New York, Mia

My eyes widened, and my heart seemed to stop beating as I stared at the shocking headline on the screen. How in the world had the media caught wind of my pregnancy? Panic surged through me as I tried to process the implications of this unexpected revelation.

It was Bella who burst into the kitchen, her face flushed with alarm, holding her phone up to show me the gossip that was spreading like wildfire across the internet. “Look at this, Mia!” she exclaimed, her voice trembling with disbelief.

I grabbed Bella’s phone, my hands shaking uncontrollably as I read the salacious headlines and articles that were being...