" The couple removed their masks and the man bent down to kiss the young woman. Cass pushed the leaves away from her face and crept toward the bench before Falco could stop her.
The lovers were deep in embrace, their faces melding into one in the darkness. Cass felt a pang of envy. She thought of the almost-kiss beneath the Rialto Bridge, of the bright colors that bloomed inside her at Falco’s touch. She should have just let go. It could have been their secret.
How many more times would she get an opportunity to have any secrets at all? "

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