“
Maybe love is a risk, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take and as you said, it’s not a choice. I never thought I would, never thought I could love someone like that but I fell in love with you. I fought it. It’s the first battle I didn’t mind losing.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
Then so be it. I’ll go where you go no matter how dark the path.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
What the American people didn’t know was how aggressive the government was in protecting our defenses and creating weapons. FDR had already secretly approved the Manhattan Project to build an atomic bomb. And the government saw the waterfront as vital to our defenses. They feared that spies or other saboteurs would infiltrate the docks and interrupt the shipments of supplies or somehow obtain vital information about America’s secrets. They made a deal with the Mafia, specifically gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano.
”
”
A.G. Russo (The Cases Nobody Wanted (O'Shaughnessy Investigations Inc. Mystery Series Book 1))
“
We are aware of your association with the Russian mafia, Mr. Linkov. Of course, you do not want this publicized. It would mean the end of your diplomatic career, perhaps imprisonment.
”
”
Karl Braungart (Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1))
“
And we are not pursuing military information on this trip. At least not about the Russian mafia exchanging Russian-Ukrainian tanks and electronics for their benefit in Syria.
”
”
Karl Braungart (Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1))
“
Step one, accept she was a damn boss. Step two, hide all the knives, guns, and maybe the pillows, too.
”
”
J.J. McAvoy (Ruthless People (Ruthless People, #1))
“
If I’d done that today, you would have lost control. The only reason why you didn’t was because I treated you like my husband, not a monster.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
The last few words of the oath that men swore when they were inducted into the mafia could just as well have been the closing of my wedding vow:
“I enter alive and I will have to get out dead.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
They're titles other people give us. They don't make us who we are. If you're just a slave, then I'm nothing more than a Principe. Is that all I am, Haven? A Mafia Prince?
"No, of course not."
That's what I thought," he said. "Just because some people see us that way doesn't mean it's what we are. We'll overcome our labels together. They don't matter, they don't make us who we are. We make us who are are. Fuck those motherfuckers."
She laughed. "When did you get so smart?"
"Baby, I've always been smart," he said playfully. "I'm just lazy as hell and rarely show it.
”
”
J.M. Darhower (Sempre (Sempre, #1))
“
Just because I'm wearing revealing clothes doesn't mean I'm inviting them to look.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
She's a fucking rat trying to humiliate a queen...She's nothing
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
I swear you bitches will be the death of me. One is a mafia princess, the other is suicidal, and this one lags.
”
”
Rina Kent (God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1))
“
What do you mean, like do I carry a membership card that says 'Mafia' on it?
”
”
Danielle Lori (The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1))
“
The thing about butterflies, Mr. Crow, is that they need to be admired from afar.
”
”
A. Zavarelli (Crow (Boston Underworld, #1))
“
This is the moment I realize that our traumas never really go away. They live inside of us, in the deepest darkest pits of our own tiny hells. Cocked and loaded, waiting for someone to come along and pull the trigger.
”
”
A. Zavarelli (Crow (Boston Underworld, #1))
“
Make him be good to you. Make him love you if you can. It’s the only way to get through this.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
Love is something girls hope for when they don't know better, something women long for when they lie awake at night, and something they'll only ever get from their children. Men don't have time for such notions.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
The other Dons in the room applauded and rose to shake hands with everybody in sight and to congratulate Don Corleone and Don Tattaglia on their new friendship. It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other. That was friendship enough in this world, all that was needed.
”
”
Mario Puzo (The Godfather (The Godfather, #1))
“
Nobody has ever looked at me the way he’s looking at me at this moment. Like I’m his possession. Like if anyone else were to touch me, he’d break both their legs and an arm for good measure.
”
”
A. Zavarelli (Crow (Boston Underworld, #1))
“
She was mine. She was all fucking mine.I was the king of the jungle, and the woman beside me was my queen.
