CHAPTER 9 : THE Revelations

Camilla's POV

What is Lawrence going to say? I wondered, pacing around my room in my nightdress, lost in my own thoughts.

What would his reaction be? Would my children still be safe if he learned of their existence? My mind spun with questions and fear. My heart was restless, and sleep evaded me. Exhausted, I lay on the bed, my thoughts swirling.

You be late for work, my sister's voice cut through my fog of worry, trying to wake me up immediately she entered the room in the morning,

Struggling to rise, I mumbled, My headaches, from the side of the bed where I lay,

You need to stop worrying so much about everything and everyone. Things will fall into place only when you're ready to take the bull by the horns, she said as I reluctantly pulled the duvet off my body to get up from the bed.

I know what you're getting at, I replied, cutting her off. I need to tell you what Lawrence said when we met. I motioned for her to sit with me on the couch in the corner of the room.

She sat down, her