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But we’re all a little twisted, and there’s no such thing as good and evil. There are only perspectives, and perceptions change depending on the angle.
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Emily McIntire (Hooked (Never After, #1))
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I want the rest of your firsts and your forever.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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I want to reach into your chest and hold your heart in my hands, making sure it only beats for me,” I rasp. “But I don’t want your firsts, Yasmin. I want your forever.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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If I’m the devil, amore mio, cast stones at the one who made me.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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My anxiety has always bled into my decisions,
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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She could burn Sultans to the ground with me inside, and I’d die happily, knowing she was queen of the ashes.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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The kiss is anything but sweet. It’s twisted, and toxic; a poison masked in sugar, making you love the taste of death. But for the life of me, I can’t stop.
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Emily McIntire (Hooked (Never After, #1))
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I’m in love with you, Julian Faraci. And I would burn the world myself if it meant I could keep you by my side.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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My love for you is dangerous.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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Some people say that family is family, blood is blood. But I say that toxic is toxic, and no one is more important than my inner peace, even if it means I lose them for good.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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I point to the en suite. “Shower.” To the closet on the right. “Clothes.” To the mattress. “Bed.” Her gaze follows, and she chews on her lip, nodding. I point to her now. “Stay.” “Woof,” she barks.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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Sei bellissima quando implori.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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She takes a sip of her tea. “I get it, dude. Love fucking sucks.” “How do you know it’s real?” I whisper, stomach twisting. “Does it hurt?” “Like a bitch.” She smacks her lips. “Then it’s real.
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Emily McIntire (Wretched (Never After, #3))
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For the people pleasers. Sometimes, it’s okay to be a little selfish.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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Only now, she’s burned into my brain. And I’m not sure how to get her out.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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You stubborn, silly man.” Sliding my fingers up his jaw, I cup the back of his neck, lifting on my tiptoes while I drag him down until his forehead rests on mine. “Don’t you know I’m yours?” I whisper.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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The tension swirling around our bodies is overwhelming, and I don’t know what it is I’m feeling, only that nothing else has ever felt like it. Opening her eyes, she twists in my arms to look up at my face.
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Emily McIntire (Wretched (Never After, #3))
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I love capturing memories. Emotion that’s usually fleeting being frozen forever in time. The wisdom in the gaze of a person who’s lived a full life. The look in someone’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. The joy in their face when they’re laughing at a joke. Photographs help us remember things we’d otherwise forget.
”
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
You’re an angel, gattina. And I’ll break your wings just to keep you by my side. So do us both a favor and walk. The fuck. Away.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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I've known for a while now and just haven't allowed myself to think about the fact that when it comes down to it, the things that used to be important to me pale in comparison to her.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
You don’t remind me of her.” My chest twists. He blows out a heavy breath, that forest green gaze spearing through me and pinning me to my spot. “I think you are her.
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Emily McIntire (Be Still My Heart)
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But that’s the thing about abuse, I guess. The pain always lasts even after the bruises fade.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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It’s amazing what we’re capable of overlooking— what we’re willing to do— when it comes to those we love.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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People only have the power you allow them to have.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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She takes a sip of her tea. “I get it, dude. Love fucking sucks.” “How do you know it’s real?” I whisper, stomach twisting. “Does it hurt?” “Like a bitch.” She smacks her lips. “Then it’s real.
”
”
Emily McIntire (Wretched (Never After, #3))
“
It’s rude for him to have a voice like that and a face like he does when his soul is so rotten.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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There aren’t butterflies in my stomach. No soft pitter-patters of flapping wings or gentle flips. Instead, he causes an inferno, raging through my system and disintegrating me.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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I would do anything for you. Burn this life down to the ground and build a whole new world if you demanded it.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
we’re all a little twisted, and there’s no such thing as good and evil. There are only perspectives, and perceptions change depending on the angle.
”
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Emily McIntire (Hooked (Never After, #1))
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Emotions lead to messy decisions and stupid mistakes, and I don’t have time for either.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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It is amazing what women in love will do.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Well, I’m sick and tired of every man in my life thinking they know what’s best for me.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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Sometimes the greatest love comes from the most unlikely of places.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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if I'm the devil amore mio, cast stones at the ones who made me
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
There were tears in her eyes though, and she promised it would only hurt for a little. But that’s the thing about abuse, I guess. The pain always lasts even after the bruises fade.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
If I want to be your daddy, then I’ll take you over my knee again.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Don't say it,' I hiss, my stomach twisting until it tears. 'Don't you dare say it.'
He smiles, and I swear to God the sight makes me want to die.
'The greatest thing I've ever done in my life was to love you Wendy darling.
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Emily McIntire (Hooked (Never After, #1))
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If I tell you to sit, you’ll sit. If I tell you to jump, you’ll ask how high. If I want you to spin around in circles, then drop to your knees and suck my cock until I paint your pouty lips with my cum, you’ll do it with a smile on your vapid face.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
That’s what cancer does. It ravages you from the inside out without caring who you are. It doesn’t matter whether you keep the world in the palm of your hand or if you have more money than God. It just feeds on death. And death always wins, one way or another.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
Emily McIntire (Wretched (Never After, #3))
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Lincoln grabs my waist roughly, jerking me into him. My fingers curl around his forearms as I gasp out heavy breaths, my heart slamming against my ribs. I twist until I meet his eyes, our faces so close I can see the faint white lines that run through his irises, and tingles race through me when his arms tighten around my middle. His gaze bounces from my mouth and back up, his fingers digging into the fabric of my clothes. “Th—thank you,” I stutter.
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Emily McIntire (Be Still My Heart)
“
The kiss is anything but sweet. It's twisted, and toxic, a poison masked in sugar, making you love the taste of death.
