Conquering the Alpha (BxB) - Werewolf Story

Chapter 17: Falling in Love

It's Saturday morning.

The entire student body is talking about last night's Fall Ball. Because of last night's activities, no student went home this weekend. Usually, we go back on Friday afternoon, so it doesn't pay to leave today only to return here tomorrow.

The loud buzz is taking over the dining hall in the first tower of Ravenwood. Everybody is excited about the connections they made yesterday, some unexpected bonds were formed. Skylar unsurprisingly has to decide among several candidates for his next prospective partner.

But the biggest surprise of the day is the number of candidates his brother has to deal with now. Every day we walk up here together, but today he was bombarded with greetings from several students with whom he danced last night.

Sean is included in the mix, but now he is just one in a dozen. It seems like they lost the fear of retaliation from Skylar and now all bets are off. The blonde-ish Omega is finally having the time of his life. Or at least so it seems...

"You have never been this popular! How does it feel?" I asked my roommate as we finally managed to sit down to have breakfast in the Omega section.

"Strange, to be honest with you." He replied, feeling at odds with his new found popularity.

"This is what should have happened from the moment you started going here. Now you are finally free of your brother's influence." I celebrated, ecstatically happy for him.

Seth is werewolf royalty and he should be treated as such. I don't like to keep mentioning it, but the last name speaks for itself. There is no richer family [of werewolves] in America.

"I don't know if free is the word I'd use." He rebuked me, feeling uneasy.

"You have the pick of the litter now. As does he, for that matter. But my point is: you are a Stronghold too. This is what happens to you people." I elaborated, in between bites of my food.

Seth already has various invitations for dates later. It's going to be a busy day for him. Meanwhile, Jayden already reminded me that we are supposed to go to Georgia next weekend for me to meet his parents.

Nervous? Me?

I am only meeting the woman who will decide on our marital contract. Of course, all Alphas have to approve their children's partner. We are talking about werewolves after all.

All parents have to sign off on their children's contracts. If you don't have their approval, you can't sign a contract. It's that simple. And terrifying if you ask me. By the way, nobody needs to sign off on me putting my signature on a piece of paper. I am not that important.

But I already knew the deal before I came here. It's not exactly a secret how things are done in werewolf high society.

Without mates, you have to submit your prospect for your Alpha's consideration. It was the same with Jayden's and Seth's parents, just to name a few. No Alpha will permit their heir to commit to anybody without their expressed approval.

I told Jayden it was too soon for me to meet his parents, but he didn't want to waste any time. I cannot fault him for that. When you know, you know.

After breakfast, he scooped me up to go into town. But this time the academy van was packed to the brim. Nobody wants to stay inside Ravenwood all day, it's the weekend.

Seth and Skylar also went out on dates, but they traveled in a different van because one was not enough for the amount of students going out today.

Jayden took me sightseeing. We walked the streets that we didn't make it to the last time around. It was great to have some alone time with him, despite the seemingly busy streets downtown.