THE SURROGATE WHO STOLE HIS HEART

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ing ahead, thinking of things he hadn't considered. It was

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an't either. If I have to look like I'm in a stable relat

e stability and family values. Being with differen

minute. We both can't da

erested in how organized she was. She was treating this

wn space. And I want her to be able to decorate it however she wants. She

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Sleepovers, birthday parties, normal kid stuff

meant security issues and more peopl

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d a little.

eel something strange. He igno

ther part of the contract. It says you have t

a medical thing affects not just

ue about medical stuff. Usually, m

ns are you w

medicine. What if something goes wrong? If we have to make choices... She t

as asking her to do. Elena would carry his kid for nine months, and she would ri

ander said. If you're able to, you'll have

ed a little

would. She wanted to make sure Sofia could see her friends from school. She wanted a flexible work schedule so sh

things that his lawyers wouldn't like, but Elena's reasons were good. The

lena said, getting to the

as t

It says I can never talk about this with anyone. Ever. Not my

's r

why we lived in a fancy apartment for nine months, why

tory. Maybe a short relationship that didn't wo

on't lie to my daughter a

you sold your body to save her life.

but Elena didn't even blink. In

s old enough to understand. That her mother made a hard choice to

was clean, but not dishonest. It kept Sofi

out the money, who the father

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g her hands in her lap. There's o

's t

. After the baby is born, after I d

the money, and making sure Elena wasn't in his lif

pefully, you'll have enough mon

t in this city,

r didn't pretend. It would be weir

nd I start over somewhere else.

es and enough money

, looking out the windows at the city. Do you ever thin

surprised. Wha

l be. If they'll have your eyes or be stubborn.

by as a way to solve his business problems, to keep his positi

e, he said carefully. The best school

t makes them laugh, what makes th

ust figur

was sad. You don't be

s personal life. He thought love was a weakness tha

e of people who need me, protecting what I

that's enoug

serious. It's more th

d Alexander felt like s

just safety, Alexander. They need to know they'r

ange. Elena wasn't arguing, she was just telling

loved, he said

w

se, the events, and the women who wanted his m

er said. I'll find a woma

er co

t answer, but E

uld go. Sofia will be home soon, and

a was different from the woman he usually talks to,

ve an agreem

e, seeing the power and success. Sh

d. We have a

his problem and secured his futu

e door, he wasn't sure if he mad

keep this just business, or if