Lyla had already seen Nikolai kill without hesitation, but outside Cipher Coffee, he made one thing brutally clear: being a killer didn’t make him the same kind of monster as the men hunting her.
He let the silence stretch before delivering the final blow.
“And you’re right about one thing,” he said coldly. “I am a killer. I’ve ended lives without flinching. But there’s a difference between violence and violation. I don’t touch women who can’t say no. I don’t trade flesh for profit. And I sure as hell don’t parade innocents on a stage so monsters can place their bids.”
~Lyla Oakley, Eyes on You
About this Lyla Oakley quote
This Lyla Oakley quote comes from Eyes on You by Evie James, the first book in the Sin Syndicate series. After Nikolai saves Lyla from an attack and erases the evidence, she is forced to confront the brutal truth of what he is—a killer with a moral code. Their story blends dark mafia romance, forced proximity, stalker romance, vigilante justice, dangerous attraction, and the kind of morally gray protection that makes safety feel almost as dangerous as the threat.
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