Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

It was more than the work itself, though; it was the people she was surrounded by. There was no pretense of being “better” here. They were all flawed enough to compromise any fantasy of moralistic value in favor of survival. It was beautifully comforting, in a world that had done its best to make Evie feel tragically alone.

He was a good kisser, but of course he was. Attractive murderers were always good kissers; she was pretty sure she’d heard that expression before. Or maybe she made it up in one of the many daydreams in which she’d imagined that happening.