Giovanni POV

"You're very right. That’s what I needed to know," I told him quietly. He smiled, his eyes soft as he wrapped his arm around me, pulling me closer into his warmth. His breathing slowed, steady, peaceful — but mine wasn’t. I closed my eyes just to pretend, but sleep was far from me.

His words echoed over and over in my head. Some people are born evil… there’s no real love in step-siblings… his mother was the reason my mother is no more.

So that’s it. A trait would ...