The Butcher (Fifth Republic, #1)
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A man should treat a woman with the same respect he treats his boys. If anything, she should be his number one guy.”
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“The first French Emperor of the Senate hereby condemns you to death.”
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“You didn’t just pick the wrong bar—but the wrong girl.”
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“Trust me, it’s hard for me to imagine a man preferring another woman over you. No amount of wine can impair you to that degree.”
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“You’re too fucking beautiful for this bullshit. Because if you were mine—” He shut his mouth immediately but kept his eyes locked on mine, like he wished he could take back what he’d said, but it was too late. “You wouldn’t have to make this decision in the first place.”
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“But I don’t want her to go back to him.” “Why?” “Because she deserves better than that shit.”
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“You like her or something?”
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something made me put my number in her phone, something I’d never done before. “Yeah…I do.”
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“But yeah, I like her. And whether she takes him back or she doesn’t…it’s shit timing.”
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“You think I’m gonna let my girl work for some asshole, wearing a tight pencil skirt all day? That ass is mine.”
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“I’m your man. I’ll buy you whatever the fuck I want.”
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“Pussies have girlfriends. Men have women—and she’s my woman.”