Chapter 358

Madison

“No,” I whispered, shaking the test as if that might change the result. “No, no, no.”

We’d used protection. Hadn’t we? The night blurred with whiskey and passion, but I was almost certain...

Almost wasn’t good enough when it came to birth control.

I sank to the floor, head in my hands. A baby. Alexander Knight’s baby.

“Madison?” Mom called from the living room. “Everything okay in there?”

I shoved the pregnancy test into my makeup bag. “Fine! Just... trying a new face mask.”

“Well, hurry up. Your breakfast is getting cold.”

I splashed cold water on my face and took several deep breaths. Panic wouldn’t help. I needed a plan.

The pregnancy test sat accusingly in my makeup bag, those two pink lines representing a future I hadn’t planned for. My life, which had finally started stabilizing, was about to implode all over again.

I studied my reflection in the mirror. “You’re going to handle this,” I whispered to mys