Glow (The Plated Prisoner, #4)

by Raven Kennedy

“You don’t have to be cruel to be strong. You don’t have to be mean to seem brave. You don’t have to look down on others in order to stand tall. Having emotions does not mean you’re weak. It means you’re smart enough to let yourself feel.”

I may be empty, but I am not alone. And that, at least, is something.

“Anger can do a lot of things,” he goes on, thumbing over the sharp tips of his spikes. “It can drag you down, make you bitter. But if you wield it another way, it can be a stepping stone for your determination.”

I told him I wanted everything, and when you ask for everything from a person, you don’t get to pick and choose. You take them as they are.