Samika's POV Kindness gets people nowhere. And Alanna was a walking example of it. That was also when I decided to raise my four year old Devon as a tough guy. Not just tough but cruel. So I did everything in my capacity to make his life a living hell. That boy cried at first. Cried a lot later. And then started fighting back. He doesn't say a word now. He only fights back. I know he loathes me deep down. But I absolutely don't want him to be the one that kindness usually eats up alive. And not just that. Some day , he will find his own mate. That day, I want him to defend her. It can only happen when there is no fear left in his body and all he will be known for, is tearing people apart limb by limb. There should be no more girls whose fate is similar to Alanna. . . . . I keep