But for the life of me, I can't stop.
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Emily McIntire (Hooked (Never After, #1))
“
Don’t say it,” I hiss, my stomach twisting until it tears. “Don’t you dare say it.” He smiles, and I swear to God the sight makes me want to die. “The greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life was to love you, Wendy darling.
”
”
Emily McIntire (Hooked (Never After, #1))
“
love capturing memories. Emotion that’s usually fleeting being frozen forever in time. The wisdom in the gaze of a person who’s lived a full life. The look in someone’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. The joy in their face when they’re laughing at a joke. Photographs help us remember things we’d otherwise forget.
”
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Did you come, princess? he asks
If you have to ask, the answer is no
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
That I won’t feel like I’m drowning from everything I always want to say but don’t.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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I’m an overthinker on an average day, but add in the depressive episodes after binge drinking, and I’ll convince myself that I should never go in public again, simply from ruminating over all the words and conversations I may or may not have had.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
I want your laughter and your love and your endless fucking light. I’m a greedy man. A selfish one. And I want it all. I want the rest of your firsts and your forever.
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”
Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
And I would burn the world myself if it meant I could keep you by my side.
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”
Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
It doesn’t matter if I’m not his choice. I’m my own choice, and I’m the only person who’s never let me down.
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”
Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
After all, problems that show up are nothing more than puzzles asking to be solved.
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”
Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Don’t say it,” I hiss, my stomach twisting until it tears. “Don’t you
dare say it.”
He smiles, and I swear to God the sight makes me want to die.
“The greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life was to love you, Wendy,
darling.
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”
Emily McIntire (Hooked (Never After, #1))
“
This doesn't feel like a one time thing. It feels like ownership.
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”
Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Easy there, killer. You sound jealous. Isa and I have been friends for a long time, I can assure you there’s nothing to get your panties twisted over.
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Emily McIntire (Be Still My Heart)
“
So do it then, killer.” My stomach twists and I open my mouth to speak, but before I can, my wrist snaps back, the gun flying from my grip. Shock punches through me, a harsh hold on my waist jostling my body, Lincoln’s broad chest pressing into my back as he presses my weapon against my temple. His breath coasts across my neck. “I’m getting real fucking tired of you pointing your gun at me.” I scoff. “It’s not like I’m actually going to shoot you.
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Emily McIntire (Be Still My Heart)
“
She doesn’t talk back, and she doesn’t ask for much, but she can give love in the way only an animal can. By providing a gentle, calm companionship that doesn’t expect anything outlandish in return.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
the heavy burden feeling a little less intense when someone else helps to shoulder the load.
”
”
Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
It’s amazing what we’re capable of overlooking—what we’re willing to do—when it comes to those we love.
”
”
Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
I promise…” I pause, reaching out and tapping my fingers against her cheek. “I’m not someone you want on your bad side.” “You’re not someone I want on any side,” she retorts. “No?” I lift a brow. “Silly decision for such an educated girl.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
This woman,” I cut her off, “is allowed to interrupt me any time of the day. For any reason. Understood?
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
She was a strong woman, and I’m proud to call her mine.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
You know the thing about snakes?” he’d said. “They’re feared. And that makes them powerful.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
It’s hard enough accepting death; feeling as though you’re useless while you’re still around would be a bitter pill to swallow.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
The direction from him is soothing, and I hate to admit it makes me relax, even just the tiniest bit.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
it isn’t until this moment that I realize it was like losing a piece of myself when I let that passion slip away.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
there’s a twisted sense of happiness that he’s refusing to let me take the fall. He’s protecting my relationship with my father as much as he can, even though he’s the cause of all the strife.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
I’d see them train and wonder what it would feel like to be so powerful. To have such control over your opponent that you had no fear of being hurt.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Did you come, princess?" he asks.
If you have to ask, the answer is no.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
I’ve spent my entire life feeling less than. I spent countless years and killed numerous people, all to work toward gaining the upper hand and becoming something more. Who knew this whole time, all I ever needed was her. My wife. And she makes me feel like the most powerful man in the world.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Suddenly, heat pricks the back of my neck, and I twist in my seat, an unsettling feeling of being watched washing over me.
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Emily McIntire (Hooked (Never After, #1))
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I close my eyes and breathe deeply, trying to shake off the anxiety that clogs every pore. There’s always been an incessant need inside me to please other people, to make sure that I’m well liked and that everyone around me is taken care of and happy, and although over the years, I’ve learned different coping mechanisms for easing the burden of my runaway thoughts, there’s never been anything that’s completely cured me of having to put everyone else before me.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
I’ve been what I knew how to be.” He shakes his head. “But sometimes what you know isn’t enough. And not acknowledging my need for growth, so I could become the father you deserved,
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Riya and I have been meeting for Sunday brunch since our college days out in Oregon.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
I know I won’t get any relief until I find answers. I breathe deep, trying to find my center and not react out of shock. I’ve spent my entire life running away from problems, and it hasn’t gotten me anywhere good.
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
“
Invisible chains lift from my shoulders, breaking the tether I felt to her for so many years. Some people say that family is family, blood is blood. But I say that toxic is toxic, and no one is more important than my inner peace, even if it means I lose them for good.
”
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Emily McIntire (Twisted (Never After, #4))
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My chest twists as I slip a joint from behind my ear and place it in my mouth, my tongue flicking the edge as it rolls across my lips. My private tutors called it an oral fixation, right before they’d try to lash it out of me, saying it was uncouth for a prince to be seen with things in his mouth. I tried to explain it kept me calm; kept away the obsessive thoughts and the anxiety churning like a stew in my gut. But they didn’t care how it made me feel, only what it made me look like.
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Emily McIntire (Scarred (Never After, #2))