”
”
J.J. McAvoy (Ruthless People (Ruthless People, #1))
“
You are far too beautiful and innocent to be married to someone like me, but I’m too much of a selfish bastard to ever let you go. You are mine. Forever.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
I am a firm believer that there is rarely a straight line between good and evil.
”
”
Nicholas Denmon (For Nothing (An Upstate New York Mafia Tale #1))
“
But I don’t care because loving you is the only pure thing in my life.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
Your sister is a fucking nuisance,” Luca muttered in my ear.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
There’s no before me and you. There’s only us.
”
”
Sadie Kincaid (Dante (Chicago Ruthless, #1))
“
I never realized how empty my life had really become until I had him in it. He did that to me. He said I wrecked him, but he completely destroyed me. Everything was fine when I was alone. When I didn’t have to feel or think or care about someone else. Sure I was sad and broken, but I was okay. Now, I’m anything but.
”
”
A. Zavarelli (Crow (Boston Underworld, #1))
“
uh, yeah, I love...worms" Classic. Someone should record the gold that flows from my mouth.
”
”
Rachel Van Dyken (Elite (Eagle Elite, #1))
“
There were a lot of terms you had to learn, as opposed to the shylock business where all you had to know how to say was 'Give me the fuckin money.
”
”
Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1))
“
Even if it means I’ll never be the man you give yourself to, I’ll always do anything to protect you.
”
”
Parker S. Huntington (Asher Black (The Five Syndicates, #1))
“
I know.” His hand ran across the floor, making shapes in the nonexistent dust. “Have you ever seen those shows starring serial-killer main characters? Dexter? Hannibal? Some of those sexy vampire ones the mafia funds to lure victims to them? They make all sorts of excuses for the serial killers. ‘It’s okay, he’s killing bad guys.’ ‘It’s okay, because it happened offscreen.’ I hate those. I hate when people do that to me. When they try to make me sympathetic, moralize all the decisions that aren’t moral.
”
”
Rebecca Schaeffer (Not Even Bones (Market of Monsters, #1))
“
Everything I do is for her, for Fallon.
”
”
Soraya Naomi (For Fallon (Chicago Syndicate, #1))
“
The path stretching before us was one of darkness, a life of blood and death and danger, a future of always watching my back, of knowing every day could be Luca’s last, of fearing that one day I might have to watch him receive a lethal injection. But this was my world and Luca was my man, and I would go this path with him until the bitter end.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
breathed into Alessio’s jacket. Other than his cologne, I could smell him. And that was enough to make me feel safe again.
”
”
Lylah James (The Mafia and His Angel: Part 1 (Tainted Hearts, #1))
“
CIA. NSA. FBI. DEA. ICE. Cartels. Mafia. Yakuza. Bratva
”
”
Meghan March (Ruthless King (Mount Trilogy, #1))
“
You look like shit,” Luca said.
Matteo nodded. “My tenth espresso and I’m still not awake. Drank too much last night.”
“You were trashed,
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
The closest he got to being Prince Charming was being a Principe della Mafia, but there was nothing remotely romantic about that.
”
”
J.M. Darhower (Sempre (Sempre, #1))
“
I lied because I hate that I love you, because I hate that you can hurt me without ever laying a finger on me, because I hate myself for loving you even though you won’t ever love me back.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
I could make you feel good, Aria,” he murmured, his hand on my waist tightening. “You want to come, don’t you?”
Oh my God, yes. My body was screaming for it. “I’m fine. Thank you.”
Luca choked on a laugh. “You are so stubborn.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
Lucy: Why do you want me to stay?
Asher: Because I like you.
Lucy: Why do you want me to go?
Asher: Because I like you.
”
”
Parker S. Huntington (Asher Black (The Five Syndicates, #1))
“
I thought I told you I don’t play by the rules,” I argue.
“Ye’re mistaken,” he says. “Ye just walked into my world unbidden. So you will play by the rules, butterfly. You’ll be playing by all my rules.
”
”
A. Zavarelli (Crow (Boston Underworld, #1))
“
I don't want to fix him. I want fix me. And he's the only thing that seems to be working.
