Salem was so angry that he could not see straight at all. He was seeing a red haze all around his eyes and he knew that his bear was closer to the surface than normal. This girl had suffered more pain in her life since childhood and she was still not too much bigger than a child. To put his hand on a child, even though she was not yours was the worst crime that could be committed. Women are to be cared for, protected, and nurtured. That was what he had been taught ad he had never gone against that but today he had heard this and his blood was boiling.
It is so very hard to admit even to ourselves that we are lonely - it is far easier to "invent" a myriad of problems that we buy into and encourage others to do the same. How many "problems" would actually be simple to solve for ourselves ye
