Vicious (Villains, #1)
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She had always been on the short side, but it certainly didn’t help that she had barely grown an inch since the day she’d died.
Cadence Alberty
excuse me
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And Victor was coming for Eli—just as he’d promised he would.
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but somehow Angie had stolen Eli from him, too.
Cadence Alberty
gay
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But Victor didn’t want to run while Eli was busy trying to fly.
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What if their bodies are reacting to the greatest physical and psychological trauma possible? Death.
Cadence Alberty
oh i have a terrible feeling
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Victor Vale was not a fucking sidekick.
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The absence of pain led to an absence of fear, and the absence of fear led to a disregard for consequence.
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don’t know who you are, but you’re not Victor. You’re something that’s crawled into his skin. A devil wearing him.”
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She didn’t mind it now with Victor there.
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At least it wouldn’t be in pain.
Cadence Alberty
victor they could never make me form a solid opinion on you
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Eli couldn’t stand history.
Cadence Alberty
shocker
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He didn’t often let himself indulge, but he couldn’t deny that there was something simple and satisfying about using his hands.
Cadence Alberty
oh so he's ACTUALLY crazy
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And God in His mercy and might had saved Eli’s life, but destroyed everything that touched it.
Cadence Alberty
eli they could never make me form a solid opinion on you
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He couldn’t afford to lose them—
Cadence Alberty
admit you like them
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“There are no good men in this game,”
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But these words people threw around—humans, monsters, heroes, villains—to Victor it was all just a matter of semantics. Someone could call themselves a hero and still walk around killing dozens. Someone else could be labeled a villain for trying to stop them. Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.
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Victor Vale was a wolf among sheep.
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And whoever Victor Vale was, whatever he was, and whatever he was up to, the only thing Mitch knew was that he did not want to be in his way.
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To the left of the profile was the photo, or the place where the photo would have been. Instead, the bold lettering of the book spine ran vertically, reading VALE.
Cadence Alberty
these poor cops are gonna have nightmares about you victor
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Clean was clearly not skin deep when it came to killing.
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and for a moment, as she finished dialing Eli’s number, she almost wished he stood a fighting chance.
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He’d never been one for God, never had Eli’s zeal, never needed signs, but if there were such things, if there was Fate, or some higher power, maybe it had an issue with Eli’s methods, too.
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This Sydney was alive in a way the other had never been.
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Specifically, safe had become Victor.
Cadence Alberty
BABIES
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“You’re not blessed, or divine, or burdened. You’re a science experiment.”
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“When no one understands, that’s usually a good sign that you’re wrong.”
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“That’s where you’re wrong, Victor. And this time,” he said, cinching the wire, “I’m going to watch the life bleed out of your eyes.”
Cadence Alberty
victor im getting real nervous