CHAPTER FIFTEEN
As soon as Stella got back to the cottage, she decided to take the test. Now that it was finally time, she was feeling extremely scared. The weird session with the shrink had only reinforced to her how far-reaching this family’s influence was.
A pregnancy now would complicate things horribly. She was sure that if Cecilia were to find out, she would use it as another means to exert control.
Clutching her purse, she headed into the second bathroom. Her hands were shaking, and butterflies filled her stomach at the scariness of what she was about to do.
She did the test and sat, staring nervously at the door while she waited. It was sure to be a negative, she thought. She didn’t feel pregnant, and her nausea had subsided. Surely she would feel more different if she actually
