Page 2 of The Billionaire Alpha Surrogate

“Let’s go home,” Sophia said.

“No. We have all this food, and people came for a party. Let’s party,” she said.

“Are you sure?” her father asked.

“Very sure. Let them have their party.”

Lucy faced all of the people who stared at her with their jaws hanging down and their eyes wide open. They were as shocked as Lucy was.

“Leo is right. If he loves Ashley, then no good could come of mating with me. This is a blessing. There is a lot of food and a red velvet wedding cake that isn’t going to eat itself,” Lucy said. “I hope you guys saved your receipts. Hopefully, you can get your money back for the gifts, or you can save them for Leo’s and Ashley’s mating ceremony. I’m sure they would appreciate them.”

Turning to her mother, she said, “I’m glad I decided to bring a change of clothes with me since we were going to leave from here to go on our honeymoon.”

Lucy changed clothes, took down her hair, and plastered a big smile on her face. She was extremely happy that no one gave their condolences or said anything about Leo or Ashley. Most of them asked how her book was going and told her that they knew she was a great writer and she would make it big someday.

If the day had been long, this evening was even longer. However, her pride would not let anyone see that she was nursing a broken heart. She stayed behind after most people left to clean up. Her parents, brothers, and sister, as well as a few friends, stayed behind.

“You were very brave. I don’t think that I could have done that,” Lucy’s sister, Odessa, said. “I probably would have throat punched Leo and beat the crap out of Ashley. Then, I would have thrown a world-class temper tantrum.”

“Nah, you wouldn’t have. You have just as much pride as I do. You would have done the same thing. Only, you might have kept the presents,” Lucy joked.

“Presents are my favorite.” Odessa laughed.

“Do you want me to kick his ass?” Allan asked.

“Nope. I wish them all the happiness they deserve,” Lucy replied.

She was so exhausted that she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. When her eyes fluttered open the next morning the full effect of last night’s events slammed into her like a train.

Lucy sobbed. Her body shook. Lucy’s heart thundered in her chest and she gasped for breath as her heart broke. She honestly didn’t know which betrayal hurt worse.

Finally, she was exhausted. Every single tear had poured out, soaking her pillow.

“Now what?” she asked herself.

Her thoughts were interrupted when her mother knocked on her bedroom door.

“I know you probably aren’t hungry, but you need to eat.”

Odessa followed Sophia into the room and sat on Lucy’s bed. Sophia sat on the other side.

“I’m not even going to ask how you are,” Odessa said. “Except I might wonder if you are more angry or sad.”

“To be honest, I don’t know. Right now, I just feel drained.”

“That’s understandable,” Sophia said. “What’s next on your agenda?”

“I was thinking of going to the human world for a while,” Lucy said. “It will give me a chance to get away for a while. Eventually, this will be old news and there will be someone else that people can stare at, sympathetically.”

“That’s not a bad idea,” Sophia said.

“I’ll find a cheap hotel room that rents by the week and a part-time job and work on my book,” Lucy said. “I won’t know anyone there, so I won’t be distracted.”

“I almost wish that I could come with you,” Odessa said. “Unfortunately, I can’t get the time off from work.”

“You would be a distraction, and I wouldn’t get a whole lot of writing done.” Lucy laughed.

“True enough. When are you leaving?”

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