Wasted Time (Steel City Series Book 1)
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Read between March 4 - April 8, 2025
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I haven’t felt safe and secure in my relationship for a long, long time.
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I spend my life holding my breath, always waiting for him to walk out of the door.
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Except he’s Declan fucking Lowes.
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When he’s kind, he’s the type of person you thank the universe for, but when he’s not—he’s the worst.
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When someone starves you of your needs, the bare minimum starts to feel like love.
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“You always deserved a bigger love than that. An earth-shattering, life-changing love. That was never it.” I never expected the smooth talking, ridiculously charming, Declan Lowes, who has no interest in settling down with anyone, to be such a romantic.
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Being traded here, on a little white piece of paper, feels much, much worse.
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“If there’s one thing I know about Declan, it’s that he always gets what he wants in the end. And you? You are the most difficult person to get to know and the easiest person to love once you do.”
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I’m hoping she’s smiling today, even if I’m not.
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“He looks at you like you are the only person in the world. He’s looked at you that way since the very first time you yelled at him when we were in college.”
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“Thank god,” I groan, still staring at the ceiling. “Because I’m ridiculously in love with you, and that kind of means that I need you to start talking to me again. Preferably on a regular basis.” 
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I love you. It’s you and me. It’s a ring, babies if you want ‘em, and tons of dogs that you’ll keep bringing home without asking. It’s WAG jackets and championship rings. It’s you becoming the CEO of a marketing firm. It’s life. Together.”
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“A fucked up little family that apparently can’t stop fucking one another. What’s that saying? The family that fucks each other stays with each other until the bitter end?”
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“Don’t tell Avery this, but this day will beat our wedding day and the day my first kid is born.” It’s Seth’s first words in hours, and none of us scold him for it.