I’d underestimated what they would and wouldn’t do. I’d thought I could distract Kolis. That he would be vulnerable to his love, his obsession for Sotoria. But I’d distracted Ash, too. The dagger I’d held to my throat was now in Kolis’s hand. The false King of Gods was so damn fast. He twisted, slamming the dagger into Ash’s chest. Right into his heart.
