Chapter 78

• "You could have just shared this with me, I would've understood," Roselle stated.
• "We are part of a tough world, Roselle. We would rather face death than share our problems with innocent, young girls. Pride is deeply ingrained in us, and that's not going to change anytime soon.
• "I had no intention of telling you about Brooke or why I was being so harsh to you. But when I saw the marks on your back, it felt as if I was looking at Brooke's bare back, and that made me angry. And because of that, I realized how terrible I was being to you. How much I've hurt you," Alex confessed.