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“Don’t you understand? I’m a woman. I’m guilty by default. It’s always like that. They will say I asked for it. A smile means I’m flirting. A nice word means I’m asking for it. Revealing clothes mean I’m inviting touch. That is fact, Nino.”
― Cora Reilly, Twisted Emotions

“With the smile that always got me, she pressed her palm against my Famiglia tattoo, right over my heart. A cruel heart that only beat for her.
“Mine,” she said without doubt.
I held her gaze. “Always.”
― Cora Reilly, Luca Vitiello

“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.”
― Emily McIntire, Twisted

“You want to protect Simona, and I want to protect you, and your dad wants to protect all of us.”
― Cora Reilly, Sweet Temptation