An Echo in the Sorrow (Soulbound, #6)

by Hailey Turner

Religion of all sorts was the underlying bedrock of most wars, along with control of resources and the need to get rich.

there’s a difference between wanting you and wanting to murder you.” “You want me.” “Yes, but there are some days you’re so bloody stubborn I think about murder. It’d be purely out of love though.”

Sometimes you had to get your hands dirty, whether with blood or with politics. Not that there was much of a difference between the two these days.