Ashley

“I told you I want to go far away from here,” I said, my voice rising with frustration. “Why would you give me something that will make my libido high? That makes no sense.”

The old woman didn’t look bothered at all. She remained calm, almost too calm. “Because I am doing what is best for you and your baby,” she replied.

Her words only made me angrier. “You don’t know me,” I snapped, standing up so quickly that the chair shifted behind me. “You have no right to decide what’s best for me!”

She slowly stood up too, facing me without fear. “The deed has already been done,”...