Chapter 12 Surrogate,
- "I have made my decision," I inform Doctor Smith. I'm still unsure about it, but I must leave this city. This man, the baby's father, can grant me protection and help me leave the city. The doctor looks at me hopefully and takes breaths, and I take one of my own.
- "I accept,"
- she smiles and gets up from her seat. "Don't forget your promise to protect and pay me," I remind her, and she nods her approval.