Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)

by H.D. Carlton

Men like this, who have lived their lives so selfishly and with no regard for others’ lives, are always the most desperate to live forever.

I never understood why the sickest of humanity go out of their way to appear the prettiest. You can throw glitter on a snake, but the bitch still bites.

He tells me about the first time he saw me and how unsure of myself I seemed in a room full of people. He says I looked like I was trapped in a glass box, and everyone else on the outside was observing me like a zoo animal.