Chapter 96

*BRIANNE’S POV*

I bit my lip, thinking back to my last encounter with Amelia. She had been almost flaunting her pregnancy in my face, emphasizing how it connected her to Jordyn. At the time, I’d brushed it off as typical possessiveness, but maybe Janette was right. Maybe there was something more to it.

“Okay, so she’s protective of Jordyn and the baby,” I said slowly, “but why would she be sneaking into the woods? What could she be hiding?”

“That’s what I’ve been trying to figure out,” Janette muttered, glancing around as if someone might be listening in. “I don’t trust her. I mean, even before she showed up, things felt off. And then, suddenly, she appears, pregnant with Jordyn’s child, and everything changes. Doesn’t that seem…too convenient?”

I crossed my arms, feeling a knot form in my stomach. I hated to admit it, but Janette was making sense. “So, what? You think she’s lying about the pregnancy?”

Janette paused, her lips pursed. “I don’t think she’s lying about the pregnancy bec