CHAPTER SIX

Two weeks into her relocation to Australia, Bethany discovers she has fallen pregnant. The news was accompanied by mixed feelings as she wasn’t sure of how she was going to start a new life with an unplanned baby. The feeling of guilt crept in more and more by the day as she drowned herself in her sorrow, how could a baby come from such a situation, how would she handle pregnancy in such an unstable state, too many questions. Determined to pick up the pieces of her life and be that Strong Independent woman once more as this time she owed it to her child, she begins the journey by first taking care of her child and herself and enrolling in therapy. Her brother Nathaniel had also changed his identity and moved to Australia as well, he wasn’t always present, but he was a great source of support to mother and child at the time.

Embracing her stretchmarks and every part of her body changes during this amazing process. She just wished Levi was there to share every moment with this amazing