Accidental Surrogate

Accidental Surrogate For Alpha Novel Chapter 4

Ella

My hands are shaking as I dial Kate’s number. Have I ever been this angry? If I have I certainly can’t remember it now.

“Hello?” Kate answers almost immediately, using a sickly sweet tone that screams of fakeness.

“Kate?” I state bluntly. “Are you with Mike right now?”

There’s a pregnant pause on the other end of the line, before she weakly responds, “What? Of course not.”

“Come off it Kate, do you really think I don’t know about your shit?” I demand. “I’m not a complete idiot.”

“Ella listen–” She begins, obviously gearing up to give me some sort of excuse.

“No, I don’t even care about your little affair anymore – but I need to talk to him right now.” I declare fiercely.

There’s another pause, and then Kate’s voice drops its innocent tone. “You don’t care?” She repeats, sounding truly shocked. “ You know I’m already pregnant?”

I wasn’t prepared for that particular piece of news. I clench my hands into fists, feeling so furious I think I might actually break the phone with my tight grip, “And what, you think that’s some sort of victory?” I bite.

sharply, “because a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d poison me for years is probably willing to

he

he can be, considering what a bastard he truly is. How

objects, “He just didn’t tell you about it because he didn’t want you to bleed him dry. He’s a stock

stupid Kate. He’s as much a stock broker as

he lavishes it on me

took out in my name!” I shout, losing

“What?” She squeaks.

and if I were you, I’d check your own credit rating immediately, because I’d

she repeats weakly, “you’re

help it. “And frankly I don’t really care what happens to you Kate, but if

his lies about looking for work for so long? He crushed me

I decide. I won’t ever let myself be fooled that

and salvage what’s left of my life. I have to go to the police and see if I can resolve these financial issues… I can’t have a baby if I’m bankrupt, and

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news to me about as gently as he might smash an ant beneath his boot. “I’ll give you

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