Vipers and Virtuosos (Monsters & Muses, #2)

by Sav R. Miller

My mother used to say beautiful things were wrought from the most unimaginable pain.

You tiptoe around people just to avoid upsetting them, because it’s easier than admitting to yet another of your shortcomings.

“And you, Riley fucking Kelly, are beautiful in a way that’d make the constellations weep.”