[quote=@Lugubrious]The kind of person who joins the family is one who's essentially given up completely, who's so brokenhearted, beaten down, or consumed by desire that his or her own life no longer matters.[/quote]
Marissa is definitely one or two major setbacks from her goal away from teetering on that edge.

Admittedly, most of my characters are dangerous women who have gone or are going to dark places. I'm nothing if not [s]predictable[/s] consistent.