Aria
The moment the thought of running took root, it spread through me like wildfire.
My hands began to tremble, not with fear this time, but with something dangerously close to excitement. My heart raced, blood rushing loud in my ears, my body reacting before my mind could catch up. It was instinctive. Primal.
Run.
Anything to be away from this city where my life had collapsed in on itself. Anything to put distance between me and Daniel, his daughter, and Ethan. Anything to escape the invisible eyes watching me, the presence I could feel even when I was alone.
For the first time since I found out I was pregnant at the hospital, breathing didn’t hurt.
I pushed myself off the floor, my legs weak but determined, and paced the length of my living room. The walls felt too close now, the
