Forbidden Pleasures Stepfather’s Secret Obsession 15 The Truth Anna’s POV The bathroom felt smaller than usual, the air thick and cold. I stared down at the counter, my vision blurring. Two little pink lines. They were so small, yet they felt like a death sentence. My hands were shaking so hard I had to grip the edge of the sink to keep from falling. I didn't want to believe it. I ripped open another box, then another. Three tests now lay on the marble, and they all said the same thing. Positive. I was pregnant. And the father was the man who slept in the room across the hall from me. My stepfather. The truth hit me like a physical blow to the stomach. I slid down the wall until I was sitting on the cold tile floor, pulling my knees to my chest. I stayed there for a long time, crying

