Chapter 73. Hide ‘n Seek

Ash's POV

"ASH THUNDER, IF YOU ARE MAN ENOUGH, COME AND GET HER YOURSELF!" Face-imposter bellows.

Rage, like I've never known before, filters through me like hot spikes, making goose pimples rise up all over my body. 

Fear, like I've never experienced, slams into me, making sweat pool on my forehead and palms, something that has never happened to me before either. 

Pity, the crippling kind, wells up inside of me as I see Alicia, head bent at an unnatural angle, pain tattooed all over her face.

I don't overthink it. 

Heck - I don't think at all, I jump up.

"No, Ash, it's a trap, don't go!" Koldis whisper-shouts, but it's too late as I'm already striding toward face-impostor. 

I get within five paces of him and splay my hands wide. "Alright, you fucker, leave her alone and take me, I know it's me you want."

He darts behind her immediately, keeping the gun pointed at her head, never once letting