”
”
RuNyx (The Predator (Dark Verse, #1))
“
Wherever his eyes touched my body, they branded me as his possession, the word ‘mine’ edged into my skin over and over again.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
And who will protect me from him?
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
What would the world come to if people kept carrying grudges against all reason? That has been the cross of Sicily, where men are so busy with vendettas they have no time to earn bread for their families.
”
”
Mario Puzo (The Godfather (The Godfather, #1))
“
But you are my first choice, Aria. I’ll burn down the world if I have to. I’ll kill and maim and blackmail. I’ll do anything for you. Maybe love is a risk, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take and as you said, it’s not a choice. I never thought I would, never thought I could love someone like that, but I fell in love with you. I fought it. It’s the first battle I didn’t mind losing.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
You never meant me to be the guy you’d settle down with. Not the safe guy you’d love, but the dangerous one who makes your pulse race.
”
”
Renee Rose (The Bossman (The Bossman, #1))
“
In the world I live in, it’s hard to be good. But I will try. For you.” He tipped his head down, his forehead resting on mine. “I’ll do what I can. I promise.” I closed
”
”
Tijan (Bennett Mafia (Bennett Mafia, #1))
“
This book is dedicated to all my readers out there who need to escape reality. To be told you’re a ‘good girl’ by a morally grey, tattooed mafia hitman. Keep flicking those pages. I’ve got you. Keller is waiting for you…
”
”
Luna Mason (Distance (Beneath the Mask, #1))
“
He held me against his body and his upper arm was close to my face, so I turned and bit him. He was so startled he actually released me and I tried to jab him with the knife, but he gripped my wrist.
“Did you bite me?” he asked as he stared at my teeth marks on his bicep.
“Not hard enough. There isn’t even blood,” I said. Luca’s shoulders twitched once, then again. He was fighting laughter. Not the effect I’d intended when I bit him but I had to admit I loved the sound of his deep chuckle.
“I think you’ve done enough damage for one day,” he said.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
Is this how Julia Roberts' character feels like in Pretty Woman? Two parts princess, one part whore?
”
”
Parker S. Huntington (Asher Black (The Five Syndicates, #1))
“
He's beautiful outside; he just needs love to help create some beauty inside where he feels ugly.
-The Dominator, DD Prince
”
”
D.D. Prince (The Dominator (The Dominator, #1))
“
So right here, in the arms of the devil himself, I find a peace that even the heavens couldn’t rival.
”
”
Sadie Kincaid (Dante (Chicago Ruthless, #1))
“
This wedding wasn’t about love or trust or choice. It was about duty and honor, about doing what was expected.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
There was this fight, this dance between us. Good versus evil—but I wasn’t perfect, and Kai wasn’t evil. He just did evil things.
”
”
Tijan (Bennett Mafia (Bennett Mafia, #1))
“
My boarding school roommate was a mafia princess
”
”
Tijan (Bennett Mafia (Bennett Mafia, #1))
“
His lips brushed my ear. “Tonight you beg me to spare you, but one day you’re going to beg me to fuck you.” No. Never, I swore to myself. His breath was hot against my skin and I closed my eyes. “Don’t think because I don’t claim my rights tonight that you aren’t mine, Aria. No other man will ever have what belongs to me. You are mine.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
I have traveled around the world. I’ve walked the Great Wall of China, eaten dinner at the top of the Eiffel Tower, and ridden the bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka. That’s not all. I’ve led an army into battle on dragonback, seduced a vicious mafia boss, and journeyed back in time to fall in love with everyone from Vikings to the Knights of the Round Table. I’ve lived a thousand lives. Too bad the only real one fucking sucks.
”
”
Elizabeth Helen (Bonded by Thorns (Beasts of the Briar, #1))
“
Seth swallowed and all sorts of cramps ran through his stomach. He’d call them ‘butterflies’, but with Dom they were moths at best. Just as lively, but uncomfortable in daylight, creatures of the night, like Seth’s lust for Dom.
