Jayla can’t catch her breath. The unexpected news of an unwanted pregnancy has caused her to question everything she has been taught to believe while working at a pro-life centre. Forced to conceal her pregnancy, Jayla soon finds herself drowning in the murky waters of deception as time runs out for her to make a decision between her life or the baby’s.

Featuring a blending of real-life stories, this contemporary fiction chronicles life in the shadow of Roe v. Wade’s overturn with implications that will resonate into the future.