Chapter 171: Escape Plans

**Olivia POV

Alone in the attic I couldn’t stop crying. The tears started before, still at full flow from my eyes. Suddenly, the tears came to their end. Stopping as quickly as they had started.

More my usual self, I got to my feet and took another look around the attic. Getting a feel for the space, things were less dizzying.

The panic I felt before, especially for my baby, eased a little. It wouldn’t do any good for me to be stressed. After some slow, deep breaths I’d learned in class while pregnant with Ken, things got more clear.

The situation was bad, Bethany and Carl were obviously in it together. But there were others in my family that would do anything to help me. I just had to find a way of getting to them. A fact that raised my hopes.

“I’m okay,” I said, rubbing my belly, “it’s going to be okay.”

My baby kicked, in reply, and I was determined to keep my promise.