”
”
K.A. Merikan (Guns n' Boys: Book 1, Part 1 (Guns n' Boys, #1))
“
Be your own woman, Francesca. Don’t make my mistakes.
”
”
Mila Finelli (Mafia Mistress (The Kings of Italy, #1))
“
There was only me and her. Not my past or hers. It was just us. Alessio and Ayla. Both of us lost in each other’s eyes. Both of us lost in each other.
”
”
Lylah James (The Mafia And His Angel: Parts 1-3 (Tainted Hearts #1-3))
“
He was my ruin. My reckoning. My utter destruction.
”
”
Beena Khan (A Beauty So Cruel (Beauty & The Beast, #1))
“
He was gorgeous, sexy, compelling. But he was lethal. Deadly. Frightening.
”
”
Rie Warren (Lucky (O'Sullivan Brothers, #1))
“
Women in our world belonged to their husband. They were his property to deal with however he pleased.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
This time, I was going to take away her nightmares and her pain. I was going to bring her back. And I would be the one to wipe away her tears.
”
”
Lylah James (The Mafia and His Angel: Part 1 (Tainted Hearts, #1))
“
And only then when you look me in the eye and tell me to fuck off will I let you go,” he growled. “I will leave. But until that happens, I will love you. I will lay my heart in your hands, beating and raw. And knowing you, you’d steal it from me. Take my heart, Ana. Please. Steal it from me, because that’s all I want. All I need.
”
”
J.C. Böhme (His Savior (Butterflies and Death, #1))
“
He saved me in so many ways. I didn't see it at first. He saved me from certain death. He's the scariest person I've ever met, but for some reason I felt safe with him. Now I'm just a fading star amongst all the bright ones...All I want is love and all I get is people trying to kill me and take away what peace I manage to find in between.
”
”
Michelle Horst (Predator (Men of Honor, #1))
“
Oh, God,” I cursed.
A grin crept onto her lips.
“Pretty fucking close,” she said, breathing heavily. A pause followed. “But no. The opposite.”
A wicked smile appeared on my face.
She was sent to me by Satan himself.
”
”
J.C. Böhme (His Savior (Butterflies and Death, #1))
“
I’m not willing to live in a world where she doesn’t exist.
”
”
Kelsey Clayton (Suffer in Silence (Malvagio Mafia Duet, #1))
“
This is everything I thought I didn't want. Or didn't need. But I'm here now and it's everything I need and the only thing I want.
”
”
Tamara Lush (Hot Shade (Burning Secrets #1))
“
My hands were always destined to be drenched in the blood of guilty men.
”
”
Marie Maravilla (Skeletons of Society (Toxic Paradise, #1))
“
He’s not my white knight. Pretty sure he’s my soulmate though.
”
”
Sadie Kincaid (Dante (Chicago Ruthless, #1))
“
Who do you worship?
You, Sophia Rocchetti, I worship you.
”
”
Bree Porter (The Bloody Bride (The Rocchetti Dynasty, #1))
“
Trace," I licked my lips and sighed, "To me. You're everything. I'd protect you until my dying day because I can't imagine living in a world where your smile didn't exist.
”
”
Rachel Van Dyken (Evoke (Eagle Elite, #1.5))
“
He was right about something though.
I am a beauty so cruel.
”
”
Beena Khan (A Beauty So Cruel (Beauty & The Beast, #1))
“
Forget it. It’s on Rob’s tab. That he never pays.”
Rob shrugged. “Send the gay mafia to collect and I’ll pony up.”
“I’ve got my request for assistance in already, but they’re kind of busy fighting for our right to join the heteros in the misery of marriage at the moment.
