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My hand goes to my mouth. My mind starts to race just as fast as my heart is racing. I instantly start thinking about the what-i ...

door. Atlas calmly takes the keys from me and I step aside as he opens the door for me. “Do you want me to make sure no one’s he ...

for the military. He knew that a casual friendship would never work between us. It would have been too painful. Apparently, that ...

Chapter Twenty-Nine Allysa drops onto the couch beside me and Rylee. “I miss you so much, Lily,” she says. “I’m thinking about c ...

I’m beginning to show, but it’s cold out so it’s been easy to hide. No one suspects a thing when you have on a baggy sweater and ...

She doesn’t answer me. She marches toward her bedroom and then slams the door once we’re both inside. She paces back and forth a ...

because he’s her brother. We’re supposed to be one big, happy family. I know exactly what she’s thinking. She’s quiet for a long ...

I look... pregnant. Like you-can’t-hide-this-shit pregnant. She puts a hand on my stomach and stares in the mirror with me. “Hav ...

Chapter Thirty It’s rather convenient only having to take an elevator to get home from Allysa’s, as much as I want to move out o ...

My heart begins to smash against the walls of my chest. My neck begins to itch, so I bring my hand up and rest it there, feeling ...

Marshall knows what Ryle is asking him. “I’m not going anywhere.” As I follow Ryle into my bedroom, I wonder what that must be l ...

wishes I would have never met him. Part of me wishes I could forgive him. He unwraps his arms from around my waist and presses a ...

“Yes. I kept the magnet Atlas gave me when we were kids. Yes. I kept the journals. No, I didn’t tell you about my tattoo. Yes, I ...

His lips briefly meet mine again. When I don’t push him away, his mouth comes back a third time. A fourth. When his lips meet mi ...

He half-turns, looking back at me from the doorway. I lift my chin, looking at him with finality. “I wish this baby wasn’t yours ...

Chapter Thirty-One Mom: I miss you. When am I going to see you? I stare at the text. It’s been two days since Ryle found out I’m ...

“Totally kidding,” he says, although I can’t tell if he really is. “But when do they start eating baby food?” I ask. I figure I ...

“Really?” Allysa puts her hand on my stomach and we’re both quiet for the next five minutes as we wait for it to happen again. I ...

Chapter Thirty-Two Of all the secrets I’ve held over the last few months, I’m the saddest about keeping everything from my mothe ...

reasons. I’m not wearing a maternity shirt but my bump is almost impossible to hide without a jacket. Especially from a mother. ...