Stepping Quotes

"You think because you're wearing a suit and hiding behind bodyguards, you're untouchable?" Emily said, her voice laced with anger. She had waited too long to finally face him. Matteo smirked, leaning back in his chair like he had all the time in the world. "No, Detective," he said calmly. "I'm untouchable because every time someone tries to reach me... they disappear." Emily stepped forward. "Then maybe it's time someone like me breaks that pattern." His eyes followed her movement. "Careful, Emily," he said in a low voice. "Patterns can be dangerous… but obsessions? They're fatal." She didn’t flinch. Not this time. "This isn’t obsession," she said, barely above a whisper. "It’s justice." Matteo stood now, towering over her. He didn’t shout. He didn’t threaten. He just looked at her, and that was somehow worse. "Then why," he said, soft enough to cause her heart to jump, "does your pulse race every time I say your name?" **** Emily Thompson is one of the best detectives in the force. She's strong, smart, and unbreakable. But when a ruthless killer leaves her name carved on the bodies of his victims, the game becomes personal. Things spiral out of control when a video surfaces – her colleague, Detective Kent, and his team are held hostage. The price for their freedom? Emily must surrender herself…alone. But just when she thinks she’s stepping into danger with a plan, she disappears. Kidnapped by a second, unknown group with dark motives of their own, Emily finds herself at the center of a terrifying mystery no one saw coming. Now, time is running out. The city is in chaos. And someone out there is obsessed with bringing Emily to her knees.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Emilia wondered, a cacophony of feelings turning inside her – bewilderment, rage, and something else she was not yet prepared to acknowledge. "Honestly? I wasn't sure how,” Alexander admitted. “And then everything with NexGen started unfolding, and I… I tried to convince myself it was better if we left things professional. Emilia made a small, cynical noise that was almost a laugh. "Professional? After we… after we…. you… promoted me to your personal assistant..." "Right after the most passionate night of my life?” Alexander completed. ... After a single night of heated passion, environmental engineer Emilia Thatcher was promoted to be the personal assistant of Trident Holdings' CEO, AlexandeKane. But she had no idea she's stepping into a carefully orchestrated trap.

Sera’s life is shattered when her brother, Luca, disappears under mysterious circumstances, doesn’t know if he’s dead or alive. Desperate to find him, she strikes a dangerous deal with Dante Moretti, a ruthless mafia boss. In exchange for his help, she agrees to work for him as his secretary, stepping into a world she never imagined. But as she becomes entangled in Dante's empire, Sera uncovers dark secrets that threaten to consume her. As their relationship deepens, Sera must navigate a maze of betrayal, power, and passion. Now, with the mafia’s grip tightening, Sera is faced with a choice. Uphold the blood vow that binds them all, or risk everything to escape Dante’s hold. Will she save her brother and reclaim her freedom, or will the darkness of their past tear them all apart?

Dr. Mira Lane was never meant to return to the world of wolves. After surviving the night her pack was slaughtered, she buried her past and her pain, becoming one of the best trauma surgeons in the human world. She doesn’t shift. She doesn’t trust. And she definitely doesn’t believe in mates. Until the night he is brought into her ER. Alpha Grey Maddox. He was bleeding, unconscious, and radiating the same wild power she’s tried to forget. He’s the leader of the very pack that once betrayed hers. And fate just marked him as her mate. Saving him means more than stitching wounds. It means exposing her secrets. Reawakening the wolf she swore she’d never be again. And stepping back into a world where power is everything… and love can kill. Grey is dangerous, controlling, and loyal to a war she wants no part in. But the bond between them burns hotter each day and when enemies begin hunting Mira for reasons she doesn’t understand, Grey may be the only one who can protect her. But he wants more than her trust. He wants her submission. Her loyalty. Her heart. And Mira must decide: will she run from the mate who could break her or fight for the only love that ever felt real?

Luna Winters spent her life believing she was just an ordinary girl with a dream of playing professional hockey. But when she joins the legendary Timber Wolves team, she realizes something is different about her teammates—they’re faster, stronger, almost… inhuman. Then, on the night of the full moon, she discovers the truth. They’re werewolves. And so is she. Thrust into a world of pack rivalries, deadly secrets, and an unbreakable bond with three powerful alphas—Dominic, Alexander, and Liam—Luna’s life is no longer her own. Rejected by the ones who should have protected her, she is cast aside, her strength mysteriously drained. But when a rival team offers her a chance to reclaim her power, she takes it, unknowingly stepping deeper into a conspiracy that began long before she was born. Now, as hidden truths about her parents’ murder come to light, Luna must choose—run from the past or fight for the future. And when the same men who broke her come crawling back, she’ll make one thing clear… She may be their fated mate, but she belongs to no one.

Adrian Cain has no past. At least, not one he remembers. He woke up at eighteen with a name, a guardian, and a carefully constructed identity that led him to build one of the most powerful tech empires in the world. Now, as the CEO of CainTech, Adrian is feared, admired, and emotionally impenetrable, his past locked behind clinical amnesia, sealed files, and a steel wall he doesn't dare breach. Until the suicides start. After two employees from his most classified division die under suspicious circumstances, trauma counselor Sera Vaughn is brought in to assess the psychological impact on staff. But Sera has her own reasons for stepping into CainTech, her older brother vanished fifteen years ago, and the only lead she has left is a face in an old photograph: Adrian’s. But his name back then wasn’t Adrian. It was Daniel Ward. As Sera begins digging into Adrian’s history and as Adrian’s carefully managed psyche begins to crack, long-buried memories start surfacing: a mysterious basement, whispered codewords, and a girl calling his real name. What neither of them knows is that they were both part of a covert experiment known as Project Phoenix, designed to erase identities and rebuild human obedience from the ground up. Together, they uncover a trail of lies, altered files, and fractured lives along with a chilling truth: Adrian may have been programmed to forget what he did… and who he destroyed. Now hunted by the people who created him, stalked by a version of himself he doesn’t remember becoming, and drawn to a woman whose trust he doesn’t deserve, Adrian must face the darkest corners of his past before they both disappear into it. Because some memories don’t stay buried. Some were never meant to.