His mom always said that trust was something you earned. And it wasn't something you gave easy. Too often, it was a tool your enemies used to hurt you with. 'Give them nothing, baby. Not until you have no choice. The world is harsh and it is cold. People can be good and decent, but most of them are only out for themselves and they'll hurt anyone they can'.
Sherrilyn KenyonGrace? Are you tipsy? (Selena) Maybe just comfortably toasty. Pop tart toasty. (Grace)
Sherrilyn KenyonWhy do you tolerate it? (Kat) The same reason Sin hasnโt resigned himself to death. There are six billion people on earth who need someone to protect them from things that are scarier than the tax man or a knife-wielding stranger. Things that a gun wonโt stop. As long as their lives hang in the balance, whatโs a little humiliation for me? (Acheron)
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