After One Reckless Night; A Secret That Binds U

ther's men doing there? H

st have tracke

oundings for an escape route, her h

ly whispered urgently, her eyes were fi

ait! What's

you back, please!" Kimberly cut Cindy off, breathing h

rotested, but Kimberly

re already inside the pharmacy store. Kimberly's h

ady been cau

looked like their leader said calmly, but his voice dripped with menace. Despite his compo

get out of t

tension, began to shout at the men. "Hey, yo

their eyes were only

d she was trapped. The pharmacy

ngs, her mind racing hard as she s

r marked "Employees Only"

as her

ckly dropped the emergency contraceptives and rushed towards the employees door. S

branching off to either side. Kimberly chose one at r

ps echoing off the walls. "Damn it! She's gone!" On

ead!" Their leader snarl

ed with unshed tears as she slumped against

g to her, the situation she

nging vows with Anderson Kane, a man whom her father had arranged a marriage with. A

t thing Kimberly ever wanted to do. Sh

ad always been a source of frustrat

oney, fame and power. He had sold her out, just like he had done with her

o be a pawn in her father's game. She wouldn't succumb to his devious a

he span of 24 hours. Her breakup with Ryan still stung. She had defied her father's or

blinded by love, letting him use and discard her like trash. Years of sacrifi

n out this way jus

...

en, where Camilla was busy preparing dinner. The aroma of steaming vegetab

ing, please?" Kimberly asked as her

irring the pot on

we could use a quiet night in." Camilla

taking a seat at

g the chaos and heartache that had consumed her life. The memo

ing. It wasn't much, but it was a start. And living with Camilla, Cindy'

hesitate to support her friend like she always did. Cindy told h

ozen her accounts, leaving her financially stranded. The day she discovered this a

present. She was grateful for this new chapter in he

" Kimberly said, smiling as Camilla se

dn't be enough for you," Ca

these days. Jeez! I haven't even started with the one you jus

ckled, shak

ght the first bite to her mouth, a wave of nausea washed over

so good," she stammered, h

concern. "Kimberly, what's wrong?" Camilla immediately

She felt lightheaded, and her vision blurred. Camilla's v

screamed in p

_

ying in a hospital bed, surrounded by the beeping

as she gently s

e doing in

le spread across her face. "Good evening, Ms. Kim. Congratulations, you're go

ible," Kimberly stammered,

t three months pregnant. We've run some tests, and everything lo

doctor continued to explain

Whose baby was it? Certainly not Ryan's because Ryan hadn't touche

of the reasons she'd begun

wasn't Ryan's, t

er eyes widened. The memories of her wild, reckles

She ex