It had been exactly a week since Pearl escaped Leonard's island and returned back to Everest and the compound, and she had never felt so emotionally restless.
There was the expected excitement tgat came with regaining her life back (to a certain degree) as she spent time with Everest and the others, and got to know and understand Stephen better. But there was also that part of her that crawled out from its cave in the quiet moments to remind her of what was to come.
Every day, after gently prying Everests hands off of her and rolling out of bed, she would tiptoe into the bathroom and take off her clothes then stare at the mirror for a sign of anything.
The articles she had read about pregnancy signs claimed a mother would know before any fancy science and tech could tell her. All the
