You have my word. If you return with me, you won't be harmed. I'd die first.

All my life people have called me gifted. Extraordinary. Blessed. I had all these dreams to become something. Someone. No one ever said I couldn't. No one ever said Killer.

After running for my life from hunters, a girl with too much lip gloss doesn't register on my fear radar.

What good is safety if you're dead inside?

He stares at me so darkly, so hungily that I can only nod. Agree. Of course, I feel it. "I do", I admit.

You have my word. If you return with me, you won't be harmed. I'd die first.

I was immediately swept up in Ariane's story. Equal parts thrill-ride and love story, The Rules is intense and emotional. This book stays with you long after you finish.