Page 60 of The Billionaire Alpha Surrogate

“Do you want me to get rid of him?” Martha asked.

“No. He’ll just keep coming back until he talks to me,” Micah said. “Send him in.”

A few minutes later, Leo sauntered in and sat down in the chair across from Micah.

“What can I do for you?” Micah asked, steepling his fingers.

“Lucy and I were meant to be together,” Leo said.

“Obviously not, because she’s with me. You were the dumbass who dumped her at the altar.”

“I made a stupid mistake. But I know she still loves me. She’s with you because you’re rich and she’s on the rebound.”

“Is she, now,” Micah said, in a low tone.

“Yes. Send her back to the shifter world. I love her. I will love the baby,” Leo said.

“It is my understanding that you have your own baby on the way. I strongly suggest that you go back to the shifter world, go back to your woman, take care of your baby, and leave Lucy alone.”

“I will fight for Lucy,” Leo said.

“Stay away from her,” Micah warned. “We might be a little more civilized in the human world, but we do protect our own.”

“Is that a threat?”

“More like a promise,” Micah said, shrugging his shoulders.

“I don’t like being threatened,” Leo growled.

Micah stood up, towering over Leo. “I’m really sorry to hear that. It’s time for you to go home.”

Leo glared into Micah’s eyes, but then looked away, as he slowly walked out of Micah’s office with as much dignity as possible.

Frustrated, Micah looked at his desk and shook his head.

“Martha, I told Ginger to let the seller know we aren’t interested in the land. I need to get out of the office. I’m going home for lunch and then I’ll be at the house.”

Micah told Ronnie, Michelle, and Vera about Leo’s visit. “He isn’t to go near her. I’m not going to tell her about the confrontation because she has enough stress as it is.”

Lucy asked if she could go with him to the house.

“Are you sure you won’t be bored?” he asked.

“I’m sure. There will be something that I can help with,” she told him.

She looked around and said, “The house is very empty. You took everything but the kitchen sink out of the kitchen.”

“It will be removed when I buy a new one. I’m planning on changing out the bathroom sinks and the tubs. The toilets are going to be replaced with energy efficient and water-saving commodes.”

“The ones where you flush one handle for pee and a different handle for poo?” she asked.

“Those would be the ones.”

“What can I do to help?” she asked.

Micah smiled when he thought about the difference between Lucy and Caroline. Lucy was ready to get to work helping him on the project. Caroline probably threw away the shoes and clothes she was wearing when she had stepped into the house full of dust.

“Look at the wallpaper in this room,” he said.

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