Conquering the Alpha (BxB) - Werewolf Story

Chapter 43: Born to Try

SKYLAR

I cried the whole flight back to Colorado.

I am miserable. I begged and begged my dad to let me prospect Jake, but my tears and desperate pleas would not move him. He dismissed the idea completely.

It's Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday morning, I went back to my pack in Texas to try to convince my father to approve of Jake as my prospect. He flat out denied me and basically laughed at my face for even trying to get someone like him approved for me.

I haven't stopped crying since then.

My mom was incredibly supportive of me, she helped raise a valid point that Jake is not like other people. He is not after our money, but my dad refused to listen to any argument despite my various attempts.

He simply charged me to "do better" next time.

There is nobody better than Jake to me.

After I arrived at Ravenwood, I went straight to my dorm room to cry some more. Honestly, I did not want to face anybody, much less the disappointment of telling Jake that I failed in my mission.

Now the path is clear for Jayden and him to be together forever. I am sure by now that his mother has already approved of Jake. It's just a question of time until they become official.

Tears come to my eyes.

I cannot shake the pain of the certainty of losing the love of my life. It's eerie to say this about a boy I have only become close to recently, but I don't know how to explain it. Jake did not just grow on me. He grew exponentially like no one else has ever before.

*flashback*

Last night, I tried to appeal to my father one more time to change his mind about Jake.

"I beg you, Dad. I don't care if you want to name our children, I will do everything you want me to do. I can even take a semester abroad and watch over my brother if you want me to. Just please, allow me this one thing. I swear you won't be sorry." I begged him, now done with dinner. My mom was moved by my words, but her husband...

"I already am sorry. I am sorry to have sent you to an academy that costs the same as Harvard's tuition for you to be here, whining like a bitch about a charity case. Grow up, son. We all have to make tough choices in life!" He reprimanded me harshly.

Wow. Now I know why I called Jake that in the beginning. Oh, my Goddess! How could I be so patronizing? So condescending! It's no wonder Jake called me out the way he did. I was an asshole to him.

"Thank you for that lesson, father. Don't worry. I won't forget it, I promise." I am so disappointed in myself. How could I sound like him? Jake is a saint for even accepting my self-invitation to go to his home and welcome me into his family with open arms.

"I am sorry, Sky. If it were up to me, you could prospect whoever you liked. I am not sure why your father is so hellbent on you going the same route as he did. You should go after the boy you like. For what it's worth, I think Jake is an excellent kid. I agree with you. Not many underprivileged kids would refuse a check from your father. I believe when you say that he is not interested in you as a Stronghold. The boy I saw over the course of that weekend is not a sellout, despite what your father may believe. I am truly sorry." Mom consoled me like only a mother could and I smiled at her softly.

*end of flashback*

I am in such pain that it takes me a while to get myself together. It's not like I expected it to go any different than it did, the writing has been on the wall for our relationship this whole time. But I refuse to acknowledge that I cannot prospect Jake, the boy who I want in my heart.