His Deadly Obsession
“I—I don’t know what you’re talking about. I was just there. I didn’t do anything. You’ve got the wrong person.”
“Don’t.”
The single word was enough. He fell silent for a second, then tried again.
“Look, whatever you think happened, it wasn’t me. I swear. I don’t even know the guy. Cassian, right? I never touched his glass. Someone else must have—”
“You knew exactly what you were doing. You chose the night. You chose the place. You chose the dose. You watched him drink it.”
His shoulders dropped a fraction. “Please. I can explain. There was money involved, okay? Someone paid me. I didn’t know it would almost kill him. I thought it was just supposed to make him sick. That’s all. I never meant