The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1)

by Dot Hutchison

Lyonette actually laughed, a hard sound that abruptly cut short as though she were afraid anyone might hear it. “We call him the Gardener,” she said dryly. “Apt, no?” “What is this place?” “Welcome to the Butterfly Garden.” I turned to ask her what that meant, but then I saw it.

Beauty loses its meaning when you’re surrounded by too much of it.

“Collectors don’t let butterflies fly free. It defeats the purpose.”

Butterflies are short-lived creatures, and that too was part of her reminder.