Chapter 72

*JORDYN’S POV*

As soon as I saw Brianne standing there in the hallway with Janette, I knew everything had crumbled. The way they stood, side by side, Brianne’s eyes filled with questions and Janette’s with discomfort, told me what I needed to know. They had talked. They knew. The weight of Amelia’s pregnancy was no longer a secret between us. I felt as if my heart had dropped right to my stomach.

I wasn’t ready for this. Not now, not like this. The elders already knew, my family had known for days, and now, Brianne. Of all the ways she could have found out, this was the worst possible one. I should have told her myself, but I had waited too long, let it drag on until the inevitable happened. What would she think of me now? Could she ever forgive me?

I had been returning from a long meeting with Josh when I saw them, and as soon as our eyes met, I regretted everything. Not just the silence, not just my failure to tell her, but the entire mess that had unfolded over the last few weeks.