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Chapter 41

"I still regret that I let that girls like Lauren touch me in any way and I would do anything to take it back. Things were not going smooth when you found out about me from that poor excuse of an alpha but what surprised me more was that you already knew about us and things started going down from there, so I made my dad go to New York with your mom and made her make you stay with me for that time. I'm pleased with how we turned out to be, though. I finally got you." He finished his rant and I had a hard time processing all of it.

I finally pulled away to see a smile growing in his face which made me smile wider. It didn't matter what all he did in order to get me. I finally got him and I feel the luckiest of them all to share this moment with him

I've been trying to hide these feelings from myself for so long but while fighting them I never realized that once you fall there is no turning back, all you can think about is how it would end. I know that everything that falls, breaks. But one look at his face made me realize that if this is what I'm falling for then I don't care if I collapse into a million pieces. Because I know that he'll be there to put me back together.

I finally felt my heart beating so fast I thought it would burst out of my chest, but I know what this feeling is, and for once I'm not afraid to admit that I am truly, madly, deeply and foolishly in love with Asher Edward Knights and nothing in this moment can change that.

I shook my head and pulled him down for a kiss, to which he willingly submitted, letting me take the complete control this time. His hand tightened around my waist and mine around his hair, pulling him so close that there was no space for air to pass between us.

I want to say it. I want to confess everything to his face but something holds me back, maybe the fact that my best friends don't know half of it yet or maybe I don't want to give Asher the satisfaction so soon. He made me wait for 13 years, I have the right to make him wait, too.

We pulled away when a few sets of footsteps rushed towards us, snatching away our moment of passion, bringing us back to the cruel reality of what is about to happen. I sigh deeply and turn to look at Blake and Chris making their way towards us, hand in hand.

The beating of my heart intensified, but this time due to nervousness.

"Hi baby girl! What are you guys doing here?" Blake asked with a wide smile and I tried to return it.

Before I could answer, Amber and Ryder came towards us, Wren and Adam following in suit. It's time.

I looked at Asher who pressed my hand in reassurance, and gesturing the same with the long blink of his eyes.

"Hey guys! What's happening?" Wren asked, looking overly joyed. The date went really well, that's a given.

The werewolf trio came to our side, leaving my friends in front of us, which was enough to make their expressions sour. A frown etched on all of their faces as they looked at each other questioningly.

"What is happening?" Amber spoke this time.

Here goes nothing. I sighed and looked at Asher who nodded his head and so I took a few steps forward and looked at all of their faces.

"Guys, you are everything to me. I can't imagine ever surviving high school and childhood without you. And I want you to know that it killed me to keep this from you. But you guys wouldn't have believed me even if I told you.

"Blake, I know you trust me too much and so do I, that is why you were the first person I told these things to. I don't know why you believe me. But I do know that I don't deserve a friend like you." I said, my heart hammering inside my chest.

"Ava, what are you talking about? I thought you don't want to do anything with Adrian anymore, so why bring him up now?" Blake asked, confused at first but then widening his eyes as he put two and two together. His eyes snapped to Chris who stood there, staring expectantly at him.