Derek’s dark eyes met with Jasper. “And?” “And?!” Jasper coughed out angrily. “Yes, and…” Derek’s eyes raged war against the brown eyes of his cousin. Jasper set his jaw and he glared angrily at Derek. “You better elaborate. Because your ‘and’ sounds like…” “AND are you an i***t?” Derek said coldly. “Do you believe her? Do you believe Stella or me?” Jasper shook his head. “She had pictures and videos…” He looked up at Derek and felt guilt hit him like a knife stabbing him in the gut. The pained look in his eyes of being doubted hurt him more than he imagined. “I’m sorry… I…” “Jasper kept telling us to believe in you.” Wyatt said simply. He was batting for the young vampire now.

