As a child, he had hardened his heart and learned to take their punches. He had learned to spit back and take down anyone who cast a jaundiced eye or who made a comment about either him, his mother, or his sister. Heβd told himself that he didnβt need anyoneβs love or caring. And so he had learned to live like a feral animal, always ready to strike out when someone tried to touch him. β¨ Sherrilyn Kenyon (2005). Night Pleasures/Night Embrace, p.648, Macmillan
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