All Chapters of Alpha Zane’s Surrogate: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Zane’s POVThe numbers weren’t adding up.I leaned back in my chair, eyes scanning the financial reports from my textile company for the third time. The profit margins from the eastern branch were lower than projected, yet the distribution records claimed full output.Was someone siphoning funds.Or manipulating inventory.Either way, I didn’t like it.I rubbed a hand over my jaw and reopened the spreadsheet, cross-checking it against the quarterly returns. I had built these businesses from nothing but the memory of my mother. I refused to let incompetence or betrayal destroy the only thing that keeps me close to her.A knock came at my door.“Come in,” I said without looking up.A maid stepped in quietly, head bowed. “Alpha, dinner is ready.”I closed the file on my screen. “Has Naya been called?”The maid shifted nervously. “She… asked for her food to be brought to her room. Winnie has taken it to her.”Of course she did.I exhaled slowly. “You may go.”Three days.Three full days a

Naya’s POVWarmth was the first thing I felt.Light filtered faintly through my eyelids, soft and golden, and I frowned slightly before opening my eyes.Morning.For a second, I didn’t understand why the sky was above me.Why the concrete felt hard beneath my side.And then I realized…I was lying on Zane’s chest.My cheek rested against him. His arm was still wrapped around my waist, heavy and protective, rising and falling steadily with his breathing.I tilted my head slightly.His face was closer than I’d ever seen it before.Relaxed.Unarmed.Asleep.The sharp edges he always wore like armor were gone. His lashes cast shadows against his cheekbones, and his lips were parted slightly.He’s handsome, Ava purred inside me.I rolled my eyes internally. Focus.But she wasn’t wrong.There was something dangerously beautiful about him like this.Then…Ding.The sound sliced through the quiet morning.My head snapped toward the elevator just as the doors slid open.Nikolas stepped out fir

Naya’s POVI barely recognized the woman staring back at me.It was 6:00.The room was bathed in warm amber light, the chandelier’s glow catching the shimmer of my dress.A Red dress.A Deep, striking red dressThe fabric hugged my body perfectly, flowing down in elegant folds that framed my baby bump instead of hiding it. For once, I didn’t feel self-conscious about it. I felt… powerful.My silver-grey hair fell down my back in loose waves, soft and luminous against the bold color.I stepped closer to the mirror.And then…The reflection shifted.My breath caught.The woman vanished.In her place stood a silver-white wolf.Magnificent.Her fur gleamed like moonlight on snow. Her eyes were the same shade as mine but brighter and widerI stumbled back.“Ava?”The wolf tilted her head playfully.“Yes, Naya,” her voice echoed gently in my mind. “You can see me any time wish by just looking into the mirror and calling for me.”My heart swelled.“You look beautiful,” she added warmly.I sm

Naya’s POVI was back to my frustrated mood and pacing again.Back and forth.Back and forth.It’s been over 30 mins Zane left for the meeting and he wasn’t back.The study suddenly felt too small and suffocating.“I’m finished… I’m actually finished…” I muttered under my breath. “How did he even find me???”“You know,” Nikolas drawled lazily from the armchair, “speaking to one’s self has been psychologically proven to be the start of insanity.”I stopped in my step.Slowly turned.And gave him a hard glare.How dare he call me mentally unstable?.He burst out laughing.“Oh my God, Luna, you should’ve seen your face!”“That wasn’t funny, Nikolas” I snapped.He waved a dismissive hand, laughing harder. “I swear if Alpha saw you just now…”“If you don’t stop making fun of me I’ll ask Zane to have your head once he’s back,” I warned.He attempted to sober up but ended up laughing even harder.I smacked his shoulder lightly.And then…The door flew open with a thunderous thud.We both tur

Zane’s POVI barely slept all night long.If closing my eyes for an hour could be counted as sleep, then I did sleep.By morning, the rage that I was brewing in my heart had settled into something more cold, deadly and beyond control. This fucking set up ends today.. I don’t know who the fuck was involved. One thing was my only concern..Naya was going nowhere, most of all not to that bastard Louise.****I walked into the dining hall expecting the usual tension that accompanied my presence.I did not expect the table to be so lively.And worst of all? Louise was already seated at my fucking table Laughing with Katherine, Cassius and fucking Valkyra.“You’ve got a magnificent sense of humor Val..” Louise’s voice rang.The sight made my vision blur red.Louise leaned back in his chair, relaxed as though he owned the place while chewing on his food. Katherine sat beside him, smiling like the fool she is. Valkyra’s expression was poised, almost like she was some royalty too.Cassius sai