Surrogate for Hire

your fears hidden; displaying them only

s in as he desc

ut unless he threatens my life, he

calm my racing nerves, but I should have k

the stairs and gave

are no longe

, he pivoted and

e had not said, but given my father's tendency to follow ins

ognized heir. He would no

hroat and head

rs, but they made no attempt to stop me, permitting me to proceed

led my legs to stop shaking as I

ng?" It came from the voice of

ine, with her naive daughter, Vivian, who is a p

upstairs after hearing your father just now. Ella, I will tell you to leave right away if you do n

tarted when Dad set up my marriage with

, scolding her mother w

cked- her mother or me- but th

n her mother when t

me, looking as

d she was dressed in a white crop top and a matching pink mid-thigh flare skirt, her lips tin

and the opposite of how I dress. If only she had not looke

etting dressed up when I should be overseeing the family's business and marrying a powerful man who is app

people like us, I must marry a m

s to believe in arranged marriages. His was success

ave his house for a man's house to live the same way,

stubborn in

ed some of your black clothing; you can get some upstairs, as well as any o

wore a long-sleeved black leather jacket with three gold and four silver buttons, bl

now has a smug look on her face with no

ser to me and wh

I will make sure you never get

d dusts her palms as if she h

not take what does not belong to her," she summoned the errand boy s

t" regretted not carryin

e was. I traced my hand down the helm of my trousers to my side poc

eive a gift from me if

out and ga

o it as "

n the side of her head, keeping

her startled expression

out to pee her pants, whic

squinting back out of

alking; our weapon does, and it is a fact they ca

d shoot them and bury their

and it gave me the strength and deter

lone gave me the satisfaction I wanted, even though I might get