I Became a Surrogate for My Brother — But When He Saw His Newborn Baby, He Rejected Her, and the Reason Made Me Go Pale.

A woman from Leo’s school asked if Julian would “still be in her life.” I said that was Julian’s to decide and Maya’s to grow into.

She looked hungry for more.

I picked Leo up early that day.

The first weeks were bottles, lawyers, and a silence where Julian used to be.

I pumped and signed papers in the same afternoon.

David took leave and learned the difference between a cluster feed and a panic.