Heartless Hunter (Crimson Moth, #1)

by Kristen Ciccarelli

She turned her back on Alex and was about to walk away when his strained voice said, “I’m sick of watching you walk into danger.” She paused, sighing as she stared out into the empty foyer. “Then don’t watch.”

“Isn’t that the point of art—to tame the monsters in us?”

If I have to toast the villains who murdered my grandmother one more time, I’m going to set them all on fire.

She stared at him in disbelief. “If they find out, they’ll kill you, too.” He smiled at her, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “They can go right ahead.”

Some people are determined to live out their own personal tragedies.”

“Sparing the life of someone you hate doesn’t make you weak,” she said, perhaps more to herself than to Alex. “It makes you better than the rest of us.”

the Blood Guard captain had been hunting the Crimson Moth for so long, she felt lost without him trailing her.