Conquering the Alpha (BxB) - Werewolf Story

Chapter 41: Impossible [Part 2]

SKYLAR

When I arrived home in Texas on Tuesday afternoon, both of my parents were there to welcome me. As soon as I told them I was coming back in the middle of a school week, they assumed the worst, that I had fucked up big time. And it wouldn't be the first time.

I had a lot of explaining to do. Starting with why I never went home with Victoria last weekend to present her to my parents and now why I suddenly decided to pack up and leave Ravenwood in a week when no other student would be leaving the academy.

If you think about it, this is a crazy idea. How could I ever expect to get approval for Jake as my prospect if he is not even here with me? I didn't ask him to come because it would seem disrespectful and arrogant of me to make him uproot his life for a Hail Mary right before he was on the cusp of being approved by Alpha Lockwood.

I am fully aware the odds are overwhelmingly stacked against me.

It's just that once I heard Jake saying that I already had his mother's approval and all it took was to get my dad's, something clicked in my head. Why am I waiting to talk to my dad about him?

I hate to take a page out of Jayden's book - he only acted the way he did, proposing to Jake, because he thought he could lose him to me - but here I am, acting desperately to avoid losing Jake because I know that if I wait any longer, he could be prospected by my roommate and then all would be lost.

Sorry, but I refuse to lose Jake.

"What did you do now? Did you get expelled from Ravenwood? Suspended?" My father confronted me as soon as I got out of the car. He didn't even wait for the driver to take my bag inside of the house. My mother was right beside him, looking worried at me.

"I did nothing wrong. I am not in trouble at school." I replied, awkwardly.

With my dad acting as a guard dog, I struggled to get inside the house to be permitted to rest after the long trip. I have been up since six in the morning. I need some water, at least. I ate on the plane but soon I will be hungry again.

"Did you get into any trouble with the girls of the school? Please tell me you did not get someone pregnant already!" Dad was really spiraling in worst-case scenarios for my visit. It was freaking me out.

"No, Dad. Please listen, I wanted to apologize for standing you guys up last Friday. I am really sorry for not making the trip back and I missed you." I spoke to him, frankly.

My father gave me a suspicious frown and scoffed.

"You did not get on a plane in the middle of the school week to say you're sorry or because you missed us. The longer you take to tell me the real reason for your sudden trip, the angrier I will get at your screw-up." He threatened me in a short tempered tone.

My father was tapping his foot on the ground, waiting for me to tell him what it was that I did. Meanwhile, my mother was simply concerned for her son. Her hair was perfectly covering her shoulders today, she looked beautiful. My father is still wearing a suit that he went to work in.

"But I really am sorry for leaving you guys waiting for me. I am not here because I screwed up." I reiterated, freaked out to tell them why I came here when my dad was already suspicious and angry at me.

My mother, in her feminine wisdom, told my father to take a walk and let me breathe a little. This reception was not conducent to a prosperous communication between us. We walked to the kitchen where we sat down by the kitchen island and she poured me some juice. The Chef was occupied cooking dinner and the maids were helping him.

It was nice to take a moment alone with my mom before I had to admit what it was that brought me here. It was one thing when I wasn't in his presence, it's another to actually come clean to my dad, who is going to yell at me. I am sure of it.

Moments later, the three of us are sitting comfortably on the couch inside the living room. My dad was still worried about my lack of admission and historically that is never a good sign.

"Mommy. I need your help." I mind-linked her and she got startled by my voice in her head, which in turn caused my dad to worry.

"What happened, honey? Are you okay?" He asked her, worriedly.

"Nothing, it was something our son said via mind-link." She replied, sounding troubled. I only call her 'mommy' when I have done something really bad and I need her to run interference with my dad.

"If you want to talk to your mother, you don't need to mind-link her. I can leave the room." Dad stated, annoyed at me. He then got up from the couch and moved to leave when I stopped him.

"No, Dad. Please stay. I am sorry for mind-linking Mom. I am just really scared to tell you guys what I came here to do. I am sorry." I told him, shaking in nervousness. I am sweating, apprehensive. I know what I am going to hear from my father. I know I came here on a fool's errand. But I just had to come. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't.

"Son, please tell us what is wrong. The longer you take to speak, the worse I am going to assume it is in my mind. What can we help you with?" Dad spoke in a nervous tone but tried to project calm.

I took a big breath and exhaled to calm myself down.

"So, here is the thing. I don't know how. I don't know why exactly. But on the night before I was supposed to come here, I had a realization. This whole time since I've been to Ravenwood, I was busy searching for a prospect that I thought you guys would approve of. Someone of consequence, a great match for me like Mom was for you, Dad." I started, timidly.

"But the thing that I realized is. We are the Stronghold pack. I don't need to marry into more money because we already have more than we could ever spend. I don't need to marry into more power because we are the most powerful pack in the country. Or at the very least, the South." I argued, not that it seems to be convincing my dad so far.

"I should aspire to find someone who would love me for who I am, not what I can bring to the table or what is more advantageous to my pack. I don't want to be with anyone simply because they want the Stronghold surname. I would like somebody who loves me for who I am, regardless of my pack or wealth." I continued ferociously.

"That is when I realized that I was with the wrong person. Victoria was great on paper, but I wanted to be with someone who liked me regardless of everything else. That's why I broke up with her." I bore my soul to them. My mom was moved by my words.

"I have a feeling that you already found this unicorn who likes you for you and not because you are a Stronghold." Dad said, voice dripping with sarcasm and suspicion. Mom glared at him for that.

"Yeah, but the problem is you are never going to approve them for me." I replied, frightened.

"Can I know who it is?" Dad demanded me, inquisitive.

"Mommy, please! Tell Dad that I need to be with him! Tell him that I deserve to go after whoever I want. I will do anything he wants, just please... don't stop me from pursuing him, I beg you!" I unraveled in never-ending tears as I pulled my mother into a comforting hug.

I was desperate, fearing an inevitable 'no'. My father will never go through with it! He will never approve of Jake, but I need him. Even if it's impossible! I just have to be with him! I can not be without him... *sobs*

A|N: What is with these freaking chapters bringing me to tears.

It was as if I could experience Skylar's despair before the inevitable outcome.

What happens next is heart breaking in more ways than one.

It's called "Jaded".

OFF: I never watched this show but I saw this rendition on YouTube and loved it.

Dedicated to Kenneth.

Love,

Léo.