Empire of Lust (Empire, #4)
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“Are we going to pretend I didn’t give you more orgasms than you could’ve counted the...
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“The only thing I remember about that night is leaving. Guess your orgasm-giving abilities are that forgettable.”
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“You can make everyone believe you’ve forgotten about it, but here’s the thing. I don’t belong on the effortlessly fooled list, sweetheart.”
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“Don’t call me that. I am not your sweetheart.”
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“You prefer being labeled a witch?” “I prefer my given name.”
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“Has anyone told you that you’re a dick?”
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“In the last hour? Twice.
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And before you ask, no. As much as I appreciate your special attention to my dick, I’m afraid it’s closed for...
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“Funny. I recall it being so open for business that you slept...
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“I thought you didn’t remember.” “I only remembered after I woke up. Not during.”
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“Don’t be cute. It got you knocked up when you were jailbait.”
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“How close are you with Nicolo? I didn’t think you’d be friends with a mafia boss.”
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“Nicolo and I share the same amount of friendship between a scorpion and a frog.”
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“But you just said your fathers w...
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I kept my billions, blinding looks, and eternal Forbes status.”
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“And arrogance, apparently.”
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“Arrogance is flashing my status in front of the world until they gag on it. I’m not arrogant, sweetheart. I’m merely asserti...
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In fact, he’s as private as me and Nate.
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“Now, are you going to tell me why you went to Nicolo for ‘help,’ as he so eloquently put it?”
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“I don’t see how that’s any of your business.”
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“It abso-fucking-lutely is if you’re a senior partner at, and I can’t stress...
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“Your and Nate’...
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“That’s fifty percent my business. It’ll be one hundred percent our business if I tell your dear bestie you...
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This asshole really knows how to get on ...
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“Nate has nothing to do with this.” “I’ll be the one to decide whether or not to call him in the next five min...
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“First of all, fuck you.”
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“Your less than subtle advances are bordering on obsessive, but I digress. Second of all?”
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just need Nicolo for something.” “Such as?” “You don...
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“Since I learned that the strength of a man’s spirit is measured by how much ‘truth’ he can tolerate, or more precisely, to what extent he needs to have it diluted, disguised, sweetened, muted, or falsified.”
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“Did you just quote Nietzsche?”
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“Did you just prove you’re st...
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“And you still refuse to admit yo...
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“I’m not a fan. I’m an ...
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the red contrasts against his tan, lean fingers. How it touches the veins on the back of his masculine hand.
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“Don’t blame me for how I use such truth, sweetheart.”
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“And why shouldn’t I touch you?” “Because there was an unspoken rule about that,
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“I’m removing it then.
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You’re like a painting of a battle, but whoever said war and art should be watched from afar didn’t have the audacity to come...
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“Again, that depends on whether or not I get what I want.”
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“And what is that?” His eyes glimmer with sadism as he says, “The naked truth, sweetheart.”
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“Not your grim face, naturally.”
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“Might consider putting on a different expression than ‘Hello, awful to meet you. I’m a killer.’ if you don’t want to get locked up for it.”
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“Didn’t realize you had the time of the day to care about my freedom status, King. Either you’re more bored than an old hooker or you’re less subtle than a rookie detective with a badge hanging out of his ass.”
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“What’s your relationship with Aspen Leblanc?”
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I want to jam my fist into my mouth for uttering those words, but then again, I’m direct to a fault.
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Punching the bag didn’t help, working out for hours was a laughable distraction, and my escort contacts appeared as enticing as expired milk.
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I don’t hit for women—except
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for beating Nate the fuck up when I found him making out with my daughter under my roof, because fuck that guy.
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“Didn’t think you’d let your demon peek through for a woman.”
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“Might want to check your eyesight, Nic. Must be blurry from all the blood that’s gotten in it.”
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