You cannot be with someone just because you don't want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.
—Melissa de la Cruz in The Van Alen Legacy
—Melissa de la Cruz in The Van Alen Legacy
Melissa de la Cruz (born September 7, 1971) is a Filipina-American writer known for young adult fiction. Her young-adult series include Au Pairs, the Blue Bloods, and The Beauchamp Family.