Chapter 22 Casual Threats

• Catherine’s P.O.V
• Something ugly twisted in my stomach as the pieces clicked together, slow and painful. “So this,” I said, gesturing vaguely, my voice trembling now, “this whole surrogate situation… she just dropped it on us because you were already warned. Because she knew you wouldn’t say no.”
• He didn’t deny it. He just nodded once, stiffly. “She told me it was necessary,” he murmured. “That the family needed an heir, and that I needed to stop being selfish and think about my future.”