After finding out the truth about Eric Jordan's origins, Nicole is forced to run away. There is a huge price for her head within his own family and she couldn't stick around to be served on a platter to them. Eric is confused and lost, he had no idea that his past was connected to hers. Her disappearance breaks his heart and he has no one to blame but himself, since he led her right into the lion's den. Right when he was beginning to feel like a part of Nicole's life, he learns things that tell him otherwise. What Eric should have learnt by now is that some secrets are buried for a reason. And that the real price is the one he has to pay for digging them up.