”
”
Leta Blake (Training Season (Training Season, #1))
“
That is the fifth time you shied back from me tonight.” He set down the glass and took the knife in his hand. Then he advanced on me. “Did your father never teach you to hide your fear from monsters? They give chase if you run.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
Hi Mom. I just wanted to let you know I’m okay. I don’t know if you watch the news but it looks like I inherited like a billion dollars in drug money or something. Can you find a lawyer? Just tell him I’m in danger of getting murdered or going to jail for having a bunch of heroin warehouses and mafia money that I didn’t even ask for, so whatever he can do to fix that would be great—SHUT UP! Sorry, I wasn’t talking to you, Arthur’s robot toilet is hassling me. Oh also my bodyguard shot a guy last night, hope that’s okay. He had super powers, they all do. I don’t know what’s up with that. Anyway, call me.”
Well, that should set her mind at ease.
”
”
Jason Pargin (Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (Zoey Ashe, #1))
“
Quand le mépris pour la politique se généralise et que la confiance dans
les institutions disparaît,
Quand les appartenances se dissolvent et que l'intérêt personnel devient la seule motivation,
Quand l'économie souterraine prolifère et que la débrouillardise est la principale vertu,
Alors une société est prête à tomber entre les mains de toutes les mafias. Le processus est inévitable.
”
”
Jean-Jacques Pelletier (La chair disparue (Les gestionnaires de l'Apocalypse, #1))
“
Make them underestimate you ... I need him to see me as a submissive, timid ... I forced myself to look at the ground . The goddamn ground ... This guy - he didn't deserve hanving me look down before him .
”
”
Tijan (Bennett Mafia (Bennett Mafia, #1))
“
Thomas,” the boss said. “How’s your father doing?” “He’s good, Sal.” Always the family questions first. That was Sal Demenci’s style. He could be about to whack someone and he’d ask how the guy’s sister was doing in school.
”
”
Gary Ponzo (A Touch of Deceit (Nick Bracco Thriller, #1))
“
I’ve learned that people can find strength when they have someone to protect. And I’ve found the person I want to protect.”
His head lifted from my neck and he looked down at me, his gaze studying my face. “You,” he whispered.
”
”
J.C. Böhme (His Savior (Butterflies and Death, #1))
“
Sexual desire pulsated through us. It was heavy in the elevator, and it was alarming, dangerous, but there was more. There was real anger, because if I’d had a choice between fucking him or slicing that knife in his throat, I would’ve taken the knife in a heartbeat. But I also wanted to fuck him.
”
”
Tijan (Bennett Mafia (Bennett Mafia, #1))
“
She's not mine to use, but to worship.
”
”
Rosana Rainhart (The Glass Goddess (MARA LANDS Book 1))
“
She moved to get up, but the man held her down as her car exploded next.
Bree lifted her head and looked back at the wall of fire behind them. “Well. We’re well and truly screwed now.
”
”
E. Jamie (The Vendetta (Blood Vows, #1))
“
I had fallen hard for the woman who had casually smashed someone’s head only moments before, the woman who had held a razor blade to my throat just a few days prior. I knew I would never fully recover from this fall.
But I didn’t want to recover.
”
”
J.C. Böhme (His Savior (Butterflies and Death, #1))
“
I would gladly let you drag me to hell with you,” I whispered against her forehead.
I would fervently kiss the very ground she walks on, even as we descend into the scorching depths of hell.
But she couldn’t hear it.
She had already fallen asleep.
”
”
J.C. Böhme (His Savior (Butterflies and Death, #1))
“
You're not driving home if it's late, though. I am accustomed to dropping my women off at their door," he snickered because he knew she'd blush and he wanted her to, "and sometimes I put them to bed.
”
”
S.W. Frank (Alfonzo (Alfonzo, #1))
“
Father’s lips thinned. “You are right. But as I see it Aria will be living under my roof until the wedding and since honor forbids me to raise my hand against her, I’ll have to find another way to make her obey me.” He glowered at Gianna and hit her a second time. “For every one of your wrongdoings, Aria, your sister will accept the punishment in your stead.
”
”
Cora Reilly (Bound by Honor (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #1))
“
You're goddamned delectable, and I'm fucking insatiable. I'll never get tired of shooting off in this hot little cunt. Do you hear me, babe? No? Then I'll drill it in loud and clear 'til it echoes in your body forever.
