Nora didn't answer.

She pressed her back against the wall, one hand covering her cheek, eyes darting toward the door.

"Answer me!" Daniel's voice cracked.

"What did you put in that tea?"

Still nothing.

Then Lily tugged Daniel's sleeve.

"Daddy…

I saw her."

Daniel knelt down.

"What do you mean, sweetheart?"

"Last night." Lily's voice dropped to a whisper.

"I couldn't sleep.

I came downstairs for water.

Nora was in the kitchen…

pouring something from a little bottle into your cup.

She put it in the cabinet.

The special one.

With the lock."

Daniel stood slowly.

He walked to the cabinet.

Nora moved first — "Don't—"

But Daniel already had the key.

Inside, behind a folded cloth, was a small dark bottle with no label.

His hands were shaking.

"How long?" he said quietly.

"How long have you been doing this?"

Nora's eyes filled — but not with guilt.

With something colder.

"You were going to leave me," she whispered.

"I heard you on the phone.

You were going to take Lily and disappear."

Daniel stared at her.

"So you decided to—"

"I decided to make sure you couldn't."

The room went completely still.

Then Daniel's phone buzzed on the table.

He glanced down.

The name on the screen made Nora go white all over again.

What Daniel found out next changes everything — and Nora's secret is darker than anyone realized.

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