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I lifted the microphone back to n up tonight but I really need to perforo I’ve wasted so er" Mason’s face stayed stoic, not giving ray eyes turned into a shiht nod indicating I should go on The eyes of everyone in the warehouse were ju back and forth frouitar and sing about apologies frouy ould purposely uy who didn’t take the time to appreciate the beauty that he had until it was too late… and all that was left for hiize because it had become clear that I had fallen in love with anotherthe words of the last verse, "It’s way too late for dignity, It‘s tiies," I assumed both Ash and Mason understoodas important as this to assumptions

I looked directly in Mason’s eyes and pleaded, "Mason, I knohat I did rong in so many ways, but I just want you to know that I ay be heard "I had someone treat me siize, I’m not sure I would accept it because I know that I deserved better than that, and so did you But I’e, I know for a fact because I ao The tragic events and loss of life I had to endure to get to this point, I wouldn’t wish on anyone, but I’ positive out of it by gaining control of my life" I took a deep breath before I finished what I had coirl who believed in fairy tales You know, the whole knight in shining ar in on a white horse that would lead o I lost hope and faith that I would ever find my prince, or to be more exact, that my prince would ever realize I was the one for him as he tried out all of the other princesses But what I discovered was that I was in the wrong da damn prince There’s a Psyche for every Eros, an Elizabeth for every Darcy, an Abby for every Travis," I heard several females scream out "I love Travis," and I couldn’t help but smile That reference was for Evie’s all-time favorite book boyfriend "And I only hope you still want htly when I said his nicknas"

Mason slowly e I didn’t move He looked down at me and seared el I swear I’ll have your wings clipped" Then he picked ainst his body

"I’ve el I love you"

"I love you too, Rat boy I love you, too"

Epilogue

Ash

Eight odda insideher off and claim her as mine once and for all But I didn’t I could see the look of deter I wanted to do was piss her off I had a lot oflike a psychotic caveman in front of all of those people most definitely wasn’t the best way to start

I couldn’t believe she was actually standing there Finally Scarlett had finally coht thather heart within a matter of a two day period would have been too ain, she proved to be the incredible person I knew she was My butterfly

She looked even n per that every day when she looked at it, she had to think of me, if only for a brief hts of her lasted way longer than brief or consu her sly feeling throughout my entire body andthat sweet sound As she sang about apologies and love and hurt, I thought back to the last time I saw her If there was ever a day in my life I could do a redo, that would be the one

Death is a bitch, especially when so to die does The day that Evie died,down aroundbecause Evie was my friend, but her death hurt the person I lovedso badly and I didn’t knohat to do I had never in my life felt so helpless, so useless I had tried to be there for Scarlett, I had tried holding her, talking to her, and just being with her, but she had co brown eyes were dull and empty and her spirit was broken After the funeral, she had insisted on being by herself I knew that wasn’t a good idea, especially back at the dorm where she had so many memories with Evie, but she wouldn’t have it any other way So by the ti, and I had returned to our house, I was pissed beyond belief at everyone and everything I immediately closed myself off in my room because I knew better than to be around anyone else I wouldI didn’tfor Jacob’s a few ’s bedroo asleep; I was physically andit had been but I oken up by a knock on the front door At first I thought itback to her place, but when I opened the door I was disappointed to see so hoirls to knohere I lived to avoid such situations The girl, I can’t even remember her naher off and telling her to go away, but damn if she wasn’t persistent I just didn’t have the will incontinued and her hand strokedthe worst decision of my life, I yanked her by the arer out

The look on Scarlett’s face when she opened ht would be forever etched into ht and pushedevery day since then I didn’t knohat to do or what to say to her standing there, the scene spoke for itself I was the asshole of all assholes, the scum of all scum, whatever else you could think of to describe the worst hu she said to me and more It was at that moment, however, that I knew for sure that she was indeed my soulmate, that I needed her in my life forever I had never known that I could feel pain and agony so intense until I saw the horrific look of abandonust in her eyes I tried to stop her but that was impossible She flew out of my house and out of less fuck huddled on the floor next to ed

I knew that I needed to get et her back in my life, I could be the man she deserved The very next day I went to the tattoo parlor and had my butterfly put on one unnoticed during her short-lived visit and despite everything else, it had thrilled n permanently inked onto her body From the tattoo parlor, I went directly to the jewelry store I wanted to be coree of ot another chance I looked at the ring every night before going to bed and prayed to any and every God out there to bring her back

After her song, she said her speech about how she didn’t think she could acceptRat for forgiveness for whatever she did to hi to kill hi the knife in when she compared hers and his relationship to that of Psyche and Eros, but I also knew that I deserved every ounce of pain she inflicted onembrace as they professed their love for each other, but I sat back biding my time Rat looked up and stared directly intohis victory The look I gave hi and proht because if there was one thing I knew for sure, it was that Scarlett MacGregor belonged with me I knew it He knew it And she knew it I just needed to remind her She was forever my Psyche, my butterfly