The Impotent Alpha's Mate

Scarlet slowed down her pace and waited until Jake was put off the premises before she reached for the door handle, in fear of having to face her mom in front of Jake. She would rather just face whatever hell the woman was going to throw her way alone. With a deep inward breathing, she placed her hand on the door handle and pressed it downward. But apparently, there was no need for her to proceed, her mother was faster. The woman pulled the door in at the same time Scarlet made I attempt to push which made her staggard into the room with a bit of force. “Oh gracious, you scared me mo….” “SCARLET!” The woman seized words from right under her throat and spoke her’s. “Yes, mother. I know I bridged your instructions but please hear me out. I have never done that in the past, this is the first time I am doing something of this nature, consider that and come to terms with the reality that it was important for me to attend the fair.” The mother couldn't believe her ears. Her peaceful and compliant Scarlet talking back to her. This was a day she never thought would come to be. Instead of letting the shock take over her as it was threatening to, she decided to stand her ground and make sure her daughter didn't do anything of that nature next time again. “You are from the generation of strong witches Scarlet. Witches are best known for their ability to stay within their lane and not engage with other beings.” the mother picked up her pace with the words. “First off, I allowed that werewolf to come into my home because I didn't have any weird feelings about him and then he came in here and made you not only go against my words but also gave you the guts to speak back to me?” She pointed a finger toward her daughter just in time for her husband to walk into the living room. He had been hearing commotion from within his room and he knew it was his wife and daughter but wanted to give the wife time to scold her daughter before he could step in. Hearing that she was going a bit out of line, he decided it was high time. “Darling it's okay” he tried to hold his wife back. “She understands the point you are trying to pass across and would refrain from doing that in the future. I believe you shouldn't be raising your voice this high. She is here to just enjoy the few day's breaks with her family, let her be” James had always been an unproblematic man and certainly Scarlet favorite parent. She does love her mom but is always just not on the same page with the middle-aged witch. “No James! I do not want you to get involved in this. Let me make this clear to her. That werewolf, I do not want to ever, and when I say “ever” you know perfectly well what I can do when that is bridged, I do not want you to associate with him ever again!” Despite her husband having a tight grip on her arms and trying to take her away, she gazed at her daughter directly in the eyes while speaking, the blaze in her eyes conveying the message or rather, the threat she was trying to pass across. Scarlet just stood there unmoving. Although her father had managed to move her mother away, the message had been successfully passed across and Scarlet knew her mother meant every word that came out of her mouth. What was she going to do now when she was already very close to Jake? The thought of removing him from her life caused her heart to constrict weirdly and almost led her to lose her breath. Jake was not someone she could easily let go of, not when she had just begun to find what true happiness meant to be with him. Her mother has succeeded in breaking the chain of so many relationships she had linked herself to since she was little, especially those with males. For long, she have lived in silence and never really spoke up for herself but now, Scarlet made up her mind that she isn't going to just sit back and watch her dear mother destroy her relationship. There was nothing wrong with Jake, he had a very good intention, even she as naive as she was could tell, and above all, she loved being with him. She is not going to let her mother take a piece of happiness in her life away from her, not now, not ever. Scarlet with a made-up mind, cleaned the tears that were running down her cheeks and proceeded to navigate around the house until she reached her room. Deciding to get herself out of the tear-drenched piece of clothing she was currently clad in, she stepped into the bathroom and performed her usual bathroom routine of washing her hair and teeth first then going into the bathtub for a bath. When she was eventually done and feeling refreshed, she footed out of the bathroom picked out a loosely cotton evening knee-length gown, and slipped into it. Then letting her hair air dry, she toasted herself on her bed. Although, she felt so much better after the bath, the thought still lingered in her head as she toasted and turned on the bed. She imagined how Jake could have felt if he had been there when her mother was speaking. One thing she knew about her mother was that she was never going to hold back her words because of the presence of someone. She would have said everything she intended to say, even with Jake being present. Dealing with this will be very hard, Scarlet could already tell. But whatever will come her way, she has her mind already made up and vowed never to give up. Jake remains in her life, come what may.