After Brianna took a nosedive off the bench upon learning Rachel had given up a baby for adoption, Malachi whistled for a taxi and dropped her off at home. Lack of eating anything other than a half of banana that day, as well as the general anxiety infiltrating her body, left her susceptible to passing out. She didn"t want to tell Shanelle via text messages what Malachi had learned. They hadn"t been able to talk much while her best friend was in Greece. Brianna"s entire world crumbled into pieces, and no one could protect her. With nothing left to fight for, she contemplated what it would be like to become a recluse or join a convent—ostracizing herself couldn"t be all that bad compared to accepting the potential truth she"d just learned.
Malachi tried to obtain more from Rachel, but she
