Her Sister's Surrogate

eggs, fertilized with her husband's seed, inside me. I hated myself for not really wanting to be here. But I loved my s

uld never truly be mine. That was the hardest part...the hollow, gnawing truth. The part I couldn't even share with her. How could I tell my sister that I had always been in love with her husband? How coul

used to dream there could someday be something between Hunter and me. But he had never seen me that way. From the moment Helena walked into his l

t twisted painfully at the thought, and I hated how easy it w

one ever saw the toll it would take on me. No one could s

tood there, watching it happen, pretending it didn't crush me a little every time. I had watched them g

elena always had what I couldn't. She was everything I wasn't.

everything changed for me. I should have stayed

take his eyes off her. I should have left right then. I should've walked away before it broke me. A ne

r child. The baby they would raise together. The family they

ant now," the doctor's voice

was all I c

n, her voice light and carefree, "With Hunter's litt

ose my eyes, hoping t

said too soon. I blinked my eyes open. She didn't meet my gaze, and I couldn't help

ke everyone saw it now. Which was impossible because I hid it so well. The doctor kne

s. "Okay," I whispered, feeling the weight of it all pressing down on me. It felt lik

cited, Grace. This is going to be amazing

was nod, swallowing the lump in my throat. "Let's wait and se

eeded, couldn't see the pain I was already drowning in. She didn't see that this wasn't as

thing. It was the years of seeing her walk into the room, and everyone t

e shadow. The invisible sister. God,

her voice light and carefree. "With Hunter's little

aid when Helena said that. I jus

na started, but

moment alone?" I pleaded. I coul

door. She stood there for a moment. Please

retending. I couldn't keep pretending that this was all just fine, that I was okay with being the invisible one.

yself together. As I opened the door, I could hear my mom and Helena talking

ut carrying my baby," Helena said

l, Helena. Hunter needs an heir. You need to give

ven flinch. I could feel her manipulation in every word. She wasn't just grateful to me. No, this was about power. This was

I could be carrying, both physically and emotionally, pressing down on m

e constant ache in my chest. I would carry their baby. And when it was over, I would leave. I would leave before I los