ERIC’S POV

No…

That shouldn’t be an option at all. What was wrong with me? How could I even consider something like that? She was the reason for this. Everything I was doing right now was for her. If she hadn’t come to this place, if she hadn’t come into my life, I don’t think I would have ever had the courage to quit this job—the courage to do what I was doing now.

Nolan must have threatened her. That was the reason she was like this, so shaken, frightened, and afraid. That’s just what Nolan does to all of them. He preys on them, instills fear in them, and...