”
”
Nicole Snow (Recklessly His (Bad Boy Mafia, #1))
“
She was like a fire, and despite the danger that I could see, I ran straight toward it and plunged into the flames without a second thought. My mind tricked me into thinking that the dangerous heat was comforting and secure.
I could feel the heat singe my skin. I was lost in its beauty and danger, completely consumed by the flames.
”
”
J.C. Böhme (His Savior (Butterflies and Death, #1))
“
I’m going to pick every star from the sky for you. I’m going to buy you every flower in this world. I’m going to give you all my love. One word from you and my heart is yours. I’m yours,” I whispered against her lips.
And there it was. A smile. A huge, beaming smile formed on her face. A smile that probably shone as brightly as the moon in the darkness.
”
”
J.C. Böhme (His Savior (Butterflies and Death, #1))
“
Bissell fingered his napkin. "I do, Mr. Boyd. And I know how generous Mr. Hoffa, Mr. Marcello and a few other Italian gentlemen have been to the Cause, and I know that you possess a certain amount of influence in the Kennedy camp. And as the President's chief Cuban-issue liaison, I also know that Fidel Castro and Communism are a good deal worse than the Mafia, although I wouldn't dream of asking you to intercede on our friends' behalf, because it might cost you credibility with your sacred Kennedys."
Stanton dropped his soup spoon. Pete let a big breath out eeeasy.
Boyd put out a big shit-eating grin. "I'm glad you feel that way, Mr. Bissell. Because if you did ask me, I'd have to tell you to go fuck yourself.
”
”
James Ellroy (American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1))
“
He’s lying to me, Bree thought. I don’t know how I know, but I do. And really, wasn’t it better if she didn’t know for sure? Bree moved closer to him and pressed her mouth to his, inhaling the strong, musky scent that seemed to be his alone. Like a mix of spiced wine, dark chocolate and warm leather. Bree eased her tongue in and ran it across his teeth as his fingers moved up her spine to cup her head and bring her closer.
”
”
E. Jamie (The Vendetta (Blood Vows, #1))
“
You’re correct that I’ve never experienced poverty, but you’ve never experienced a man you’ve grown up with for 20 years, more brother than friend, try to assassinate you because another man wanted what was yours. You’ve never had your older sister gouge you in the leg with a throwing star and try to end your life. You’ve never had to live every day knowing the only thing between you and a body bag is a good bodyguard and the people who would kill you being too afraid of what you’d do if they failed.
”
”
Sam Mariano (Accidental Witness (Morelli Family, #1))
“
His eyes widened. “Pain? Darling, you haven’t yet experienced the pain I can inflict when I’ve been played for a fool. I’m in awe at your gall to try and fool me.”
Bree went still as panic froze her. Oh, God. No.
“Ah, the light bulb finally goes off,” he purred against her face; his voice low and
cold.
Even knowing who he was, and the family he came from, Bree could say that deep inside, she’d never felt any real fear of him.
She did now. He knew. The look on his face told her he knew that she had lied about him being her baby’s father. Frantically, she grasped for any foothold she could find. “I don’t know what you’re talking-“
“DON’T!” he snapped, grabbing the sides of her face.
”
”
E. Jamie (The Vendetta (Blood Vows, #1))
“
You will never have to worry about safety. Being a Dardano will buy you all the security you’ll ever need.”
Bree shook her head and threw her hands up. “Being a Dardano will put the bulls eye on my back, you asshole,”
“Really, darling, once you become Mrs. Dardano, we’re going to have to work on cleaning up that saucy mouth of yours. At least in public,” Alessandro purred, tapping her nose.
Bree saw red. But she smiled at him. She took the plate from him and set it down on the vanity table. Then she took the vitamin shake, pulled out the waistband of his pants and poured it down inside.
”
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E. Jamie (The Vendetta (Blood Vows, #1))
“
She stared at me like I'd lost my mind. "I'm a f*cking human being! You can't just kidnap me like this and expect me to do whatever the hell you say."
