Veronique gazed in amazement at the beautiful sparkling diamond he held in front of her. She had no idea that Erik loved her this much. And yet, as she looked into his eyes that once again filled with tears, she saw something that she had never seen before. There was a strange glint in his sea-green eyes that seemed to know something she did not. She truly did love him, but she needed to know if she'd be able to trust him until the end of time.
"E-Erik," she stammered, "I'm speechless. I really don't know what to say!" She had to choke back many tears in order to say what she had to. She bwas/b happy that he had expressed his love in such an open way, but then she also cried for what she had to say to him next. "I only need to know, before I accept, if you have been completely truthful with me until this point."
He was shocked by her words, but he knew it would've come up eventually. He was glad that it had been brought up at this moment, because it meant that there was a chance they still may end up together. He took a deep breath, and began to tell her of the horrible past he's had. But one part of his tale was extremely hard to tell her. He started to choke on his tears, and yet he continued to say, "I was the one who murdered your parents all those years ago."
The look on Veronique's face had changed from sadness to anger in an instant. In a fit of rage, she walked away from Erik towards the staircase which they had come up. She couldn't believe it.
He was the one whom she had hated so much for making her life miserable. Erik, the man whom she loved, had betrayed her so many years ago without even knowing it. She felt such feelings of hate for him now. She knew she would never love him again. Erik was not to be in her life anymore.