Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1)

by Brynne Weaver

He looks at me in a way that no one else does, as though he’s not just trying to decipher my thoughts and motivations. It’s as if he’s trying to memorize the smallest details in my skin, to uncover every secret trapped behind my flesh.

What if everything I feel is all in my head?

I think you’re beautiful. Like some kind of vicious, battle-hardened goddess of vengeance.”