" I didn’t say anything, Viper,” he chuckled sadly. Her eyes blinked open after several flutters. “Why do you call me that?” His head cocked to one side, studying, before he replied, “You’re as quick as one and your bite goes deep.” She could only nod to that. He was accurate. She brought death and destruction on everyone she cared for. Suffice it to say, her proverbial fangs were venomous. As if he sensed where her thoughts had gone, he gently stroked her jaw and explained, “My heart belongs to you. You hold it prisoner.” The "
― Lora Ann , Dark (Beautiful Ashes Series #1)