Alle Kapitel von Surrogate for the CEO Alpha: Kapitel 61 – Kapitel 70

MayaBrian came back late that night, although by the time I finally fell asleep, I had stopped waiting for him to walk through the door.The boys had kept me awake for most of the evening, taking turns fussing as though they had agreed between themselves that neither of them would allow me a full hour of sleep, and by the time one finally settled against my chest, the other had started making those small, unhappy sounds from his bassinet.Thankfully, I wasn't alone.Among all the maids and nannies Brian had assigned to us, I had somehow grown closest to Zoe. She was only eighteen and still had the kind of innocent face that made her look younger than she actually was, with large expressive eyes that seemed to reflect every emotion she felt, and there was something so naturally gentle about her that I found myself trusting her more than I expected.She had stayed with me that night while I fed the boys."You should sleep, madam," Zoe said softly as she looked down at Roman, who had fi

BrianI stared at the old midwife for a moment, trying to understand how one detail I had never known about could suddenly make eight years of accepted truth feel unstable."You're certain Linda was coughing blood before she delivered?" I asked, keeping my voice calm even though I could already feel something dark tightening inside me.The old woman nodded nervously. "Yes, Alpha. I remember because it wasn't normal. She had already been feeling unwell, but shortly before the delivery became critical, she started coughing blood."I exchanged a brief look with Ethan."Did anyone see what caused it?" Ethan asked.The woman shook her head. "At the time, everyone believed her pregnancy was becoming complicated. She was already bleeding, and there was so much happening that nobody thought to question anything else.""What exactly did she say before she became too weak?" I asked.The midwife hesitated as she searched through her memories. "She kept saying that something was wrong and that sh

MayaSix months had passed.Some days, I still couldn't believe how much my life had changed in such a short time.The room around me looked nothing like the quiet space I had first been given when I arrived at Silver Moon. Toys were scattered across the rug, two tiny blankets had somehow found their way beneath the coffee table, and Ryan was currently determined to crawl toward something he absolutely wasn't supposed to touch. "Ryan." He stopped.Slowly, he turned his head and looked at me.Then he smiled before continuing towards the table.I sighed, "Of course."Roman, who had been sitting beside a basket of toys, suddenly made a loud noise as though he found his brother's rebellion extremely entertaining."Don't encourage him," I told him.He answered with another excited sound.Neither of them listened to me.At six months old, Roman and Ryan had somehow learned how to disorganize things. If I looked away for more than a few seconds, someone was crawling somewhere they shouldn'

BrianI found Maya in the nursery.Roman and Ryan were asleep, and she stood beside the window with her arms folded, staring out toward the grounds as though she expected something to appear from the darkness."What's wrong?" I asked as I stepped inside.She turned around.For a moment, she simply looked at me."I don't know."That answer did nothing to ease the uneasiness that had settled inside me since receiving her message.I moved closer but kept my voice calm."You said you thought something was going on.""I do.""What?"Her gaze dropped briefly before returning to mine."I don't know, Brian. I just have this feeling."I studied her carefully. Over the past few months, I had learned that Maya rarely admitted uncertainty unless she genuinely didn't have an answer."I've increased security around the house," I told her. "Until we know what's happening, nobody gets near you or the children without being cleared."She let out a short, humorless scoff.I frowned."What?"Maya looked

MayaThe moment the stranger called me his mate, the entire hall seemed to erupt.Whispers spread through the crowd, chairs shifted against the floor, and several pack members turned toward us with startled expressions. I stood frozen beside the babies, unable to understand how a man I had never seen before could look at me with such certainty.Brian stepped forward immediately."Everyone, calm down," he ordered, his voice carrying across the hall. "This is a welcoming ceremony, not a place for unnecessary chaos. We will finish the ceremony first, and whatever needs to be discussed will be handled afterward."His authority settled over the room.The whispers gradually faded, though I could still feel dozens of eyes on me.I lowered my gaze to Roman and Ryan, who seemed completely unaware of the tension surrounding them.Mate.The word kept repeating in my mind.I didn't even know this man's name.More importantly, I didn't understand why his claim affected me the way it did.There was