"I can. And I did. And you will."
Fire warmed her gray eyes. "Or what? You'll kill me?" She pushed herself up from the floor, and I could practically see her entire body vibrating with her anger. It was fucking beautiful. A rage that rivaled my own. "Go ahead," she spit the words at me. "Death would be preferable to staying here with you and being your puppet." God, she was stunning. And infuriating. My own men didn't mouth off to me the way this woman did. I crossed the room and stood directly in front of her before she had time to run. Grabbing her jaw, I forced her to look at me. "Keep mouthing off to me, Veda. I dare you."
Taking a step back, she jerked her chin from my grasp, then slapped me across the face. Hard. A deadly calm came over me. Slowly, I turned my head back around until our gazes clashed. Whatever she saw there wiped the rebellious look from her face. A heartbeat passed. Then another...
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Angel Rayne (His Game (His Obsession, #1))
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JFK asked his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to break up organized crime. Nobody high-up in government has tangled the Mafia. J. E. Hoover, the hired hands of FBI and CIA, ran the assassination teams. They have been used since World War II. JFK was attempting to end the oil-tax depletion rip-offs, to get tax money from oil companies. JFK instituted the nuclear test ban treaty, often called “the kiss of death,” to oppose the Pentagon. JFK called off the Invasion of Cuba. He allowed Castro to live, antagonized narcotics and gambling, oil and sugar interests, formerly in Cuba. JFK asked his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to break up the CIA, the “hidden government behind my back.” Allen Dulles was fired. Dulles, the attorney for international multinationals, was angry. JFK planned to withdraw troops from Vietnam after the 1964 elections. Nov. 24, 1963, two days after JFK’s burial, the Pentagon escalated the Vietnam war … with no known provocations, after JFK was gone. There was no chance Kennedy could survive antagonizing the CIA, oil companies, Pentagon, organized crime. He was not their man. The assassination of JFK employed people from the Texas-Southwest. It was not a Southern plot. Upstarts could not have controlled the northern CIA, FBI, Kennedy family connections. This was a more detailed, sophisticated conspiracy that was to set the pattern for future murders to take place. The murder was funded by Permindex, with headquarters in Montreal and Switzerland. Their stated purpose was to encourage trade between nations in the Western world. Their actual purpose was fourfold: 1) To fund and direct assassinations of European, Mid-East and world leaders considered threats to the western world, and to Petroleum Interests of their backers. 2) Provide couriers, agents for transporting and depositing funds through Swiss Banks for Vegas, Miami and the international gambling syndicate. 3) Coordinate the espionage activities of White Russian Solidarists and Division V of the FBI, headed by William Sullivan. 4) Build, acquire and operate hotels and gambling casinos. See: Nomenclature of an Assassination Cabal, by William Torbitt.
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Mae Brussell (The Essential Mae Brussell: Investigations of Fascism in America)
“
Mmm,” Bree licked the ice cream scoop and tossed it into the sink. “Let’s just say that for the sake of the baby, Alessandro and I have reached a sort of…an...agreement, I guess.”
“Does that mean I can’t punch him anymore? ‘Cause that was fun.”
“Yes. It does. Sorry.”
“So are you two…”
“No. Hell no. Not after him using Rebecca Malford as a scratching post,” Bree grumbled, her stomach clenching tight at that little reminder.
“He’s what? Alessandro and that...viper?”
“That’s right.” Bree clenched her teeth.
“Rebecca and Alessandro? Oh my God. Mental bleach! I need mental bleach!” Meggie rubbed her temples.
“Yeah, keep doing that for another week and you might be where I am right about
now.”
“Oh, he’s a smooth one, that’s for sure,” Meggie said with a sudden smile.
“What’s with that look?”
“You’re so jealous,”
Bree snorted, turning away from her and taking a seat opposite of Will. “That’s ridiculous.”
“And so true.
”
”
E. Jamie (The Vendetta (Blood Vows, #1))