Chapter 97

"Mate or not, you're still a jerk" I said and bent, brushing my lips against his "but you're my jerk" I kissed him softly and felt him smile against my lips. Faintly I heard the voices of the people downstairs counting down the seconds till the new year would come. Five Four Three Two One I smiled as I pulled back and looked at my mate as I heard the fireworks and saw the faint lights coming from the window. "Happy new year Ethan" "Happy new year Lily" I laid beside him and smiled as I looked at him. At that moment I knew I didn't regret anything that happened over the years. My mate wasn't perfect and neither was I. We would drive each other crazy that was a definite fact. But we both loved each other, imperfections and all, and that's the best kind of love. I looked around my room for the last 18 years and sighed. This was it. I was leaving. Though I would