stabbed the boy in the heart. Shock and pain briefly crossed the boy’s face before he fell back on the bed, as dead as the rest of his family. Apollo felt a moment of sadness. He wasn’t really a monster. He just did what had to be done. A boy this trusting and this cowardly wouldn’t have made it long in this world; his family was all dead now, anyway. And Apollo would make sure his sacrifice was put to good use.
