Vengeance only begets more vengeance, more chaos, more darkness. Vengeance abducts us and imprisons us and mutilates us, and we suffer and suffer until we unravel its probing parasitic suckers from around us.
“Skye?” He seemed hypnotized by the rapid rise and fall of my chest.
I swallowed.
“Don’t play with scorpions unless you intend to get stung. We’re harsh and predatory and full of venom.”
“Around here, everyone is guilty until proven innocent. ...
You can’t trust anyone, Esteban. Not the police or the judges or the guards. They all want a piece of the pie.”