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 ...