The Truth That Broke Us
adn't slept a single minute after what happened in the park. She'd driven straight here, still in yesterday's clothes, makeup smeared, and heart completely broken. "What did you just say?" Ava whispe
pregnancy was fake?" Her mother's voice turned firm. "You were desperate, Ava. You cried every night after each failed test. When this... opportunity came, we all agreed not to ask too many questions." Ava stepped back like the walls were closing in. Talia's words echoed again: "Are you even sure he's yours?" She had laughed at the time. Now she felt sick. "Was it IVF?" Ava asked. "Was Talia a surrogate? Tell me everything." Her mother reached into the drawer and handed her an envelope. Ava opened it with shaking hands. Inside was a medical consent form... and a signed contract. But it wasn't signed by her. It wasn't even signed by Ethan. It was signed by Talia. The date? Two months before Ava's first positive test. "This can't be real," Ava whispered. "Sh