Cursed Fates (Zodiac Academy, #5)

by Caroline Peckham

“Look, sometimes we want to see the good in people we care about so much that we pretend it’s there, living under all the layers of cruelty. But the fact is, Diego, some people are toxic. And if you keep them in your life, they’ll poison everything good in your world until you end up being just like them. And that’s a far worse fate than going against the grain and making your own path. Even if that means you’re alone.”

Wise words. It is often so difficult to cut off toxic people in our lives, especially when they are often family.