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One week passed after Ryan's life fell apart...
Everything had gone quiet. Ryan and his family had left New York without a forwarding address— they just packed up and disappeared.. Damien's investigators confirmed they'd moved to a different state, trying to start over somewhere far away from the wreckage of their former lives...
Melissa was facing new charges now. Conspiracy and fraud related to the Ryan situation, on top of everything else. Her court date was set for three months out, which meant Aria didn't have to think about her stepsister for a while.
And Aria... Aria was ten weeks pregnant...
She woke up that Friday morning feeling different. Not sick or nauseous like she'd been for the past several weeks. Just... different. Better, actually...
She sat up slowly, testi
