Vicious (Villains, #1)

by V.E. Schwab

Eli, who believed in God and had a monster inside just like Victor, but knew how to hide it better.

Victor Vale was not a fucking sidekick.

When she pulled him in for a kiss, he nearly forgot the chloroform in his back pocket.

Even though we come back, something stays dead. Lost. We forget something of who we were. It’s scary and wonderful and monstrous.”

Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.

“You can’t kill me, Victor,” said Eli. “You know that.” Victor’s smile widened as he buried his knife between Eli’s ribs. “I know,” he said loudly. He had to speak up over the screams. “But you’ll have to indulge me. I’ve waited so long to try.”