My body felt wrong, as I felt like I had been run through steel and hit by a speeding truck."Isabella?" A voice cut through the fog, registering briefly in my head. It was a male voice and it sounded familiar to me. "She's waking up."I tried to open my eyes, but my eyelids felt heavy as the smell of antiseptic and industrial detergent filled my nostrils, and somewhere in the distance, I could hear the beeping sound that seemed consistent with a machine. My hand immediately moved to my belly—the rounded, full belly that had been my constant companion in my miserable life for nine months.It was flat.I immediately felt panic as I snapped my eyes open, getting myself blinded momentarily by the harsh florescent lights.The room came into focus as I looked around and saw that I was in a private hospital ward attached to machines."My baby," I whispered, my voice crack

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Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Her Current Reality ISABELLASix years had passed since that day in the hospital, and the hopeful young woman I'd been at seventeen was gone, replaced by the husk of my empty shell at twenty-three, I only lived in the shadows of my own home, invisible to all except when I needed to attend to Tommy and Sean—Cassandra and my husband's sons.The morning sun was spreading its rays through the open windows, illuminating the whole kitchen for me as I prepared their breakfast, my hands going through the familiar routine that had characterized my life. Cut the crusts off Tommy's toast. Slice Sean's apple into exactly eight pieces. Don't let them see the fresh bruises on my wrists where Cassandra had grabbed me yesterday.The boys were talking excitedly at the kitchen table, with the enthusiasm and energy that were normally present in five years old. They were beautiful children, and despite everything, I'd grown to love them. It wasn't their fault their mother was a monster."Isa

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3: The Disappointment ISABELLABy seven, the food was ready and warming in the oven, as I sent him another text."Everything's prepared whenever you're ready. Hope your day is going well."By eight, I lit the candles and poured myself a glass of wine, trying to use it to calm myself as I held onto the hope that he was on his way.By nine, the candles had burned halfway down. I'd switched to water, not wanting to be anything less than perfect when he arrived. The food was beginning to dry out despite my efforts to keep it ready and perfect.By ten, I'd blown out the candles to preserve what was left of them. The soufflé had deflated completely and it had turned into a mess on the counter. I took a shaky breath and tried his phone again. Still voicemail.By eleven, I was beginning to feel desperate at this point. I sent another text: "Max, please. It's our anniversary. Where are you?"At midnight, I heard it. The sound of his car driving in the driveway accompanied by laughter.

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Chapter 4

Chapter 4: A Desperate HopeISABELLA I woke to gentle sunlight filtering through my bedroom curtains and the distant sound of children's laughter from downstairs. For a moment, I allowed myself to pretend everything was normal then reality came crashing back. The anniversary dinner. The humiliation. The pills that I had shoved down my throat like it was my salvation. I remembered falling unconscious on the ground. But right now I was on the bed and I had no idea how I got there.I sat up slowly, my head pounding from dehydration and exhaustion. A soft knock on my door made me freeze as I wondered who it could be. Cassandra had trained her children never to step in here, calling it disgusting and meant for a pig and taught them how to scream my name when they needed her. And Max was never one to check up on me. Did they hired a new nanny after last night and I was being replaced. I swallowed hard, afraid to answer the knock and let my reality be shattered once more."Isabella?" Max

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Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Her Knight In Shining ArmourISABELLAFor the first hour, it was everything I'd dreamed it would be. Max kept me by his side throughout introducing me to colleagues and their wives with pride. I found myself getting relaxed as the conversation was all about art, travel, and books. These were hobbies that I had once been interested in before everything went to hell."Your wife is delightful," Helen whispered to Max during a lull in conversation. "However did you keep her hidden all these years?"Max's smile seemed forced around the edges. "Isabella prefers privacy," he said smoothly. "She's not one for the spotlight."It wasn't true, but I didn't correct him. This was his world, and I was grateful simply to be included in it.That's when I saw her.Cassandra stood near the entrance, she was dressed in a crimson red gown that was tight on her and hugged every curve of her perfect figure. My stomach was filled with anxiety when I saw her, but Max's hand on mine was reassuring

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All Chapters of Accidental Surrogate For The Cruel Alpha CEO: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5