The Prince's Soulmate - S01 E69

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The Prince's Soulmate - S01 E69

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 69

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My hand fell to my side as a sob escaped my lips. Ashton pushed Nicole away and his eyes widened in shock as he stared at me. She rolled her eyes as soon as she saw me before refocusing her attention on Ashton with a triumphant smirk.

“Elizabeth-” Ashton started, but I didn’t wait for him to finish.

I ran away from the room, but instead of going downstairs, I ran to the room furthest away from the one that he was in.

I didn’t want anyone to see me crying like this. I was about ten seconds into my crying session when I obstinately wiped the tears away. I was not going to cry anymore. Not here and definitely not over Ashton.

I opened the door and was about to make my way back downstairs, when Ashton appeared in the doorway.

I tried to ignore him and step around him, but he blocked my path with his body and closed the door.

“Move,” I snapped, pushing past him.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me back.

“Elizabeth, what you saw just now was nothing.”

“Then we don’t have to talk about it then,” I said as calmly as I could and tugged my arm away from him.

He stepped in my way again as I started to leave and ran a hand through his hair.

“Please just allow me to explain,” he implored.

“No thanks. Your girlfriend is probably waiting for you. Don’t let me interrupt,” I scoffed and tried again to step past him.

“She is not my girlfriend."

“Wow,” I said, looking at him. “Aren’t you great. What is she then? Just another one of your toys that you play with when you get bored?”

“You’re not giving me a chance to explain what happened,” he sighed in frustration.

I rolled my eyes. “Tell me, do I have a painted face and a red nose?”

“No,” he answered with a perplexed expression.

“Then why are you treating me like a clown?”

He stared at me bewildered.

“Or maybe I’m the whole circus, since I’m only around when you want entertainment.”

He sighed. “You’re overreacting”

I forced a smile. “Good night, Ashton,” I said as I stormed towards the door.

“She kissed me, Elizabeth,” he turned around to face me. “She was the one who kissed me.”

“I don’t have a problem with that,” I said through gritted teeth.

He caught my hand and pulled me back towards him. “You have really awful timing, you know that?” he grumbled. “As soon as she kissed me, you appeared.”

“I said I don’t care,” I persisted.

“I don’t believe that,” he said softly.

I glared at him. “You don’t have to.”

“Did you come here just to argue with me?” he asked in confusion.

“You think I don’t have anything better to do with my time?” I retorted.

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I sighed and tried to get a hold of myself. Why was I being angry right now? I literally had no right to be upset.

“Since I’m here, I guess I’ll tell you what I came here to say,” I said. “First, Kevin told me a little about what your dad has been doing. It really irritates me the way he uses his authority to try and control you.”

I was going off script here. This was not what I practiced, but I continued.

“You really upset me with what you said that night, but I’m willing to try and understand your point of view more. The date might not have been real for you or the kiss. And at first, it wasn’t real for me either, but I really enjoyed the time I spent with you. I enjoyed the entire night.” I sighed. “And it ended up becoming real for me… That’s why I got so upset.”

Before he responded I held two fingers up. “Second, I did not throw your necklace in the trash. I don’t know how on Earth it ended up in there when I left it in the box in my room. I really like it and I’m not even wearing it tonight because I’ve somehow developed anxiety over losing it,” I huffed. “I would never throw a gift away, even if I was angry at the person who gave it to me,” I muttered.

I exhaled and gave him a pointed look. “That’s all. Bye.”

I pulled open the door, but as soon as it opened, it was closed. I looked behind me to see him standing there with an undefinable look in his eyes.

“Don’t I get to say something too?” he asked.

I turned around to face him and crossed my arms.

“You’re pretty scary when you’re angry,” he chuckled. “First,” he held up a finger. “I’m sorry for what I said to you on Monday. I could just excuse it by saying I was feeling pressured, but that’s still no reason to behave how I did and I’m sorry.”

“Second,” he held up two fingers. “Just to give you some peace of mind, I would never place the soulmate mark on you without your permission. I don’t have the right to do that. You deserve to choose what you want. The king told me to do it, but I just couldn’t go through with it.”

I tried to respond, but he shushed me.

“Third, it was not my intention to break up with Nicole yet and go on a date with you."

I rolled my eyes. I knew that, but it still hurt to hear him say it.

“But that doesn’t mean I didn’t like it,” he continued. “I actually enjoyed the time I got to spend with you and learn more about you. And the kiss... for me, it was as real as it could get. In that moment there was only me and you,” he smiled.

Did he really mean that? I looked down at the ground with a blush. I didn’t know he actually felt like that.

“What? You thought I was just using you?” he asked incredulously and I nodded honestly.

“That’s because you always run away before I have time to explain,” he scolded me. “About the necklace… if you say you didn’t throw it away, then I believe you. But it didn’t walk to the trash can. Someone put it there and looking back at what Kevin told me it was probably Demetri,” he scowled.

“I don’t know,” I said uncertainly.

“You’re so smart but so naïve at the same time,” Ashton sighed.

“Anyways, I know it hurt your feelings, so I’m sorry about that. And you used your money to buy it for me, so I really do appreciate it,” I told him honestly.

“It’s not about the money. There’s a reason why I gave it to you,” he blushed.

“Oh?” I prodded curiously.