Conquering the Alpha (BxB) - Werewolf Story

Chapter 42: Jaded

SKYLAR

I am sobbing.

There is a dreadful feeling that I can not shake.

On this Tuesday morning, I took a town car out of Ravenwood towards the airport. Then I flew from Colorado to Texas where my family's chauffeur drove me to my pack. I did all this to inform my parents that I have a new prospective candidate, one who I am not bringing home to be presented to them, but somebody they have already met.

There is just one problem. Well, actually two.

First, Jayden's mother, the Alpha of his pack, is inclined to approve Jake as her son's prospect and when she does that, then there is nothing stopping the two of them from becoming an item officially. All Jayden will have to do is to be approved by Dr. Anderson - Jake's mother - and boom, game over.

Second and more important, there is no way in hell that my father would ever approve Jake as my prospect. He needs me to do as well as he did when he attended Ravenwood, locking down a well connected candidate, but Jake is nothing like the type of person that my father wants for me. He is not rich, or the son of a powerful Alpha or Beta, he represents nothing to him but everything to me.

I cannot quite put into words how much Jake Anderson means to me. It's difficult to explain, all I know is that he is the boy that I have been waiting for. He is the one who I always dreamed of finding, but never did. It's not just because he is fearless and genuine, he has a heart of gold that I am in awe of. He is everything.

I tried to dance around the subject with my parents, but my father was losing his patience because I was tiptoeing around the revelation of who my new prospect was. I was so afraid of hearing his denial that I started to cry on my mother's shoulders before I even said his name.

I told my mom to convince my dad to let me prospect him, to let me be with him. I would do anything he wanted of me. But please, just let me be with Jake. I cannot lose him to Jayden - or anyone else for that matter. I need to be with my sweet Omega.

Mom called one of the housekeepers to bring me a glass of water because I was crying so hard I hiccuped. My father was staring at me, completely freaked out about my sudden crying. I gulped down the water and put the glass on the center table in our living room where I was sitting on a couch next to my mom and dad.

"Who is this person that you are so afraid of telling us but so desperate for my approval?" Dad questioned me, startled by my extreme reaction. I was still crying in desperation to hear him say no. I turned to my mom once again.

"Mommy, tell Dad to approve of him. Please. I will do anything he wants. I promise to not ask for anything else ever again." I pleaded with her, though it wasn't her decision - it's in their marital contract - she could at least try to persuade him.

"I will talk to your father, I promise." She comforted me, even before I told them who it was.

"How can you make such a promise if you don't even know who it is? Or did he already mind-link you his name? Also, it's a man?" Dad was baffled by this revelation, though it's not the first time they heard of me being with a man and I have come out as pansexual in high school.

"No, he did not confess to me his secret. But I am his mother, it's my job to make sure my son is happy [with his partner's choice]. That won't work unless he chooses well." She stated, glaring at her partner of two decades.

After some tender caresses from my mother, I stopped crying while my father impatiently waited for me to reveal Jake's name. I took another glass of water to calm myself down.

"Dad, I am sorry for my outburst. I didn't mean to scare you like that. It's just that he means so much to me already and I am scared that you're going to say no." I told him, fearfully. I am stalling, I am aware of that.