By Virtue I Fall Quotes

“Because if you were promised to me, I’d make sure no other guy would get within a mile of you.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“Because I love you even if you annoy me more than any other person ever does.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“My heart never wanted to keep you a secret because
it knew all the time that you were the woman for me. You rein me in but
never made me feel caught. Your sharp humor and even sharper tongue
keep me on my toes. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you
become my wife?”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“She made
me realize what my life had been missing. I needed a woman with a spine
of steel and confidence and goals of her own. A woman who wouldn’t take
shit from me. I know Anna won’t ever let me treat her badly and I’d never
do it. She’s a woman that makes me want to worship her and that’s truly a
new experience for me. I can’t imagine being with anyone else, and I
haven’t been since we set foot in Paris. Anna is the only woman I want to
be with. I want her to be mine, truly and openly. I want everyone in the
Outfit to know she belongs to me.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“I definitely intend to die before you, because I sure as fuck don’t want
to live without you.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“Chanel is fashion, no matter the age,”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“Love wasn’t written in my stars. But I wanted lust and excitement, danger and joy. I wanted to collect a myriad of memories before my future caught up with me.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“Santino looked ready to explode. “You—” He cut himself off. “Fuck it.” He grabbed my neck and jerked me toward his body. Our lips clashed. All the air left my lungs. The kiss was overwhelming. A wild rollercoaster ride of teeth, lips, tongue. Santino demanded I let him steer this crazy joy ride, and I relinquished my control, knowing the ride would be worth it.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“You know, Santino, I wanted it to be you. I imagined it was you. And you protecting my virtue like a murderous, crazy knight in shining armor was the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“If I catch either of you smoking, I’ll spank both your asses with my fucking belt.” “Kinky,” Anna said, and for a second, I wasn’t sure I’d heard her right. Had she really said that?”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“Now I want you to come hard like a good girl.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“What did I tell you?” “To be a good girl and obey?” I closed my eyes with a groan, then shook my head. “What am I supposed to do with you?” “Take me.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“I’ll make sure to cause an even bigger scandal to distract them from you.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“But we’ve planned our reception around good weather as
was predicted by the forecast. We need sunshine.”
“Nah. Forever with you is all I need,”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“I don’t need an Underboss, Captain, or Capo to
feel validated. I want a man who loves me, that’s all.”
“And this man in front of you loves you with every inch of his scarred
body.”
“I love you too.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“I’d hated every moment of secrecy, of pretending Anna was nothing but a job when she was my everything.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“I never minded being someone’s dirty secret, but I really wish I wasn’t
yours.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“I knew I’d always remember this summer. The first summer Anna really
felt like my woman…
… and the last.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“Playing bodyguard slash babysitter to his oldest spawn had never been my idea of serving the cause.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall

“So you’ll protect me with your life?” she asked with a curious tilt of her head, her blue eyes trying to put me on the spot and test my sincerity.”
― Cora Reilly, By Virtue I Fall