“‘He begged before he died, you know. Your mighty Tolyev.’ I raised Ash between us, my rage at Aaron’s fate boiling in my veins. ‘You all beg, Nikita. That’s what they don’t tell you. When you see the end coming, past all the bluff and bluster, the thees and thous, in that final moment, you all beg like fucking children. And you die like fucking dogs.’
