The Shadowhelm Wolves (The Moonlight Chronicles Book 1)

Chapter Nine: Meanwhile in Texas

But you didn't have to cut me off

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

And I don't even need your love

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough

~ Somebody that I Used to Know, Gotye

((BIG HUGE PSA: This chapter is in no way, shape, or form a reflection of my views on the LGBTQ community. I have probably said it a million times but, given the fact that I have a lot of friends in the community, I am not a homophobe, transphobe, or biphobe. I do, however, have very little respect for people that are homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic. Just know that if you are a part of the LGBTQ+ community that I love y'all. Do not be afraid to PM me on Wattpad or Discord if you ever need/want someone to talk to. <3))

Meanwhile in Texas, Rex's family were on edge - all except his mother, of course. She was calmly knitting in a rocking chair by the fire. She wasn't worried; after all, Rex was a man and could take care of himself. And besides, he had gone against all her values as a Christian and a mother when he had so brazenly declared his sexuality over ten years ago. Ten-plus years, and she was still bitter.

Belle, Rex's younger sister, stoked the fire and looked at her mother. "Mama, this is not the 1930s. Being gay is not a crime so stop being a bigot and accept your son for who he is. You had the chance to accept him ten years ago and you damn well blew it."

Martha, Belle, Rex, and their brother Roy's mother, just smirked and kept knitting. "Well, if he hadn't just sprung it on us in the manner that he did, I assure you I would have been much more accepting." Belle just glared at her mother as she continued. "I am not going to apologize for something that I have no control over. He might be my son biologically, but he is not the boy I raised. Not anymore."

Belle glared at her mother as her brother came into the living room. "That's it. I'm leaving. Don't bother going looking for me." She brushed past her brother on the way out.

Roy, the eldest of the Snow children and a well-known archaeologist, walked in as Belle stormed out. "Ma, what the hell just happened? I know both my siblings, and neither of them would just storm out of a room without being pissed off in some way."

Roy, being the eldest of the three children, was always regarded as the golden boy, simply because he was the eldest. In fact, this was the first time she had ever been talked back to by him, so it came as quite a surprise.

"Roy Alexander Snow, what are you on about? Nothing happened that you needed to concern yourself with. Your sister is just fretting about nothing as usual."

Roy shook his head. "This right here; this negative attitude towards the LGBT community that you've cultivated over the years is the exact reason why Rex is glad he moved away and went to medical school. To be honest, I'm glad he got away from you because you've turned into a homophobic monster, and to be quite frank, I don't recognize you anymore."

Martha sighed. "Both you and your sister seem so sure that if I simply apologize to your brother, that that'll magically solve everything."

Roy shook his head. "That's not at all what I was implying, Ma. You hurt him greatly by rejecting him after he came out. He's not gonna just shed all his past trauma - that you caused by the way - just to please the woman that just so happened to have given birth to him." He turned on his heel, only looking back to address her one more time. "Now if you'll excuse me, Mother, I'm going to talk to my sister - your daughter. And if I have to go after Rex too because you don't care enough to, I am not gonna be happy."