After witnessing a brutal murder at The Sacrifice, Lyla should have been afraid of the mysterious man stalking her through Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen. Instead, the memory of his eyes on her followed her home, slipping beneath her fear and turning into something far more dangerous.
It wasn’t merely his pale aquamarine irises, sun-darkened skin, and black hair that held me captive. It was the unspoken threat and raw power within him that stripped me of my own will.
It was as if he could read my thoughts, latch onto my soul, and yank it from my very body.
Whoever he was, he was dangerous and had developed a twisted interest in me—wanted something from me—and that wasn’t good. The anger he exuded told me that much.
~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 surviving a horrifying night at The Sacrifice, Lyla is shaken, vulnerable, and increasingly aware of the dangerous man watching her from the shadows. Her fear of Nikolai Volkov begins to twist into fascination, setting the stage for a dark mafia romance filled with obsession, forced proximity, dangerous attraction, and morally gray protection.
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