Top 180 Cora Reilly Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “Your nights are safe. You are safe now, Kiara. Even in the dark, there’s nothing you have to fear, no one, because I am there and they will have to go through me. And no one ever has won against me. I am the most dangerous thing in the dark, but you don’t have to fear me.”

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102. “What do you know about being a good mother? Or a decent human being?” My chest constricted briefly, but I pushed through it. “I know how to change a diaper for one, and I provided my brothers with protection when they needed it. That’s more than you can say for yourself.” She frowned. “When did you change a diaper?” “When Adamo was an infant, I was already ten,” I said. It was more than I had wanted to reveal in the first place.”

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103. “I’m aware of my status and power and don’t need your submission or flattery.”

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104. “He shook his head, his dark eyes softening. “Angel,” he said quietly, brushing his fingers over my tender skin. “You had wings all along. You only needed a little push to spread them and fly.”

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105. “Nobody had ever looked at me like that, like I was the only source of water in a time of drought.”

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106. “Make him be good to you. Make him love you if you can. It’s the only way to get through this.”

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107. “If she liked to play with fire, fine. I didn’t mind getting burned. I’d walk through flames for her.”

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108. “Emotional warfare is far more effective in this case than open violence.”

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109. “Sometimes I feel like my insides are a raging flood of emotions when I look at you, but I don’t mind drowning.”

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110. “And who will protect me from him?”

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111. “I will take you to Chicago, but I won’t leave your side, Gianna. I won’t give you the chance to run from me again.”

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112. “Father’s lips thinned. “You are right. But as I see it Aria will be living under my roof until the wedding and since honor forbids me to raise my hand against her, I’ll have to find another way to make her obey me.” He glowered at Gianna and hit her a second time. “For every one of your wrongdoings, Aria, your sister will accept the punishment in your stead.”

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113. “Remo sauntered in our direction, completely naked except for black briefs. “I’m not armed as you can see.” My brother was even barefoot.”

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114. “But you are my first choice, Aria. I’ll burn down the world if I have to. I’ll kill and maim and blackmail. I’ll do anything for you.”

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115. “Right this moment I knew she’d be mine forever.”

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116. “She gave me the letter that led me to you and Grace.” Saying her name made my stomach turn again, and unwanted memories resurfaced. I sat up, away from Luca’s warmth. I drew my legs up against my chest, overwhelmed by all that had happened.”

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117. “Seeing your father bleed to death at my feet would be worth the risk. You are worth it.”

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118. “Luca, I know you’re worried that things escalate and I die. But if things escalate, and all of you die, my whole heart dies, and then I’d rather die by your side than live on without my family.”

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119. “Considering what kind of man I am and the sins I’ve committed, I don’t know why I deserve a daughter like you.”

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120. “Leona clung to her virginity like it was her only salvation. And even knowing that, I still wanted to take it from her.”

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121. “The door of the changing room opened and Fabiano stepped out, tall and muscled. I smiled. He looked invincible. Fabiano was grace and fierceness and power as he strode toward the center of the room under the cheers of the crowd. His eyes were the scariest thing I’d ever seen. He was furious. This was because of me, because of my mother. Perhaps his opponent, who waiting for him, saw it too, because for a moment he looked like he wanted to cancel the fight.”

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122. “I was an echo of the perfect melody. A shadow of an immaculate image. Always less. Never enough.”

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123. “Eventually, I caught my breath. Matteo pushed himself up on his elbows. The look on his face made me regret my weakness. “Maybe one orgasm was really unfair,” he said in a raspy voice.”

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124. “God, I wanted to own this woman.”

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125. “Savio nodded, then yawned. “I’m still not over it and I’ve been staring at doll-face and little Remo for hours.” “Doll-face?” I said with a smile. “Did you take a look at that face? If you put that kid up on a shelf, nobody would realize she wasn’t a puppet.”

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126. “Hardly anything worth having can be gained without loss, pain, and sacrifice.”

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127. “She wasn’t the little girl I’d first met. She was a woman in marriageable age now...”

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128. “I should have made love to you before.”

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129. “She knew what I was, and for some reason that made me want to be good to her, to show her that there was more than brutality. At least when she was concerned.”

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130. “This wedding wasn’t about love or trust or choice. It was about duty and honor, about doing what was expected.”

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131. “Pride is an honorable thing, but don’t let it get in the way of a wise choice. Your fights will never be ours, so you can’t fight them the same way we do.”

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132. “Giulia raised her chin. “While I understand your need for me to look like a lady in public, I can’t see why I can’t wear the clothes I love in private. Only because I’m your wife now doesn’t mean I’m not still me. I won’t become someone else only because you don’t like who I am. You chose to marry me. You can’t form me into the wife you want. You can’t control everything, even if you think you have to.”

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133. “Playing bodyguard slash babysitter to his oldest spawn had never been my idea of serving the cause.”

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134. “I’d stand by him and support him as best as I could, because he was mine and I was his.”

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135. “He bent down, lips brushing my ear, and whispered, “Smile. You are the happy bride, remember?”

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136. “My brothers and I are blood, but we also decided to be more, to be a unit. We are blood and chosen family. And we protect family.”

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137. “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.”

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138. “Run, Angel. Run from what you’ve done,” I murmured with a dark smile, and Serafina did.”

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139. “Would I regret betraying the Outfit for Val? I doubted it. I’d never regretted my previous betrayals. Val was worth betraying my oath for.”

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140. “Because if you were promised to me, I’d make sure no other guy would get within a mile of you.”

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141. “I’m yours. You can touch me however you want.”

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142. “I’m lost, Remo.”

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143. “God, no wonder Father didn’t want us to be around men. Now that I knew how good kissing felt, I never wanted to stop doing it.”

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144. “I’d sworn to myself not to care, but I cared a lot. I wanted his desire, his love, his passion. Everything.”

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145. “For the first time in my life, I fear death because it would mean I’d lose you.”

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146. “He’d seemed safe, like there was no way he could possibly hurt me no matter the provocation.”

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147. “Did your father never teach you to hide your fear from monsters? They give chase if you run.”

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148. “You will be the center of attention, Kiara, as you should be. You are a sight to behold. Blood-red is your color.”

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149. “If I’d done that today, you would have lost control. The only reason why you didn’t was because I treated you like my husband, not a monster.”

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150. “A thousand reasons spoke against talking to her, but I couldn’t stay away. I needed to see her again, to hear her voice. I wasn’t sure what the hell was wrong with me. I’d never felt so incapable of controlling myself.”

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