CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
With shaky hands, Ashley ripped open the pregnancy test box and placed the contents on the vanity in the master bathroom of the lake house. Although she longed for a child, now seemed like the worst possible time for her to find out she was expecting. Her life had careened out of control, and she had no idea where it was headed.
Her future with her fiancé dangled by a thread. How would he feel if the test came back positive? Would he think she was trying to force him into proceeding with the wedding whether he wanted to or not? She remembered Bianca’s words at the charity auction. First comes the marriage … His sister would likely try to convince Brett that Ashley had planned the pregnancy.
But her relationship woes paled in comparison to the real threat she fa
