“HOW could you say that? Everything about you remains the same except for the fact that you are a Vampire now. I met you when you were Jillian and I also met you when all you could see about life were the beautiful things. I met the hopeful Isabella, the ‘you’ that was always bright. Ikaw pa rin ang Isabella na kilala ko. It’s just that the Isabella in front of me is in pain. Or maybe I just really love you. All of you. The good Isabella, the sad Isabella, the helpless Isabella, the naughty Isabella, I love you and all the versions of you.”
When Claude smiled, she felt like her stomach just flipped.
And I love you, too, sigaw ng puso ni Isabella. Her eyes welled up at the sudden realization.
“Looking back, you never allowed me to get completely close to you, Isabella. Whenever I would
