No Longer Yours to Break novel Chapter 5

"Waiting for Zoe? Sucks for you. Pretty sure she's done wasting time on you."

Pierre, strapped to a ventilator, glared back, eyes burning. Couldn't speak. Couldn't stop her.

Vicky's voice went cold. "Your perfect little angel? She's been crawling after Connor like a total simp.

"Too bad. Even throwing herself at him didn't work."

She grinned. "We're getting married in two days. Bet Zoe's off crying her eyes out somewhere."

Then came the dagger. "Oh—Connor shoved her into a pool the other day. And she's terrified of water. No clue if anyone fished her out. She could already be dead."

Pierre's eyes went wide. He slammed his fists against the bed, the sound echoing off the walls.

The heart monitor screamed.

Didn't matter. Vicky had made sure no doctors were around.

She watched in silence, lips curled in victory, as Pierre's eyes slowly drifted shut.

Bang!

The door flew open. Zoe stormed in, breathless, and rushed to the bed.

Her face twisted, and the words came out broken. "He forced himself on my mom. Got her pregnant, then made her keep it... When his wife died, he blamed us for everything.

"What did I do wrong? I didn't ask to be born!"

Zoe froze, everything spinning.

Zoe opened her mouth to say something, but Vicky's gaze slid past her.

In a flash, that hollow pain vanished—replaced by her usual helpless little act.

Behind her, Connor's voice cut through the room, low and cold. "Didn't I tell you to stay away from Vicky?"