"Burden me?" Jace's voice got louder. I feel bad about putting you down, Elena. But your lies and betrayal are too much.
Elena's knees gave out, and she fell to the ground holding the pictures. "Please, Jace," she cried out. "Don't do that. I'm ready to do anything. Do not fire me. Do not push me away."
Jace stared at her with a stone-like look on his face. "Anything?" he asked in a dull voice. "You'd do anything to stay, to prove yourself?"
"Yes," Elena exclaimed, looking up at him with desperate eyes. "Anything."
Jace sighed and rubbed his temples. "You have stated it before, Elena. After London, you told me you'd change and be honest. But here we are again.
"I've changed," Elena repeated, her voice frantic. "I am not the same person I was. I made an error, but I can fix it. Please
