"I wish I could make it better for you...but I can't, Damon. I don't..." She let go of his hand and turned around, rubbing her palms over her crying eyes and wiping away the tears, trying to hold back her emotions at the same moment. "I never asked for this life... And I--" Elena pulled her hands away and took a deep breath, letting it out a second later with a sob. "I didn't think I would love you."