The billionaire’s Surrogate Bride

*Chapter 1: The Contract* "Sign it, or your mother dies." Elena's hands trembled as she stared at the document on the cold glass table. Surrogacy Contract. $100,000. In front of her sat Alexander Knight, the billionaire everyone in Lagos feared. Cold eyes, perfect suit, no heart. "I don't... I don't know you," she whispered. "You don't need to," he said flatly. "You need money for your mother's surgery. I need an heir. My grandfather's will says I must produce a child in one year or lose everything. You will carry my child. No emotions. No attachment." Tears burned Elena's eyes. She was only 24, a final year student, virgin, never even kissed properly. And now this man wanted to buy her womb. "Why me?" "Because you are healthy, intelligent, and desperate enough not to ask questions," he replied. "The doctor already confirmed you are fertile." Elena looked at her mother's hospital bill on her phone. N5 million. She had nowhere else to go. "If I do this... will you really pay for her treatment today?" "Immediately after you sign," Alexander stood up, towering over her. "You will move into my mansion. You will follow my rules. And after you give birth, you will disappear with your money. We never meet again." Her heart pounded. This was crazy. This was selling her body. But her mother was dying. She picked up the pen. "Okay," she whispered, her voice breaking. "I'll do it." Alexander's lips curved into a cold, victorious smile. "Welcome to my world, Elena."