Anastasia had spent her life being moved like a piece on someone else’s board—daughter, pawn, arranged marriage, bargaining chip. But Conan gave her something no mafia family ever had: the freedom to feel safe, cherished, and alive in a life she finally wanted to choose for herself.
“Conan, you make me feel…safe. More than that, you make me feel valued. You’re the first person who has ever made me feel truly alive. Before I met you, my life was on a course dictated by others. You’ve shown me what it means to be cherished, to matter. Every moment with you is a gift I never thought I’d get. I don’t have the words to express how much you mean to me, but know this: you are my strength and my courage. I trust you with my life—with my heart. I’ve never experienced anything like this, and I never will again. You’re everything I never knew I needed.”
~Anastasia Volkov, Day Shift
About this Anastasia Volkov quote
This Anastasia Volkov quote comes from Day Shift by Evie James, the second book in the Broken Heroes series. After Anastasia’s memories return and her mafia past threatens the future she wants with Conan, this moment shows how deeply he has changed her understanding of love, safety, and choice. Their story blends medical romance, amnesia romance, mafia danger, protective hero devotion, he-falls-first intensity, arranged marriage pressure, romantic suspense, and a tattooed golden-retriever nurse who makes a mafia princess feel cherished instead of controlled.
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