ONE-HUNDRED-SEVEN

CARA POV

I look at Phoenix as I say this, I can not help the feeling of betrayal that skims through me as I realise that he did indeed find my metal box but has now shared it with not only my father but with Theodore and Sebastian as well. I turn my attention back to Theodore.

"Scarlett could never find out who always started the rumours, but it isn't hard to listen to the help rather than just ignoring them... I think the latest ones are.

'She only does it for attention.'

'He's cheated on her already.'

'She wasn't good enough for him.'

'She couldn't satisfy him.'

'She got pregnant to trap him.' and my favourite is

'She's carrying a bastard's child.'

We never told anyone about... It's not..."

I stop as I realise that I nearly confirmed that I was pregnant, I still haven't said it out loud to anyone, so for that last rumour to be going around it must be someone who watches me very closely, as my daughter has only just started making me sick. I look over at Phoenix, thinking about how