Anne clutched the at home pregnancy test kit as she left the store and walked back home.
Maybe she still had some doubts, maybe she just wanted to confirm, but she wouldn't be at ease until she saw for herself that indeed, she currently had a life living inside her.
That had been her mission all along, but why couldn't she accept that it had already happened?
Why did it terrify her?
Especially with the words Andrew Sterling said to her last night.
"Marry me."
Recalling those words made her heart beat unsteadily until she remembered the terms that came with it.
"Marry me, but only until you give birth. After that I'll give you your freedom and regain mine, we'll get divorced and I assure you I'll compensate you handsomely after our divorce."
Anne reached home and instantly began to tear the packaging of the test kit she just bought.
Locking herself in the bathroom her eyes darted over the instructions written on the package which she followed accurately.
