All Chapters of Surrogate for the CEO Alpha: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

MayaThe first thing I became aware of was the feeling of someone's hand wrapped around mine, warm fingers holding on tightly enough that even through the strange heaviness pulling me down, I somehow understood that whoever it was had been waiting for me to wake up.Then came the voices.At first, they were distant and unclear, drifting around me as though I were underwater, but gradually they became sharper, and I recognized the trembling sound of my mother's voice somewhere beside me."Maya?"I tried to answer, but my body didn't seem to belong to me yet, and when I forced my eyes open, the light above me was so painfully bright that I immediately squeezed them shut again."Easy," my mother said, and I felt her hand move over my forehead. "Don't force yourself."I waited for the burning behind my eyes to settle before trying again, and this time I slowly opened them just enough to see the blurred outline of a white ceiling, unfamiliar walls, and the shape of several machines surroun

MayaI watched Brian leave, my eyes following him until the door closed behind him, and although he had promised he would come back, a strange emptiness settled over me the moment he was gone.Maybe it was because I had just woken up after nearly dying.Maybe it was because so much had apparently happened while I was unconscious that I was still struggling to understand where my life had gone in only two days.Or maybe I simply wasn't ready to let him out of my sight yet.Before I could think too much about it, the door opened again and my mother and Emily came back into the room.Almost immediately, both babies started fussing.My mother moved first."Here, give him to me."She carefully took Roman from beside me while Emily lifted Ryan into her arms, and within seconds, the two of them were gently rocking the babies as if they had been doing it forever.I watched them quietly. It was strange seeing my mother holding my child.My child. The thought still felt unreal.Roman made a sma

Chapter 56: PlansBrianI was halfway back to the hospital when my phone rang. Laura."What is it?""Come to the office."I frowned. "I'm going to see the maya and my children."There was a brief pause on the other end before she sighed."Brian, they aren't running away. Come to the office."Ethan glanced at me from the passenger seat.I looked out the window."That depends entirely on what you want.""I have something to show you.""Can't it wait?""No."My jaw tightened. "Laura.""Just come here." She ended the call.I stared at my phone for a moment.Ethan glanced at me. "What does she want?""I don't know." He snorted.I told the driver to change the direction of the car.By the time I arrived at the office, I was already irritated about being there. I should have been at the hospital. Maya had only been awake for a short time, and after everything that had happened, I didn't want to leave her alone longer than necessary.But when I entered Laura's office, I immediately understood

MayaWe travelled back to the estate in one of Brian's large armored SUVs, although the vehicle felt far more crowded than it normally would have with all of us inside.Laura sat beside me in the rear passenger section, while Roman and Ryan were secured safely in their carriers between us, positioned where we could both keep an eye on them throughout the journey. My mother and Emily sat in the row behind us, close enough that either of them could reach the babies if they started fussing, while Brian had taken the seat in front beside the driver.For the first few minutes, I watched him through the space between the seats.He didn't turn around.He was speaking quietly to the driver and occasionally glancing through the windows at the vehicles surrounding us, his attention moving from one security car to another as though he was personally checking that the convoy was positioned correctly.There were cars ahead of us, behind us, and whenever the road allowed it, security vehicles moved

BrianEthan was still standing in my office when I finally lowered the phone.Neither of us spoke for several seconds.Ethan stared at me."Brian...""I know."My voice came out lower than I intended.The entire thing sounded impossible. I had buried my son. I stood there and watched them lower that small coffin into the ground.I remembered the weight of the dirt. The flowers. How I felt. "No," I said quietly.Ethan frowned. "What?""I need to see this for myself."He nodded slowly.“Do you know the orphanage?" I asked " Yes it is about three hours from here."he replied"Then let's go."I looked at him. "We're not telling anyone."His expression sharpened. "Not even Laura?" "Not yet." The words sounded harsher than I intended, but I didn't take them back.Someone had just called me out of nowhere and claimed that my dead son had been alive for eight years.After everything that had happened recently, I had learned not to trust coincidence."We find out what we're dealing with first,