How could Daniel not see that? Not appreciate it? And how could Jasper accept that for himself? Had Selene’s death, had the circumstances in which she’d died, truly sent him into a spiral of self-loathing he couldn’t pry himself out of? I felt the weight of it on my shoulders, because I didn’t know how to help him. The more I down talked Daniel, the more Jasper would dig his heels in, the more he’d profess his love for him. Hurting Daniel would win me no points with Jasper. Not as long as he was intent on only seeing the bad in himself. Until that changed, he’d continue to believe himself
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