Chapter 565:

“Steady now, Hadley! Steady!” she chided herself, trying to tame the whirlwind of her emotions.

She could settle her nerves with a quick trip to the pharmacy. With the evening’s performance still hours away, Hadley slipped out during a break in rehearsals and made her way to a nearby drugstore. After purchasing what she needed, she hurried back to the dance studio, her heart thudding like a drum as she locked herself in a bathroom stall and unwrapped the pregnancy test.

She pored over the instructions with care, following each step as if it…

Were it a sacred ritual,

Then, closing her eyes, she pressed her hands together, her lips moving in a silent plea.

“Please, oh please,” she whispered to herself. “Please let it show two lines.”

If it did, she might finally be free from the shadow of Eric’s ever-changing moods!

Five agonizing minutes ticked by.

held tight in her chest as she lifted

Hadley saw it—two distinct

clasped her hand over her

a positive

She was indeed expecting!

for this, but she hadn’t

long had it been since she and Eric had been together? And now, a

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Barely two months into their marriage, having been intimate only a

Hadley found herself

earlier regrets from the morning’s missteps faded; all was now right in her world.

to worry about lowering herself before

whispered gratefully, “Thank you,

as

let go of all past grievances against him. The next

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