“Most people would have crumbled under what you’ve endured. They would have succumbed to the darkness, taken the easy way out. But you?” He cupped my face. “You are your very own savior. Your past isn’t your enemy. Your biggest enemy is yourself. Why do you insist on torturing yourself? It’s time to wake up from this nightmare you’re living in and recognize that you are a fucking warrior. You weren’t just freed of those iron shackles. You broke the damn chain that held you down.”
