Conquering the Alpha (BxB) - Werewolf Story

Chapter 75: Beautiful Things

JAYDEN

I am destroyed.

For the first time since I started attending Ravenwood, I dreaded coming back here.

I knew that once Jake spent some time with Skylar, he would charm the pants right off of him - not literally, but who knows at this point... I was fully aware I had completely lost my only chance when I went after Skylar like I did, not that it stopped me from committing such a heinous attack against him. If remorse was a poison, I would be dead by now.

I deeply regret my actions on that fateful day. I should never have come guns a blazing at Skylar, turning him into a victim. That was mighty stupid of me. But then again, it was just the final nail in the coffin of my relationship with Jacob.

I think that deep down it is why I reacted so viscerally the way I did, because I knew that Dr. Anderson's rejection of me was of my own design. I put her up to it, by being a jealous freak - being jealous of Jake's dream of Sky. If I behaved like a normal person, she would have never known about it and therefore she would not have had a reason to reject me. I did this to myself and that is what hurts the most.

I am not going to dwell on everything I did wrong in my relationship with Jake, which is well documented by now, but I cannot lie that coming back to Ravenwood after two weeks will leave a bitter taste in my mouth. I mean, it already feels like I am walking on death row.

I arrived on Monday evening, the last day of my suspension, only to find my roommate looking giddy with excitement and happier than I have ever seen him so far. The boy looked like someone who had just won the lottery - pretending for a moment that he isn't already filthy rich - he was daydreaming on his bed inside our dorm room in the Alpha House.

Naturally, my presence startled him as I entered our room, but I did not come to fight. Far from it, actually.

"Welcome back!" He greeted me, a smile plastered across his face.

"Thank you, Sky. Somehow, I have a distinct feeling that the reason behind your smile isn't because of my return to the academy." I told him, already anticipating this having something to do with Jake.

"You're right, it isn't. But that doesn't mean I cannot be happy for your return as well." He said, humbly. It's like he knows he won, but he is not rubbing it in my face. Though there was never any competition between us in the first place, to assume so was my first mistake.

I dropped my luggage next to my wardrobe and he got up from the bed to hug me, opening his arms to properly greet me. I hate that he is being the bigger person, but I have to appreciate the olive branch. I can't afford not to.

He hugged me and I whispered in his ears how sorry I was for everything, which is true. I have never been more sorry about a mistake than the one I made with him. However, the biggest mistake I made was to underestimate him and his powers of persuasion. He is a charmer through and through.

"I really mean it, I am more sorry than you will ever know!" I reiterated, emotional at this reunion.

"I accept your apologies and I owe you one as well." Skylar surprised me the most so far with his remorseful expression.

"Why?" I asked him, puzzled by this. What could he have done to grant me an apology?

"I envied you. All this started because I wanted what you had with Jake. Somehow it all clicked in my head that I should be pursuing something in the mold of what you had with him, but I ended up pursuing him instead. I know I shouldn't have done that, but in my mind, he was the only person who I knew would never go for me just because of my wealth and last name. I didn't know any other person here, scholarship student or not, who would not have said yes to me because I am a Stronghold. So, I tried to steal him from you and I know it was a dick move on my part. Maybe if we had become friends like your grandfather expected when he put us together, this whole situation could have turned out differently. But since I owed you no loyalty, I had no problem going for your prospect. I cannot say that I regret that decision, obviously, but I know that was not okay as far as the 'bro code' is concerned. I apologize for that. I did not expect to end up falling in love with him and..."