“I’m gonna tell you something serious, and I know you’ve heard it before but I’m still gonna say it.” [i]Tara said, composing herself as best she could.[/i] “That drinking is going to hurt you. You’re going to turn into someone you aren’t and you’re going to hurt someone or yourself more. You can’t use it as a crutch.” [i]Her voice took on a slightly angry and yet experienced tone.[/i] “Something really bad happened to me a while ago... and I fell into getting drunk and passing out, night after night after night and it [i][b]did not[/b][/i] make the pain go away. Every time I woke up it [i][b]kept coming back.[/b][/i] Every... single... f*cking... time.” [i]Tara looked and sounded as if she was barely holding herself together, a very slight tremor taking hold of her body. Staring off into the distance, she’d not answered Alpha’s question.[/i]