The Secrets of a Scoundrel Quotes

“What about them, you adorable man?”
“I am not adorable. I am a trained assassin.”
“Yes, you’re very, very scary,” she assured him.”
― Gaelen Foley, The Secrets of a Scoundrel

“Ah!” Her eyes lit up as she grasped it, sliding the nasty little blade out of the sheath and holding it up to the light. “This should come in handy!” she murmured with great relish. It felt wonderful to have some means of self-defense in her hand again, at last.
As Nick straightened up again, she noticed him staring at her. Did she seem too savage? “What is it?” she asked.
“Your father would have been extremely proud of you.”
― Gaelen Foley, The Secrets of a Scoundrel