The Hidden Truth

Anne Wentworth paced the elegantly appointed apartment that had been a haven from her overbearing mother for most of her twenty-two years. Soon everyone would know of her disgrace, and the fear of her familys reaction terrified her. What was she going to do? Never in her life had she felt so alone or ashamed. Three months pregnant, unmarried, and in love with Jack Carney, a man her family would consider beneath her station. Her mother would never sanction a union between them. If Anne chose her lover over her family, she would not only lose her mothers affection but possibly her inheritance as well.