POV — Estela
"What did you just say?" I ask, sure I must have misheard.
Dr. Hastings draws a slow breath. "When we got her into surgery, we realized Paisley wasn’t actually in cardiac arrest. Her system was shutting down, yes—but the heart itself showed no major stress. We ran a toxicology panel, and that’s when we found it. Someone gave her a lethal dose of a drug called digitalis. Just minutes before we operated."
My nails dig into Killian’s arm. "What’s digitalis?"
"It’s a medication used to treat heart issues—but only in very small, controlled doses," he explains. "The amount Paisley received was easily enough to stop her heart. She wasn’t prescribed it. Whoever did this… knew exactly what they were doing."
"You’re sure?" Killian’s voice is like steel.
"Absolutely." He nods once.
