As if sensing this, either by the look on his face or through their bond, Hermione hurriedly sat up in the bed and took his face in her hands. "Loki," she said, tears filling her eyes. "I am not like that anymore. I love you far more than any of my previous lovers. I would never do something like that to you." A few tears broke free, sliding down her cheeks and leaving trails in their wake. "I was broken and so in love with Draco still despite the fact that we couldn't be together."