ERIC’S POV

I took out a syringe, popped out the cap, and in a swift motion, drove the needle into the side of her delicate neck.

“Eric…” Her eyes widened in shocking realization as I pressed the plunger, emptying the contents into her system.

I could see the hurt glistening in her eyes as though I had stabbed her directly in the heart with a dagger. As though this was the most painful betrayal she’d experienced.

She didn’t expect this from me—the only person in her life she’d come to trust and confide in. After learning of her father’s cruel betrayal, trust me when I say this was the last...