The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4)

by Maggie Stiefvater

He caught Adam’s eye. When Adam’s mouth quirked, Ronan’s expression stilled for a moment before turning to the loose smile he ordinarily reserved for Matthew’s silliness. Adam felt a surge of both accomplishment and nerves. He skated an edge here. Making Ronan Lynch smile felt as charged as making a bargain with Cabeswater. These weren’t forces to play with.

Adam smiled cheerily. Ronan would start wars and burn cities for that true smile, elastic and amiable.

On the inside, the Lynch brothers were remarkably similar: They all loved cars, themselves, and each other.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that Ronan was looking at him, as he had been looking at him for months. Adam looked back, as he had been looking back for months.