The Wright Queen
"I made him get on his knees and beg in front of all his creditors. Then, in front of all his friends, I gave him a check and told him it was charity, not a bailout."
"Isabella," my mother said, looking me dead in the eye. "I'm telling you this because I want you to know that if you want it, there will come a day when Dante will be on his knees, begging you."
"Men think women are nothing without them. And who gives them that confidence? Who makes them so damn sure of themselves? ... Loyal fools like us."
Her words landed, and something inside me shifted.
The plane took off, and the lights of New York City faded beneath us.
Hot Chapters