" My pounding heart stole the words to reply to that. He took my hand, kissing the knuckles gently, sending trails of fire along the length of my arm. “I’ve made you another batch of treatment. It’s in the lab.” “But Father …” “He left before dawn. He won’t be back for hours.” EVEN WITHOUT MY FATHER’S overwhelming presence, the laboratory still gave me chills. "

― Megan Shepherd , The Madman’s Daughter (The Madman’s Daughter, #1)