Ruthless Saints (The Saints, #3)

by Michelle Heard

Death follows men like me. We do the dirty work, the hunting, the torturing, the killing, while the reaper just claims the soul.

She tilts her head, and her smile grows, and the brightness of it chases away the darkness skirting around me.

Girl sees guy. Girl likes guy. Girl keeps staring at guy.

I miss it. It’s like the sun set too soon before I was done looking at it.

It’s rare to come across someone like Hailey in my world. Her smile brightens the darkness. Her innocence and good nature are the total opposite of my blood-stained hands and ruthlessness.

Tonight was the first time a little light shone into my life… all because of Hailey.

I want to step into her light. I want to taste her laughter. I want to touch her beauty.

Sunlight breaks through the darkness, and I savor the moment, knowing it will be the last time I see her smile.

just want this for a moment longer… where I’m not a killer, and she’s not a backpacker. We’re just… us. Two raw souls beneath the layers life has piled onto us.

I’ll burn in hell for this – for taking this beautiful creature and making her mine. Once she finds out who I really am, it will be too late for her.

Will her light be strong enough to survive my darkness? Christ, I hope so.

“You’re playing with fire.” “Mmh… will you kiss the burns better?”

I never knew it was possible to love someone so much. She’s become my world, and I’ll do anything to keep her.

The way he looks at me as if I’m the only person he loves, the only one he’ll ever love. It makes me feel treasured.

“Your light shone so brightly it lessened the darkness in my life. Your smile. Your bubbling laughter. It means everything to me. The flowers you brought me were the greatest gifts I’ve ever received.”

smile at the one I fell in love with. Carson’s lips part and a peacefulness washes over his features, then he whispers, “And for a moment, it’s not so dark anymore.”

The moon only shines at night because of the sun. Hailey’s my sun.

“You could have anyone, Carson. Out of all the women on this planet, you saw me and thought, yep, I want that one.”

That mde me laugh