Page 82 of The Billionaire Alpha Surrogate

The alpha of the clan was an older man named Evan. He listened patiently as Micah explained that he wanted to find Lucy and ask her to go through the mating ceremony with him. Micah told him about the events that led to her fleeing back home.

Evan studied Micah for several minutes and then nodded. “Blake, take this man to the Sawyers’ home. If they don’t want to see him, escort him back to the portal.”

Micah was tense during the ride. After everything that his father had put Lucy through, he wouldn’t blame her if she turned him away.

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Lucy

Lucy had just finished putting the babies in their bassinets when she heard a loud knock on the door. A few minutes later, Sophia led Micah into the room.

“Micah, what are you doing here?” she gasped.

“I came to find you,” he said.

“How did you find me? Gavin said that if you did, he would kill me and the babies,” Lucy said, the panic rising through her body.

“I’m so sorry for everything that he put you through,” Micah said. “I can promise you that he’s been dealt with and he will never bother you again.”

She sat down on the couch heavily, trying to wrap her mind around what Micah had just said. He walked over to the bassinets and looked at the babies sleeping peacefully.

“They’re beautiful.”

“Meet Gracie and Alex. The shaman said that Gracie is a wolf shifter and Alex is a bear shifter. They both have great futures ahead of them,” Lucy said.

“Of course, they do with a mother as strong, smart, and wonderful as you,” Micah said.

Lucy shot a shaky smile at him and wrung her hands together. Is he here to take the babies from me?

Micah sat on the couch next to her. He reached for her hands and kissed them.

“When you were in the hospital and told me that you loved me, I didn’t tell you how I felt. I just said that we would talk about it later. At the moment, I thought that we had time,” he said. “I wanted to wait until you were out of the hospital before I talked to you.”

Lucy looked at him, with a sinking heart. He hadn’t wanted to tell me that he wanted the babies but not me while I was hurt.

“The truth is that I had already figured out that I was in love with you and that you were my fated mate. I had planned on asking you to go through the mating ceremony with me the day that you were kidnapped.”

Lucy stared at him in disbelief.

“I didn’t want to say anything in the hospital. I didn’t want you to think that I was just asking you out of pity. I wanted you to know that I truly loved you,” Micah said.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. Lucy stared at it, hope building inside of her.

“We started this adventure as strangers. You needed a job and I wanted a child. We became friends, and then lovers. I want to continue our adventure together, as mates,” Micah said.

He opened the box to reveal a gold band with a diamond on it.

“I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Lucy, will you go through the mating ceremony with me?”

Lucy smiled and hugged him tightly. “Yes.”

Her family had been watching by the door. They all clapped and Matthew said, “Thank heavens. She was going to drive us insane because she missed you so much.”

The next day, Lucy and Micah returned to his mansion. The house was crowded with people who wanted to hold the babies.

“They’re being passed around like a joint at a Willie Nelson or Snoop Dogg concert,” Micah said.

“You were worried about me spoiling them?” Lucy asked. “I don’t think I’m going to have the chance.”

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