Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 – Desperation

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 sh it?” 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.

a man who’s so afraid of responsibility that he’d

he would never

charming he can be, considering what a bas ta rd he truly is. How do you think he’s going to support you and your child? He

it because he didn’t want you

sigh, “Poor, gullible, stu pid Kate. He’s as much a stock broker as I am

to me like that! He’s got money, he lavishes it on me all the time!”

he took out in my name!” I shout, losing my temper

“What?” She squeaks.

just found out – he’s completely bankrupted me. I’m calling the police and if I were you, I’d check your

“you’re wrong,

is getting thick with emotion now, but I can’t help it. “And frankly I don’t really care what happens to you Kate, but if you’re really pregnant then your baby deserves better than to be raised in a homeless shelter, and that’s exactly

start crying, not giving her a chance to respond. Why did I buy his lies about looking for work for so long? He crushed me little by little,

won’t ever let myself be fooled

my revenge on Mike, but first I’ve got to try 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 I can

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about this.” The police officer breaks this news to me about as gently as he might smash an ant beneath his boot.

the brim. I guarantee he’d never treat my case with so little consideration or respect if I wasn’t an impoverished nanny. If I was a wealthy man like Dominic Sinclair, he’d be fawning at my feet, offering to go to any

no uncertain terms that unless a culprit is arrested in my case, I’ll be

my previous employer, which means I

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