POV (ABELIA)
The moment the words fell out of his mouth, I let out a whimper as I clutched onto him. He knew. He truly knew, and something about that made the burn on my arm hurt just a little less. I hated him for not trusting me, but I could not blame him. Jasmine had broken him and she deserved nothing. Victor was just an unfortunate bystander, as was I, in Jasmine's love life. We were two star crossed lovers that could never be. Yet, Jasmine and Alec could have been. They could have changed everything. The peace between our two factions could have been made stronger with their union. So why? Why did she leave this royal prince who honestly just wanted to love her?
I could tell. I had felt it once, the feeling of being in love, or maybe I still felt it. I wanted to be w
