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To stay here and risk never being loved that way in return makes my heart ache. As much as I love him, I would rather live alone with hope than live a hopeless life with him.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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Sometimes you have to look real hard to find it. But it’s always there, even if it’s just the tiniest speck of light. And when you do find it, well, then it’s your job to nurture it until it grows bigger and the light begins to outshine the darkness. Eventually, light will be all that’s left.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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We can live without most things, even love. But without hope, well, we have nothing left worth living for.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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So I’ll leave you with this—grief is the price we pay for love. Would you trade any of your pain if it meant we lost even a second of our time together? I know you well enough to know your answer. You would endure a thousand years of torment for one more kiss, one more dance, one more anything. Do not let fear of loss stop you from living,
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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You don’t have to be in control here because I am. I’ve got you, sunshine. Nothing bad is going to happen when I have my hands on you. Understand?
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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My heart shudders violently, reminding me that it’s broken beyond repair. As if I could fucking forget.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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But hope’s a dangerous thing, right? Sometimes I think it’s the most powerful force in the universe.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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You will be my wife, Mia.” Not will you, but you will. Arrogant son of a …
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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That’s the true beauty of reading—being able to be anywhere you want while staying right where you are.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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you’re letting fear hold you back. It takes real bravery to open your heart and start again.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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Lorenzo pats him on the back. “We can arrange a marriage for you if you want, Max?” “Fuck you, Loz!” he snaps. “I have no intention of ever getting married and ending up pussy-whipped like you pair of disappointments.
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Sadie Kincaid (Dante (Chicago Ruthless, #1))
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You have nothing to be sorry for. I will never be sad about loving you, Lorenzo Moretti. I’ll never regret a single second that I’ve known you. Just because this is the end of our story doesn’t mean that it has to be all tears and sadness. I’m seeing it as the start of a new adventure. A chance for me to begin again, with a better understanding of myself and the kind of love that I’ve discovered I want.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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Sometimes seeing them together forces me to remember how good it felt to have a love like that, and just like I always do, I bury those emotions deep in the hopes of never feeling them again. Otherwise I would be crushed under the pain of it all. If there’s one thing I’ve learned since my wife’s death, it’s that those memories bring nothing but grief. Better to concentrate on my anger at not having her than any of the love or happiness that we shared. That’s the only way I can keep putting one foot in front of the other. The only way I go on surviving for the people who need me. Because the thought of my family having to suffer even a fraction of my torment is the only thing that stops me from giving into the darkness completely.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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I could live one hundred lifetimes and never repay you for what you’ve given me.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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The way you looked at her. Like you would hang the moon for her.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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They keep going because of that little ray of light in the darkness. That’s hope,
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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But there’s a ray of light to be found in even the darkest of situations.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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But love is always worth the risk. Even if your heart gets broken in the process. What’s the point of living if you won’t let your heart soar?
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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My greatest regret in leaving you comes from my fear that you will spend the rest of your life in darkness.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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Do not let fear of loss stop you from living,
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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that I believe every person we love makes their mark on our hearts, shaping us into the people we become.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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You might have lost yourself in me, but I found myself in you.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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Are you going to be a good girl for me or am I going to get to use this beautiful body all night?
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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One of your employers is waiting outside to talk to you. If you’re lucky, it will be Dante or Joey rather than Lorenzo or Max.” Not that Joey and Dante aren’t every bit as ruthless, but they are a little easier to reason with.
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Sadie Kincaid (Broken (Manhattan Ruthless, #1))
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I walk out of the room and straight into Lorenzo Moretti.
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Sadie Kincaid (Broken (Manhattan Ruthless, #1))
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As her tears soak through my shirt and onto my chest and she clings to me like I’m the only anchor in her storm, a newfound peace settles over me. This, right here, is where I’m meant to be.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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The way you looked at her. Like you would hang the moon for her.” She sighs softly. “Every woman deserves a man who looks at her like that. Everyone deserves someone who adores them. Someone who would die for them.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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As much as I love him, I would rather live alone with hope than live a hopeless life with him.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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So I’ll leave you with this—grief is the price we pay for love. Would you trade any of your pain if it meant we lost even a second of our time together? I know you well enough to know your answer. You would endure a thousand years of torment for one more kiss, one more dance, one more anything. Do not let fear of loss stop you from living, Lorenzo.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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For the record, I think your ass, and the rest of your body, is fucking perfect.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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It’s true. Sometimes you have to look real hard to find it. But it’s always there, even if it’s just the tiniest speck of light. And when you do find it, well, then it’s your job to nurture it until it grows bigger and the light begins to outshine the darkness. Eventually, light will be all that’s left.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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I’ve never been so insulted in my whole fucking life. Couldn’t make her come! I could make her come so fucking hard she’d still moan at the memory when she’s a hundred years old.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))
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Her scent hits me, jasmine and lemon, and my mouth waters. All I need is one little taste. Before I can talk myself out of it, my hand darts out and catches her wrist. I squeeze tight, but she doesn’t flinch, and when I close the gap between us, her breath hitches. I dip my head low, brushing my lips dangerously close to her sweet-smelling skin. “I could make you come, Mia.
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Sadie Kincaid (Lorenzo (Chicago Ruthless, #3))