Grace's POV

The words stung, even knowing what I knew about Helena now. I'd always suspected this was how she saw me… weak, desperate, easily manipulated. But seeing it written in her own hand still hurt.

"Grace, maybe we should stop—" Maya began, noticing my expression.

"No." I turned to an earlier entry. "I need to understand."

January 20th – The perfect solution. Use Grace as the surrogate. She'll carry our child, and Hunter will be none the wiser. Mom thinks I should go through ...