All Chapters of Accidental Surrogate For The Cruel Alpha CEO: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

Chapter 141DAMONI whined softly in confirmation, licking her face again. Tasting her tears and fear and the underlying scent that was uniquely, perfectly her. My mate. My Isabella. Still mine even if she didn't want to be anymore.She was breathing hard, her whole body still trembling, but some of the raw terror had faded from her expression. Now she looked confused more than frightened, her mind trying to reconcile the wolf in front of her with the man she'd been planning to marry."You're really..." She trailed off, unable or unwilling to finish that sentence. Her hand came up slowly, hesitantly, hovering near my face. "This is really you?"I pressed my muzzle into her palm, encouraging the contact. Her fingers were shaking as they made contact with my fur, stroking cautiously over my head and behind my ears. The touch was tentative, scared, nothing like the confident way she usually touched me.But it was touch. It was connection. It was a tiny step toward acceptance instead of c

Chapter 143ISABELLA The drive back to the estate was the longest, most suffocating experience of my life.Damon had shifted back to human form and retrieved spare clothes from the trunk—apparently keeping emergency outfits in the car was standard procedure when you could spontaneously turn into a wolf—and now we sat in complete silence as he drove us home. If I could even call it home anymore, now that I knew what it really was. Not a sanctuary. Not a safe haven anymore where I was safe. It was at best a den of predators who'd been playing house with their prey.I stared out the window, watching the trees blur past me, wishing that my life was as simple and carefree as theirs, my mind was struggling to process everything I'd just learned in a span of few hours. My hands were still shaking from residual adrenaline, my clothes were torn and dirty, my face was probably a mess of smeared makeup and dried tears.But none of that mattered compared to the weight of the truth settling ove

Chapter 145ISABELLA "Of course," Elena said gently. "Take all the time you need. But please, don't leave the estate. It's not safe out there—not with rogues still potentially in the area, not with enemies who clearly know how to exploit our vulnerabilities."I nodded, because what choice did I have? She was right that I couldn't just walk out into a city full of supernatural creatures I didn't understand. At least here, in this house full of liars, I knew the threats I was facing.Elena retreated from the doorway, and a moment later Damon appeared. He stood in the threshold but didn't enter, respecting the boundary I'd silently established."Isabella," he started, his voice raw with emotion."Don't," I said again. "Please, Damon. Just... don't."He looked like he wanted to argue, wanted to fight for us, wanted to somehow fix the unfixable mess we were in. But then his shoulders sagged in defeat."Okay," he said quietly. He looked at Elena, who'd lingered in the hallway. "Mom, give h

Chapter 147ISABELLA Getting three hyperactive, emotionally overwhelmed five-year-old boys settled down turned out to be more challenging than fighting off supernatural creatures in the woods.After the initial reunion and Damon's declaration that he'd challenge for custody of Tommy and Sean, I'd ushered all three boys upstairs, away from the gathered staff. They needed normalcy right now. Or as much normalcy as possible when your entire world had just been turned upside down.. "Mama, is this really where you live now?" Tommy asked, his eyes wide as he took in the bedroom I'd been sharing with Damon. "It's huge! Our room at Dad's house could fit in here like ten times!""It's very fancy," Sean agreed, running his hand along the silk duvet cover. "Are you a princess now? Did you marry a prince?""Not yet," I said, the words catching in my throat. The wedding. God, the wedding was supposed to be in five days. Five days until I was supposed to stand in front of everyone and promise fo

Chapter 149ISABELLA"Finally," I confirmed, still not turning around. "All three of them crammed into Lucas's bed like puppies.""They'll probably end up in wolf form by morning," Damon said, and I could hear the slight smile in his voice. "Cubs usually shift in their sleep when they feel safe. It's more comfortable for them."The casual way he said it—like children turning into wolves overnight was completely normal—should have freaked me out more than it did. But I was running out of capacity for shock today."There's a lot I don't understand about this world," I said finally, turning to face him. "About what you are. What they are. What I'm apparently supposed to become.""I know," he said simply, staying near the door. Giving me space. "And I'm sorry. I should have told you from the beginning. I should have given you the choice to accept or reject us with full knowledge of what you were getting into.""Yes, you should have," I agreed. "But I understand why you didn't. Why you wer