Malice (Malice Mafia, #1)

by Coralee June

The fewer people you had in your heart, the fewer opportunities you had for loss.

William groaned. "Oh, Miss Cross," he replied in a low dark tone. "I've seen you stripped bare since the day we met. You couldn't hide from me if you tried. I know every nuance. Every detail. In my mind, I've kissed you a thousand times. I've worshiped your body even more." He paused to lightly trace his fingers over my arm. A shiver traveled down my spine. "I tried to keep you out of this world. But now that you're here, I'm going to claim every last inch of you. I have spent the last three years eavesdropping on your soul. Next, I'll learn your body."

"Because I would burn the world to the ground before letting anything happen to you. I’d kill anyone, anything, that put you in danger."