The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1)

by J.D. Barker

Women were perfectly capable of handling pain but not emotion. Men handled emotion but not pain.

“Mizaru means see no evil, Kikazaru means hear no evil, and Iwazaru means speak no evil.”

Real life doesn’t work that way. I’ve seen more lives end than I can count, and they all seem to hold that same expectation at the end, their eyes glancing at the door, waiting for their savior to arrive. He doesn’t, though. In real life, the only true savior is oneself.

“You need to talk to someone. That’s how we heal. Keeping it bottled up isn’t healthy. It’ll grow in you like a cancer if you keep it all inside.”

When you have a child, life ceases being about you and becomes wholly about them. You’ll do anything for them.