Conquering the Alpha (BxB) - Werewolf Story

Chapter 36: It's On

What?

Is this really happening right now?

Did Jayden actually ambush me right here? Inside the locker room? That he is not even supposed to enter? To propose to me? While I am wearing only a towel, I might add! Not how I would have imagined this question being popped... O.o

I know there are a few places he could do this privately, but I would rather he asked me to talk to him later in my dorm room. I am sure Seth wouldn't mind stepping out for a moment. We are very good roommates who get along great - for people who didn't know each other until two months ago.

I do admire the grand gesture and what he is doing right now to keep us together. I suspect that Skylar being in the picture must have triggered something in him to go rogue like this. He doesn't want to lose me forever, I can appreciate that sentiment.

I never wanted to lose him either. I actually thought we had a chance to be together. Much more than any chance I could ever have of being prospected by Skylar - which is an impossible task. There is a difference between being prospected by Jayden and a Stronghold. Because there is a massive set of expectations for both the twins, especially after how well their father did here - nabbing a well-connected Alpha from Tennessee, the beautiful Dahlia.

If Jayden is doing this here, then he must be sort of desperate to lock me down in response to Skylar's interest in me. I did not expect this reaction from him, but again I appreciate the grand gesture. All I ever wanted was to be prospected by Jayden.

But if he is doing this now, it means that he is going against his mother, the Alpha of his pack, who is still yet to give her permission, after the number Headmaster Lockwood did on her, when he went to Georgia to celebrate his birthday. I can only imagine the type of stuff he spoke about me if his daughter wouldn't even allow me to plead my case before her.

Now this gesture nearly one month later... what to make of this? It is everything that I ever wished for. I wanted him to fight for me, I always did. And this ring is stunning. If his father gave it to Jayden to propose to me, that means something.

I am on board with us having a fighting chance. I still love Jayden, never stopped.

I stared down at Jayden who is kneeling with a wedding ring in his hand, waiting for my response. He looked so determined to make this work, so in love with me. I just had to say...

Sometime later, I entered my dorm room where Seth was waiting for me to return, restlessly. He is the kind of roommate who doesn't sleep if I am not there by his side. Not that I am in any danger here at Ravenwood, strictly speaking.

"What took you so long? Did you have a special time in the shower thinking about your new suitor? Gross!" He asked me, looking disgusted at the thought behind posing this question. Of course, he meant his brother.

"Jayden just proposed to me." I replied, still shell-shocked by this. I could not hold myself back from telling Seth what happened. So, I did. Detail by detail.

"Oh, my Goddess! What about my brother?" He asked me, sounding concerned for Skylar. He is a twin first and a friend second. I get that. Seth's jaw dropped staring at me, waiting for an answer.

"He will have to understand my plight. The two of us were never real. Jayden is." I replied, sincerely. I cannot deny the truth staring everybody in the face, which is I will never be approved by Frederick Stronghold. Period. Full stop.

Seth was distraught by my response, but I can not sugarcoat it. I can not stop being honest now that the stakes are higher than they ever were. I can only go where my heart is and my heart belongs to Jayden. Sorry. Not sorry.