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1 " Sometimes you couldn’t do much to change the fucked up circumstances, but even then everyone had to eat and drink. At least they were lucky enough they could afford the treats and the comfort—it hadn’t always been the case for Marisa and Ray.They’d never gone hungry—the pack wouldn’t have allowed it—but they’d grown up knowing money was short, learned not to ask for the newest toys or fancy clothes. They’d learned it and they’d taught it, and maybe that was the hardest part of all—not just to say no once or twice, but to explain to a child that there were certain things that others had that were out of your family’s reach. "
― N.J. Lysk , Betas Aside (The Stars of the Pack #5)
2 " Sometimes Marisa pretended she needed the toilet when she didn’t. But she didn’t feel guilty about it: the secret of strength wasn’t perseverance, it was pacing. You had to know your limits and you had to respect them. She didn’t ask her body to go beyond what it could do, why should she treat her mind with less respect? "
3 " Another barbecue?” Sorina asked walking in. She was carrying a tray so big Irina didn’t see how she’d fit it on the table. She looked way bigger than she’d been the last time Irina had seen her too. “Whoa, how many people are you feeding?” she asked, rushing towards the table to make room.“People?” Sorina replied. “I think you mean wolves. "
