“I didn’t need a man in my life – not even a Matrian male – and from all that I’d been told by my mother before she died, I was better off without one anyway. Better to remain always self-reliant. Self-reliance means you’re in control. Don’t ever think you need a man for happiness.”

“I didn’t need a man in my life – not even a Matrian male – and from all that I’d been told by my mother before she died, I was better off without one anyway. Better to remain always self-reliant. Self-reliance means you’re in control. Don’t ever think you need a man for happiness.”

— Bella Forrest