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By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1) QUOTES

By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1) QUOTES

1 " Little children quickly learn that closing your eyes from evil doesn’t protect you. It took me far too long to grasp that lesson. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

2 " When I stepped into the kitchen, they both looked up. Mom smiled brightly, looking as if she and Dad were fresh off their honeymoon. “How was date night?” I asked unnecessarily.

“Wonderful as always,” Mom said, giving Dad one of those secretive smiles.

His face always filled with so much tenderness that I realized why it could have never worked out with Giovanni. I was striving for what Mom and Dad had, but while Giovanni worshipped the ground I walked on because of who I was, of who my father was, he never looked at me as if he’d walk through fire for me. Dad wouldn’t have let anyone tell him how to love Mom. He definitely wouldn’t have been scared of her father. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

3 " You were so lucky that you got Dad. He is the one everyone fears. He’d never try to please anyone. He takes what he wants.”

“I didn’t see it that way at first. I was terrified of your father. Love and passion required some work on both parts.”

“No matter how hard I try I can’t imagine you being scared of Dad. You are like yin and yang, you complement each other.”

“Someday, you’ll find that special someone.”

“Where?”

“Where you least expect it. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

4 " Maddox and I looked at each other again, and this felt like a goodbye. One of us would likely die, maybe even the both of us. My heart clenched thinking this was the end for us, for a love that was never meant to be, a love without a chance at a happy end. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

5 " You won’t ever get the chance to touch Marcella. And today I’ll make you regret every second of pain you made her feel. You’ll beg her for forgiveness and call her queen when I’m done with you. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

6 " Crossing my arms, I leaned against the wall and clipped my diamond earring back on my ruined ear. Another scream, even louder than the one before, rang out. Amo leaned beside me, regarding me as if he saw me in a new light.

“You changed,” he said quietly.

“So did you.”

He nodded. Dad looked at us, regret passing over his face. He’d dedicated his life to protect us, but this life left nothing untouched. It was only a matter of time before we’d be dragged into the darkness. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

7 " What is the sin but a manmade phantasm? "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

8 " You deserve death and I want nothing more than to kill you, but I can’t because I love your daughter!”

Luca took a step closer, glaring. “You deserve death as much as I do, and I want to kill you more than anything for what you let happen to Marcella, but I can’t because I love my daughter.”

We stared at each other, trapped with our hatred and reined in by our love for one girl. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

9 " I don’t want them to like me,” I said firmly. “I want them to respect me.”

Amo shrugged. “They do. You’re a Vitiello.” He jogged after Lora to get his hands on more pineapple and fresca. For him, the discussion was over. Amo was going to be Capo, and yet he didn’t feel the pressure as I did. As the oldest Vitiello and a girl, expectations were sky high. I could only fail. I had to be beautiful and morally impeccable, pure as the snow but at the same time progressive enough to represent the new generation of the Famiglia. Amo got bad grades, slept around, and went out in sweats, and everyone just said he was a boy and would grow out of it. If I ever did either of those things, I’d be socially dead. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

10 " That night was the second time I dreamed of her, and from that day on, she’d haunt my nights. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

11 " I stared up at the ceiling. Marcella had said her father would kill me for taking her virginity. Considering all I had done, he had several reasons to end my life as brutally as possible. But this, fucking his daughter, was definitely the tip of the iceberg.

But she was worth dying for. Fuck, I’d die a thousand deaths just for one more night with her. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

12 " But this wasn’t enough, could never be. I needed to see her face, wanted to see it every fucking morning when I woke and every night before sleep. I flipped her over and climbed on top of her.

Her eyes burned a hole into my soul and heart.

“Fuck,” I growled. “I can’t fucking lose you. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

13 " He grunted. “There are things you won’t ever be able to cover up. We left our mark inside of you. You’ll fear the dark until the day you die.”

I wished he wasn’t right. Maybe last night had been the exception but I worried it would take me a while to be comfortable in the dark again, to not flinch when someone knocked and not look over my shoulder. But eventually I’d overcome this.

I stepped closer to him, smiling darkly. “I have darkness running in my veins. I am my father’s daughter, don’t ever underestimate me because I’m a woman. Being a woman doesn’t mean I’m not strong. And trust me when I say that nothing you did will leave a scar. Your name and family will long be forgotten while mine will rule over the East and hunt down every biker affiliated to Tartarus. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

14 " Love. A word I’d been terrified to use, a word that still ripped open a chasm in my chest, one only Maddox might be able to close. I’d hardly slept the night, debating if I could, if I should burden Maddox with this choice, but it was the only option to heal some of the wounds the kidnapping had ripped open. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

15 " Maddox—could be my salvation, or it could be the fall from grace so many had been waiting for. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

16 " Maddox leaned forward, pressing a hot kiss to the tattoo. “You are truly your father’s daughter, Snow White, and a true queen if there ever was one. And if this is what it takes to prove my love and loyalty to you, then I’ll do it. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

17 " Because I love her.” I laughed, realizing the absurdity of the situation. “I love the daughter of the man who destroyed my life. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

18 " I met his gaze square on. “If you don’t like it, kill me. I love your daughter. The man she met and fell in love with had a backbone and pride. I won’t become someone else so you decide to spare me. I’ll work with you, not for you, and I’ll do it gladly because it’ll make Marcella’s position in the Famiglia stronger. That’s all. If you don’t like it, put a bullet in my head now and spare us both the chitchat. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

19 " I didn’t need him, but I wanted him by my side. I’d wanted him to become part of my life, of my family. I’d thought we could overcome the chasm between our backgrounds.

But our bond had been fatal from the very beginning. Maddox had saved me, and I had saved him. That was all there was.

Now I just had to convince my heart of it "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)

20 " When she straightened, I had to suppress a curse. This girl didn’t need a filter. She wore a red summer dress that accentuated her narrow waist and round butt and made her legs look miles-long, even though she was a petite woman. I forced myself to keep checking the shop displays because I’d frozen in my tracks upon spotting the Vitiello princess. Her gait spoke of unwavering confidence. She never once swayed despite her ridiculously high heels. She walked the streets as if she owned them—her head held high, her expression cold and painfully beautiful. There were girls that were pretty, there were girls that were beautiful, and there were girls that had men and women alike stop in their tracks to admire them slack-jawed. Marcella was the latter. "

― Cora Reilly , By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)