She still could not believe her eyes, knowing Giovanni was stood in front of her, and she was BLESSED by his company. He did not know what trauma she had been through when she was away from him, there were unimaginable things that she had endured during their time apart, and she would never truly be the same. She did not expect things to return to how they were, in fact, Jasmine had somewhat moved on from their time together. This did not mean however, that she did not LOVE him deeply, as someone of her past. She sighed, locking her gaze with his, wanting nothing more than to reach out to him, but sadly, such things could not be allowed.Ā āI doā I should have been honest from the start, then perhaps I would not be in such a mess.ā She sighed, shaking her head to herself then returning her gaze to meet his.Ā āNoā not at all. I was brought up in a family of hunters, and wellā I wasnāt honest with you about that. I wanted to be, EVERY DAY I wanted to tell you about it. I was going to, but Sylvia got in the way of that, thinking I was being a TRAITOR to you.ā She sighed, shaking her head.Ā āIād never let anyone hurt you, I didnāt tell you because I was afraid youād be put off.ā
At the mere mention of the name of his former best friend, Giovanni felt his jaw tense. He HATED the other vampire for what she had done, for taking Jasmine from him. For taking away the only person who reminded him of his humanity. Of course, now he and Rebekah had been reunited, it didnāt matter so much that Jasmine had been taken from him in the first place. But, it didnāt mean that losing her hadnāt hurt.Ā āIf you had been honest then I could have protected you from her.ā Giovanni sighed softly, his brows then drawing together. He hated the way things had turned out, he hated that Jasmine had become a casualty merely because of his feelings for her.Ā āI would NEVER have seen you as a traitor.ā The vampire spoke. It was all well and good saying things like this now but, it wouldnāt change anything. She was still dead. There was nothing he could do about that. There was nothing anyone could do about that.Ā āI can look after myself, Jasmine.ā He spoke, rolling his eyes for a moment before then sighing.Ā āI guess if youād left sooner you may not have died. You could have had a long life, then died peacefully, with a family of your own.ā