The Rogue King's Surrogate novel Chapter 62

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“I’m suing them!” Vanessa snapped. “That was assault. What they did–what they did to you-”

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“Shut up,” Samuel muttered, jaw tight as he stared out the window. They were already in the back of the car, the city blurring past.

Vanessa leaned closer. “You can’t just let them get away with this-”

“I said shut the fuck up!” Samuel exploded, slamming his fist against the door. The sound echoed inside the car like a gunshot.

Vanessa flinched, frozen mid–breath.

Samuel didn’t look at her. His chest rose and fell fast. His knuckles were white.

“Do you have any news?” Samuel asked, his voice clipped.

Roni cleared his throat over the phone. “I tried to dig into the man… the one Miss Emery was with.”

“And?” Samuel snapped.

“His name is Logan Hayes. That much I found,” Roni said. “But that’s it. Nothing else. No address. No background. Not even a parking ticket. It’s like he doesn’t exist.”

“You already told me the same thing in the past! Didn’t you find anything else?”

“Unfortunately, we still couldn’t trace his identity.”

Samuel gripped his phone tighter. “Then find him. I don’t care how. I want everything. His job, his contacts, where he sleeps. I want to know who the hell this man is!”

Vanessa crossed her arms. “Oh, come on, Samuel. Isn’t it obvious?”

He turned his head slightly.

“He’s probably rich,” she said. “The way he acted? He didn’t care who you were. He didn’t care who I was. And that kind of arrogance only comes from power. Emery probably found someone better. That’s the kind of girl

she is.”

“This has nothing to do with you,” Samuel muttered.

“Everything has something to do with me!” Vanessa snapped. “You’re my son! And we’re not letting this go. You want answers? Then we sue. All of them. Emery, that man, the airport. There are cameras everywhere. Someone must have recorded what happened.”

Roni hesitated. “There’s a problem with that, Madam.”

Samuel turned back to the phone. “What problem?”

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“The CCTV footage,” Roni said. “It’s gone.”

“What?” Vanessa and Samuel said at the same time.

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“Gone,” Roni repeated. “The airport tech team said the feed from that wing was disrupted. They tried to retrieve the backup servers and that file… it’s missing. Like it never existed.”

Samuel clenched his jaw. “And the people? There were phones everywhere. I saw people filming.”

“I tried,” Roni said. “I approached three different people. One of them even showed me the video. But then… it just vanished. Deleted in front of me. Not manually. Remote access, or something.”

“That’s impossible,” Vanessa said. “You’re telling me someone out there can just wipe digital data out of existence?”

“I don’t know how,” Roni said. “But it happened. We’re working with a recovery expert now. Maybe we can get something back.”

Samuel stared straight ahead. “Do it. I want that footage. I want proof of everything.” He wanted to know who that man was and why he would protect Emery when clearly he knew that he was not the father of Emery’s child!

Meanwhile, Emery was having mixed emotions. She stared at Logan.

Logan sat beside her, gently pressing the cold pack against her palm like it was a critical injury. Emery raised an eyebrow and looked at the doctor.

The man sighed and shook his head. “Just be careful next time, Mrs. Hayes. We want to avoid unnecessary stressors right now.”

Logan nodded. “She’s not doing anything until further notice. I think it’s best if she stays at home.”

Emery shot him a look. “With the amount of security I have, no one’s going to get near me. This?” She lifted her hand slightly. “This is nothing.”

She tried to pull her hand back, but Logan gently tightened his hold and shook his head.

The doctor handed her a small bottle of pills. “This is safe for pregnancy. It’ll help with any swelling or discomfort.”

Emery took the bottle and gave a quick nod. She got off the exam table and walked out of the clinic, Logan trailing beside her, still holding the ice to her hand like it might fall apart without it.

“There’s no need for that,” she said. “It’s not swollen.”

Logan didn’t budge. “It must’ve taken a lot of strength to slap someone that shameless. That kind of courage doesn’t come cheap.”

Emery rolled her eyes. “You were about to kill him. Don’t pretend like I was the reckless one.”

Logan tilted his head slightly, still smiling. “Kill him? Why would you think that?”

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She stared at him for a second. His golden eyes flickered with something she couldn’t place. Her mind went back to the moment his pupils changed, the way his whole posture shifted like he was seconds away from snapping. It hadn’t felt human.

She looked away. “We missed our flight.”

Logan didn’t seem concerned. “It’s fine. I’ll introduce you to some people instead.”

She glanced at him. “What people?”

“You wanted to start your business,” Logan said. “So I’m introducing you to someone who can help manage I can’t have you running around like that again.”

“I thought you said the manager was in New York.”

Logan gave a small smile. “He was. I asked him to fly into LA instead. Figured you needed rest. It’s better this way.”

“You–You asked a manager to fly into LA instead?” Emery stared at him. “I thought we were interviewing him?”

1. it.

Logan looked at her, calm as ever. “You are. But not in some crowded lobby or noisy office after spending the day arguing with airport security and slapping idiots. You’re pregnant, Emery. And while I promised to let you do what you want, I never said I’d let you run yourself into the ground.”

She opened her mouth, but he continued before she could get a word in.

“You’re allowed to chase your goals,” he added. “But not at the expense of your health. Let me handle the heavy lifting. You just sit back, pitch your ideas, and leave the rest to me.”

Emery blinked. “So… you really flew someone cross–country just because you didn’t want me tired?”

“Yes,” Logan said simply. “And I’d do it again.”

She looked away, muttering something under her breath about insane billionaires and overbearing men. Logan didn’t comment. He just reached for the ice pack again and gently pressed it against her hand.

“You know… I’m just pregnant, right?” Emery said, “Not helpless. Not sick and definitely not dying.”

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