It was supposed to be a quiet night. They had been planning this excursion for several days and Eric wasn't expecting anything different. And yet, everything went wrong. The moment they arrived back home, Eric knew something was off.

It wasn't even five in the afternoon and Alex was already asleep, completely relaxed and breathing steadily. Eric hadn't woken her up to take her to work that morning. He knew that she needed to sleep in her own bed and enjoy the last hour of peace before everything started to fall apart again. Instead, he had stayed awake, listening to her breathe and occasionally checking up on her to make...