Alisha Sawyer (POV)
Anesu was incapable of sleeping with a woman. Other gay men might react to that a bit, but he was not the same. I might walk around him naked, flipping myself repeatedly, and yet nothing would make him react.
But show him a photo of a man fully dressed and the reaction would be automatic.
Having a child of our own was something that was beneficial, and I couldn’t reject his suggestion. However, I didn’t dare tell him about my inability to conceive.
After giving birth to Alaine, my womb was removed and the chance of conceiving again was completely cut off. But how could I ever tell him about that?
After consulting professional doctors, and using the connections I made through Mama Vaquesha, I was able to get pregnant. Or rather, made a surrogate whom I and my family knew about and not Anesu knew anything about it.
For nine months, I pretended to be pregnant and everyone believed it which was very thrilling at that time.