Chapter 109: All Comes to Light

The kidnappers sang in the face of threats and Jude was brought into custody. Viola fainted when she was locked up. Violet told them Viola was pregnant but the men who had kidnapped her laughed, 'She is not pregnant', one of them said, shocking Violet.  'And how would you know that?' she asked. 'We overheard her discussing with this man', he said, pointing at Jude. 'Jude, you knew she was not pregnant all this while and you kept it away from me? And I who thought you were my friend?' she asked feeling deeply hurt. 'And you allowed me go through all this knowing my condition? And you claimed you loved me? What kind of love would hurt the one that is loved? A selfish love is no love at all!'  Viola's condition worsened and though, at first, they thought she was feigning it but when a doctor was brought in to examine her when it was obvious she was not in great shape, it was discovered that she was pregnant. When she was given the news, Viola thought to herself, what has Jude done this ti