Princess of the Werewolves novel Chapter 48

"Do you want me to get someone? Ryan? Or Jordyn? Matthew?" Shawn offered.

When my little brother's name left his mouth, all my plans of not crying, crashed down. My body violently shook. Tears flowed down my cheeks to a small puddle on my bed. A loud sob escaped my lips and I buried my face in my hands.

Asher engulfed me in his arms and rocked us back and forth. "Shh... It's all gonna be okay" he whispered.

I shook my head in his chest. "M-my parents a-are dead, Ash-er" I stuttered.

"I know, Eve" Asher said softly. I could hear the sadness in his voice, reminding me that he actually knew what it felt like to lose his parents.

The sight made me cry even harder. I buried my head in his chest and clung onto him like my life depended on it- because in that moment, it did. As much as I would hate to admit it, I need Asher. I've always have, but I was pushing him away.

"I'm s-sorry" I whimpered.

"You have nothing to be sorry about" Asher said while rubbing my back.

"I hurt you" I stated sadly.

Asher kissed the top of my head. "I hurt you, too" he whispered. "If anyone should be apologizing, its me"

I loudly sobbed in his chest. He held me as I cried for over an hour, soaking his shirt in tears. "Please stop crying" Asher pleaded.

I hiccuped as I spoke. "A-all I feel is the p-pain" I said honestly. The pain from everything was too much.

"That's the thing about pain. It demands to be felt" Asher said softly, and I got distracted from the pain.

I let out a small chuckle and wiped away the rest of my tears. "Did you just quote Augustus Waters from The Fault in Our Stars?" I sniffled while tipping my head up to look at him.

"Maybe" Asher mumbled as his cheeks heated up.

I giggled and lightly rested my head back on his chest. "You're blushing" I stated.

"This never happened" Asher said, causing me to smile.

I took a deep breath and wrapped my arms around his waist. "You're shirt is wet" I mumbled.

"I have a few extra ones" he replied. "I'll change later"

An image of Asher changing popped into my mind. The way his muscles would flex as he took off his shirt. His abs. Damn. Those abs.

'Mate'

I gasped. 'Ingrid? Is that you?'

'Yes' her voice was still weak, but at least she's talking.

'Are you okay?' I asked.

I frowned. "But I was mean" I stated. "I called you a bunch of names, then ran away"

"I was worse- like fifty million times worse. Plus, you weren't you without your emotions" he said softly. "I didn't fall in love with you when you had no emotions. I fell in love with the giggling girl in my office. You were so happy, and it made me happy. After seeing you like that, I realized that's what I wanna see everyday for the rest of my life. I realized that I love you"

I felt all giddy inside. Butterflies erupted in my stomach. My hands started sweating.

He really loves me.

I leaned forward and pressed my lips to his.

Asher

Eve's soft lips touched mine and I was gone. I forgot about everything around me. The only thing I cared about was the girl right in front of me.

She had me wrapped around her little finger. And I was okay with that. I basically tied myself to her finger.

The kiss was slow and soft. When we pulled away, we both were smiling.

I leaned my forehead against hers and pecked her lips. "Things just keep getting better and better" I mumbled. "I'm on a roller-coaster that only goes up"

Eve smiled wider before kissing me again. I should quote movies more often if this is what I get.