" You fucking lying coward, you’re not afraid to hurt her and you know it. You’re afraid. You’re afraid to be hurt, to try again, to live again. What had he fucking done? Where did he drive her to in his virgin panic? That’s exactly what that was, Mr. noble, Mr. holy, Mr. do things right. Lying bastard is what he was, he didn’t care about any of that, he cared about not living, not taking another risk that might end him for good, that’s what the righteous Solomon cared about. "
― Lucian Bane , Desecrating Solomon (Desecration, #1)