Chapter 28

Hold it together, they said.

Be strong.

Be strong for you and… the little soul.

The words of encouragement and strength became a daily diet I invested myself in the more I failed to keep anything down due to the nausea. But maybe I shouldn't blame the new changes beginning inside me for my poor ability to keep anything down when I should address the bigger issue – Zee was in prison. The second he was arrested Sonny, Eva, Joseph and Aunt Rita were there. The men were throwing a fit because there was no way that Zeus was guilty. But the sight of his gun near a cop's body found at the place the shoot-out happened, along with his scent told a different version of events.