A Twist of the Blade (Shadows and Crowns, #2)

by S.M. Gaither

suppose I’ve never told this to you, either. So listen very closely, now—pain is not a competition. Everyone has their own battles. Their different hells. Different demons. And you don’t have to apologize for the things that hurt you, as I said, or for what you have to do to survive these things—not to me or to anyone else.”