Princess of the Werewolves novel Chapter 56

I had a pep talk with myself and decided that I needed to stop procrastinating. I'm telling him today, before my meeting with the Council. And I'm not backing out.

This past week was filled with me and Asher hanging out while we babysat. Jordyn was planning the coronation which is tomorrow, so she left Elise with us. For some reason, that little girl does not like me. She only likes Ash, she can't say his full name, so she just calls him 'Ash.' I think she just got in the habit because that's what Matthew calls him.

"Babe" Asher said softly. "You need to eat"

For the past few days, after my little pep talk, I haven't been eating much. Hope said that its because of stress. Which is weird because most people eat when they're stressed out, but food makes me feel sick.

Speaking of Hope. Her and Britney have been inseparable for the past week. Except when Shawn demands personal time with his mate. We still haven't figured out that message though. Hope talked to the Moon Goddess, who said 'its not time yet.' So we stopped trying to find out who 'he' is and how he 'imbalances life.' Its like one big riddle that only the Moon Goddess knows!

I shook my head. "I feel like I'm gonna throw up" I groaned.

"You had like two bites! Elise ate more than you!" Asher exclaimed.

"But my tummy hurts" I whined.

"You have to eat. This is like crazy unhealthy, and you're scaring me. Just eat please" Asher begged.

I sighed and stuffed another french fry in my mouth. Asher gave me a look, so I stuffed two more fries in my mouth. He pointed at the hot dog. I looked at him and pouted. Asher shook his head. "Eat"

I sniffled and took a bite of the hot dog. "You're a mean mate" I grumbled after I swallowed the food.

Asher sighed. "I'm not mean. I'm just worried about you" he said while pushing my hair out of my face.

"I'm just stressed out" I said while pushing back tears that wanted to fall out. I took a deep breath and continued to talk. "I have to tell my six year old brother that he's never seeing our parents ever again. I'm officially becoming Queen of all werewolves. My parents' funeral is in five days. And don't even get me started about the Council"

"Its all gonna work out fine" Asher assured me. "You don't have to worry about all that"

I shook my head and wiped away the traitorous tears that rolled down my cheeks. "I'm , Asher. I'm not supposed to be in charge of a six year old kid. My life wasn't supposed to turn out like this. I'm not read to be going to my parents' funeral. I'm not ready for to be Queen. I'm not ready to take care of Matthew alone. I'm not ready to face the Council. I'm- I just... I can't do this" I buried my face in my hands as I started sobbing.

"Mommy and Daddy told you about the Moon Goddess right?" I questioned.

Matthew nodded. "She picks our mates and watches over the werewolves" he said.

"Yeah, she does. Mommy and Daddy got hurt, so they are going to stay with the Moon Goddess now" I said softly.

"When are they coming home?" Matthew asked quietly.

"They're gonna live with the Moon Goddess. They can't come home anymore" I said while barely being able to hold back my tears.

Matthew had tears trailing down his cheeks. "Will they visit?"

I bit my lip while shaking my head. "We can't see them anymore. But they're watching us" I said while pointing at the ceiling. "They will watch over us just like the Moon Goddess. And they'll always be with us. Here, and here" I said while pointing at his head, then his heart.