Chapter Seventy Three
After that day, on the phone, we never spoke of it again. Luca never mentioned that I had spoken to Em, and I didn't know if he even knew. All I knew was that every time I tried to ask him about how David had reacted, he changed the subject and refused to get into it. Something had changed with him, but I didn't know what it was. I knew I was putting him under too much strain by asking him to keep my secret, but I didn't know what else to do. Nothing felt right anymore. As the weeks passed, or rather dragged, the baby got more active and, with every kick, it seemed to bring the thoughts of his father to the forefront of my mind. I had hoped that when I had taken that stupid necklace off, I would have felt free of him, but I didn't. There was a hatred of myself lurking within, knowing tha
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