He had deceived me so thoroughly!
I thought he was my confidant, someone who shared my suffering and relied on me as much as I relied on him. But in the end, everything was just part of a conspiracy.
Jaren reassured Suzzette again and again that I would never have a chance to escape the island.
Yet, Suzzette still had her concerns.
"But Reese grew up in the mountains—she’s strong and resilient. What if she recovers one day?"
Jaren didn’t even hesitate as he replied, "That's impossible, but rest assured, Miss Collins. The medicine I’ve been giving her will only worsen her leg injury. Soon, her broken bones will never heal."
Suzzette let out a satisfied chuckle. "Jaren, with you by my side, I can finally be at ease. But… that medicine, doesn’t it have serious side effects? If she takes too much, not only will her leg be crippled, but she won’t be able to have children either, right?"
How... how could this be?
Just last night, he held me close, whispering about having children together.
He had talked about turning this desolate island into a real home, where we would raise a family and build a future.
But the moment I turned my back, he was poisoning me?