Chapter thirty-four

Jayde

My heartbeat increases and it feels like it's going to rip out of my chest. My hands shake and I feel my legs break down under me. If I was standing,o might have faltered.

Declan was still watching me with that all-knowing eyes, "Don't you think?"

I look away, fidgeting in the process. How the heck did he know I was a surrogate? Well, it's palpably clear, isn't it?

Perhaps I should tell him. I should let him know I didn't mean to be Hattie's substitute. But wouldn't that include telling him where the real Hattie is? Well, I will just tell him I don't know.

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