Vittoria's POV
"You rejected me..." I said as calmly as I could, without a hint of accusation or anything.
I want him to know that whatever happened in the past will stay in the past. After all, there is no use dwelling in it. Especially now that we have the chance to undo it.
"D-did you die because of the rejection?" he asked after staring at me for like forever. He looked at me as if he was holding his breath while waiting for my answer.
"No," I gently said. I bit my lip. How can I tell him that his father was the one who killed me?
In his own way, through his rejection, I knew that he tried his best to protect me from his father. My death can only mean one thing. He failed. He failed to protect his own mate.
He tightly shut his eyes. My heart clenched at the thought of him trying
