My heart sank like a stone.
Soren and I had both suspected that Eros had ulterior motives and that he might have been trying to trap us. As much as I suspected it, I had hoped against hope that it wasn't true.
I had suspected that he was after me or the artifact, possibly both. I figured he'd try to steal the artifact pieces but I hadn't pegged him for being dangerous. But Eros had done something to Ashley and Payne first. He had gone after my friends!
No, not just my friends. He'd done something to my pack!
“What did you do to them?" I demanded, glaring.
My hands trembled. Soren and I had left Payne and Ashley alone with him. We'd overestimated their ability to protect themselves against him and underestimated what Eros was capable of.
Guilt curled in my stomach like a poisonous
