When Among Crows (Curse Bearer, #1)

by Veronica Roth

“There’s nothing you can say or do that will convince me of that,” Klara says. “Men always mean harm. The question is simply ‘when’.”

Everywhere he goes, the crowd parts for him.

“Hello. Hi?” Niko waves a hand in front of her face. “Bloody man here? Can you tell Sha there’s a strzygoń here to see her, please?”

He can feel Dymitr’s eyes on him, but he pretends not to notice. This intimacy is flowing too fast, too much, and if Niko doesn’t stop himself, he’ll drink it all down at once until there’s nothing left.

It’s Oppression 101: find a bad guy, and if you can’t, make one up.”

“And you were taught that pain is penance,”