" And Madalena?” Cass prompted, her mind cycling frantically, clutching for escape routes, tactics, miracles. “How could you want to harm someone who has been so kind to you?”
Cristian raised an eyebrow. “I have not done anything to Madalena.”
“But the painting,” Cass protested. “It looked just like The Fallen Ones…”
“Ah.” Cristian smiled, and somehow it made him look more gruesome. “You have a fine eye for detail. A wedding gift, no more and no less. Partial repayment for the Rambaldo generosity. "

― Fiona Paul , Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1)