Secret Sin (The Byrne Brothers #1.5)
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My gut told me to fight for her, and the damn thing had never proven me wrong. I’d never given up easily when I went after something I wanted, and this was no time to start. I would find a way to show Pippa I was exactly what she wanted—what she needed—and nothing would stop me, least of all my own self-doubt.
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That was it. No more fucking around. It was time for one last-ditch effort to win her over. To prove I could give her everything she needed. And if she didn’t want everything I had to offer, I’d finally admit that it wouldn’t work. She wanted to experience the world. I’d fucking give it to her.
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Some people talk through situations to cope, while others turtle—crawl into their shells and process internally. I was a turtler.
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When circumstances overwhelmed me, I withdrew from friends and family in order to sort through my thoughts and feelings. Mom called it disappearing into my cave.
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I couldn’t deny that I wanted to give Bishop a chance.
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Be the energy you want to attract.
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“No one’s perfect, and no one has a perfect life.”
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All I’m fucking asking is that if you need to explore, you do it with me. Is that so goddamn much to ask?”
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Reason 342 to live on my own: no requirement to attend Sunday evening Mass.
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“All I wanted was for you to give me a chance. You can still experience the world with me—anything out there, I’ll give it to you. All you have to do is ask,” he said fervently.
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“I think I can do that,” I whispered.
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“I hate the thought of you being with anyone else, kitten.”
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“Then why did you set up that meeting with Callum?”
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“Would you really have shared me?”
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“I would have tried if that’s what you truly wanted, but I would have hated...
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“Then why did you...
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“Because that was the only way I could think of to prove that I’m not the prison sentence ...
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I shook my head. “No, it wa...
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“Then what?” His head tilted, eyes pleading for understanding. “Why have ...
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“Because I’ve daydreamed for years about being normal. Life was supposed to be different for me—dating, travel, maybe even a job. I was going to be a normal girl and not get married off by my father to some man I hardly knew. Go from living unde...
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“And who told you I would take that dr...
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I shrugged meekly. “Me. I’ve never known a Mafia man who didn’t keep his wife or girlfriend t...
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“Lucky for you, I’m Irish, and we’re used to our women being entirely too batshit crazy to control.”
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“I’m not asking for forever yet, just that you’ll give me a chance. Give us a chance.”
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I leaned forward hesitantly and allowed my lips to ghost against his. “I don’t want to push you away anymore. I don’t want it to be over.”
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“Whatever this is, kitten, it’s not the end. This is on...
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“Morning, gorgeous.”
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“You sleep well?”
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“I had a little trouble getting to sle...
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“Oh y...
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“Yup. All kinds of happy, tingly thoughts ...
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“The things you do to me should ...
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“That’s funny. I’ve thought the same about you—or, more preci...
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“You like the d...
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“Ple...
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“As if you don’t know how damn sexy thos...
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“Still good to hear yo...
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“Bishop?”
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“Mmm?”
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“Why...
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“Why not you?”
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“Because we hardly know each other. How could you have been so convinced you wanted me in such a short amount of time?”
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“I don’t have to eat two tubs of mint chip ice cream to know...
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“Yeah, but people aren’t ...
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“No, but you taste just ...
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Hell, what had I been thinking to push him away? He was everything a sane, rational girl could want in a guy. And I’d been to...
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“You really are okay with me getting a place, even if we’re together?”
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“Baby, you can own half of New York for all I care so long as I’m the one in your bed at night.”
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“You always know exactly what to say...
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“I say plenty of shit that pisses people off. That’s why I’m so good at apologi...
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