Vicious (Villains Book 1)

so aggressively pleasant, so mercifully free of snide remarks, petty squabbles, passive disapproval,

At home he is a quiet man, committed to his work, but on the road he begins to open, to unfold, to speak.

“Elend Venture? You risked your life—risked the plan, and our lives—for that fool of a boy?” Vin looked up, glaring at him. “Yes.”

The music is liquid, the air thick as syrup as