Risking It All Novels & Stories

"You don't scare me." He chuckled, a dark, hollow sound. "I don't need to scare you, Lexi. I just need you to understand what's at stake." I narrowed my eyes. "You think I'll just go along with this? After everything you've done?" "Of course," he replied smoothly, folding his arms. "Because you're smart. You know that crossing me isn't worth the risk." I took a steadying breath, forcing myself to focus. "What exactly do you want me to do?"

Seeing him in love with someone else may be the only way for this stupid and pathetic heart of mine to realize and accept its defeat," I stated bitterly. "Why do you think you have no chance with Caesar when you haven't confessed? You've already stated that there's no guarantee Caesar will reciprocate your feelings. If that is the case, then there's also no guarantee that Caesar won't be able to reciprocate your feelings. What if...?" "I don't want to settle for what-ifs, Raine," I said hastily, "because those what-ifs could be the source of my friendship with Caesar's fallout." "You're overthinking, Brae."

“To do something like that, you have to trust me… Do you trust me Athlea?” Athlea shut her eyes closed. He has no idea what to do. Should she trust him? Does she even have any other choice? She wants to escape doesn’t she? She has nothing to lose. She is pretty much a dead lady walking with practically no life. “I don’t know Alvarez…” she said underneath her breath. “I have nothing to lose, but you have a lot to lose. You can’t risk everything for me.” “That is where you are wrong, Athlea. I will risk everything for you. You are worth it. You don’t deserve to be treated like shit…”

"I've thought about all of this, but we can't let Sérgio take all of our responsibility. Risk, by definition, involves exposure to danger. I can't miss this good opportunity simply because of the risk. Besides, it applies to both sides. I can take advantage of this chance to get closer to the Veronezzi family, to understand them.

Did he know that the worst possibility was that he would lose everything? Yes, of course, Axel knew. But this time, he chose to risk everything—himself, his life, and everything he had. He risked everything to pursue Angeline—a woman he deeply wanted. So, what happened? What happened after he risked everything? What happened was something he never thought would happen in his life—something that never crossed his mind when Adeline’s bullet pierced his body.

"In all things. My heart, my business, my life. All of it belongs to you." I take a moment to process everything he just said and feel the bubbling of unresolved fear. “I love how you love me, and trust me, and believe in me," I confess, "but it doesn't change that this...new development is making things a lot more difficult because now for everything to fall into place, I have to be 100% successful at conning a man into liking me in a single evening." I gasp "That is a huge risk. What if I fail.”

He found none. “Maya… the risk…” “Is everything,” I finished for him. “The risk is everything. That’s the point. What we have is worth everything. Isn’t it?” For a long moment, there was only the sound of the wind skittering dead leaves across the pool cover. The great, silent house loomed behind us, a monument to Clara’s control.

It would be torture. And I have nowhere else to go. "I can't risk it," I whisper. "I can't tell him. Because if he rejects me, I lose everything. This house. This safety. Him. I lose all of it." "Or you gain everything." "Or I destroy everything we have." Hannah takes my hand. "Love is always a risk. But sometimes the risk is worth it." "Not this time. Not for me." She looks like she wants to argue more. But she doesn't. Just squeezes my hand.

The shadows in Raymond’s expression deepened. “That’s a big gamble, Allison. You’re not just risking yourself, you are risking our babies too. You know your mother, She’ll bring down anyone in her path, including Freddie. I won’t have you risking my babies, Allie. I can’t let you go in alone.” He responded sounding stern. “I can handle this,” I insisted, smiling to reassure him.

"Breaking what?" "You, me, both of us, everything I touch ends up destroyed eventually." I stood up and walked toward him slowly. "What if I'm willing to risk it?" I asked. "You don't know what you're risking." "Then tell me." "If I claim you, there's no going back, you'll be mine completely, you'll feel everything I feel, you'll never be able to leave even if you want to." "And if I'm okay with that?" "You shouldn't be."