162 A Daring Move

~Gemma~

I hadn't left my room since I returned from the hearing. I didn't know what came over me, but I was ashamed. The way my father looked at me still hurt me, coupled with the fact that I had a life growing inside me, and I didn't know what to do.

If my father could look at me with so much disappointment learning Lucas and I had slept together, then I didn't want to imagine what he would do when he found out I was pregnant.

I wept most of the evening, unable to show my face.

When Harper came to knock on my door to tell me she was leaving, I couldn't reply. She knew of my predicament, and I knew she was worried for me. I couldn't even bring myself to tell my sisters. They were perfect, but I was messed up.

I woke up in the morning, and when I checked online, instead of seeing the altercation I had with Katalina, it was Uncle Leo and Lady Amelia's attack and kidnap that was all over the news. I was in shock, and my hands shook. It felt unreal. I couldn't believe that disa