Scorn * Rejection * Abuse * FearBrenda knew all these things. She faced an enemy-one she couldn't see or understand. Her heart was stubborn and proud, and she wanted friends at almost any cost. Yet the price of acceptance was dangerously high-and brought her to the brink of death.Repeatedly, she traveled dark paths, some with enemies who posed as friends, some with beasts who posed as gentlemen. Unexpected help from a mysterious source gave her courage...