The Alpha’s Fight for His Omega by Jess K

***Chastity**

Sunday had been a bit difficult. Part of me hadn’t wanted to leave Braxton because I felt like he needed me, but he, and Jax convinced me that he would be ok. The trip back with Rowen had been nice. We spent the whole drive just talking about anything, and everything. I always enjoyed those times because I felt like I was really getting to know him as a person, and how he viewed the world around him.

Monday was back to school as usual. I had been thankful to get back kind of early on Sunday because I was able to finish up a few assignments that were due during the week. We had another pop quiz in Anatomy Monday which I had been nervous about. I could only hope I had done well. True to his word, Alpha Robert had a new self defense instructor. I really liked her too. She was kind, and she paid close attention to everything we did. She talked us through our moves, and movements more than Matt ever did. I really appreciated that about her.

Colby came back from his weekend training just was we were finishing up self defense class. He looked exhausted, but he joined us for dinner, and I told him all about Greg’s service, as well as how Braxton was doing. He was glad Jax, and I were there for him, but I could tell he felt guilty about not being there himself. I had no doubt he would be making a trip home soon. I was going to need to stay though as I had a few papers that were due over the next two weeks. I knew Lexi wasn’t going to be able to go either for the same reason. They would figure it out together though.

Today was Tuesday, and I had an appointment with Dee-Dee. I rushed into my room to drop my book bag. grab my journal, and Lilac before I was out the door again. Today I was determined to focus on my self confidence issues. I had to. I couldn’t keep living with the self doubt I felt every single day. Yes my life was moving forward, but at the same time I felt like I was stuck in one place, not going any where. That had to change. Dee-Dee was just taking her seat on her usual blue bean bag chair when I walked into her office. After I released Lilac, 1 sat down in my purple one, and handed her my journal.

That was our thing. Although it was probably the same with everyone she helped. She read the journal first then we would discuss my entries since my last visit. All of them were about my lack of self confidence so I knew she would want to talk about that today. I sat quietly as I watched Lilac pounce on a toy mouse I brought for her, and waited for Dee-Dee to finish reading. I almost laughed when Lilac brought the mouse to me.

“You know Lilac, Uncle Jax is going to be very upset if he finds out you brought this to me to throw for you.” I said with a giggle, imagining Jax’s face if I told him.

“That’s her kill. She’s bringing it to you to share.” Dee-Dee said with a chuckle.

“So I shouldn’t throw it?”

“You can, but she might glare at you for that. I’m not sure she’ll bring it back either.”

I looked at the mouse then looked back at Lilac, who was looking at me expectantly. With a shrug, I threw the mouse Lilac ran right after it. She batted it around, and pounced on it a bit before she brought it back. to me. With a giggle I threw it again, and she did the same thing again. She was playing fetch. Jax had taught her I couldn’t help, but laugh. Dee-Dee looked me in question, and I indicated for her to watch then threw the mouse. Lilac played with it a bit then brought it right back.

“That poor thing forgot she’s a cat.” Dee-Dee giggled then went back to reading.

“Yeah. My brother has been trying to teach her fetch every time he sees her.” I said as I threw the mouse again.

“No wonder she forgot cats don’t play fetch.”

“Yeah.”

“So, are we ready to talk about this yet?”

“Yes please.”

“It seems you’re eager to talk about this.”

“I am. I’m starting to think that the reason I have no confidence in everyone staying by my side, staying with me, has more to do with me, then them. They’ve worked hard over the months to show me they’re not going any where. That they support me. That they love me. That my life isn’t going to go back to what it once was, but I just don’t trust it. I think at the end of the day the problem is me, in my head, not them.”

“You also think that you have no confidence in the long term between you, and Rowen is because of your lack of confidence in yourself.”

“Yeah.”

“I can understand that. You’re in a unique situation here.”

“How?”

“Usually, when someone has experienced trauma, especially prolonged trauma, it is not recommended for that person to start a relationship because they need to focus on rebuilding themselves without the added stress of building a relationship with another. The problem, and the blessing at the same time is that the relationship you have is with your mate. I can’t tell you to not have a relationship with Rowen because he is your mate. It just doesn’t work like that. Especially in the long term It can actually cause severe depression to keep mates apart like that. Yes it would be better if you two were just friends right. now, but that is not a viable option with mates. Once you’ve found your mate, that’s it. Usually Yes rejection happens with mates, as you well know, but not often. It’s not possible to tell mates to just be friends. They’re too drawn to each other. That can make therapy difficult because you’re trying to rebuild yourself, but at the same time you’re trying to give your all to a relationship. It’s a struggle, and it does. make you question the relationship.”

“You said it’s also a blessing.”

“It is because your mate is the one person who will be there, even if you’re not putting everything into the relationship because you’re focusing on you. A mate will always be by your side. They will pick you up when you’re down. They will also do all they can to tell you, as well a show you just how wonderful they think you are. What that means is that while you’re head is telling you one thing about yourself, the person that loves you the most is constantly countering that with their words, and actions.”

“But he did walk away.”

“He did, but he didn’t. You said Jax, and Dimitri said he was at the hospital every day you were there. How often has he not at least answered at least a text message from you?”

“There hasn’t been a day that I have not spoken to him at least once, in some way.”

“Exactly. He told me that he regretted his decision to reject you the moment he did it. He’s also been working to make it right every since.”

“He has told me the same thing.”

“And has he been trying to make it right?”

“Yes. Very much so.”

“Good. Now to your self confidence. There is no one way to work on correcting that. It’s more about seeing what is around you over hearing what’s been beaten into your head.”

“I’m not sure I understand.”

“Alright. Lets start with this. What is one thing that you were told over, and over again, until you believed it?”

“That I’m worthless.”

“Do you think you’re worthless?”

“I….I don’t know.”

“Do you know what you can look at to see if you’re really worthless?”

“No.”

“Where are you right now?”

“You’re office.”

“Right, but I mean where are you that you are in a position to come to my office?”

“OH, Right. I’m a student at Cloverland.”

“Exactly. Was it easy to get into Cloverland?”

“No. I had to have a very high GPA, I also needed a strong essay, as well as good recommendations from others.”

“Right. Who were those recommendations from?”

“Several of my teachers in high school, a few nurses from the pack hospital, and Midwife Wanda.”

“Exactly. If they thought you weren’t worthy to come here, especially Wanda, do you think you would have gotten a recommendation from any of them?”

“L…..No. I don’t think I would have.”

“No you wouldn’t have. Especially not from Wanda because she knows how difficult this program is. More than any of them.”

“True.”

“The other thing is Cloverland receives thousands of applications every year, and from those applications, they only pick twenty. Do you think they would pick someone that wasn’t worthy enough to take one of those slots?”

“No. They probably wouldn’t.”

“They definitely wouldn’t. They only take the best, and the brightest. The ones they feel will one day be head nurses, midwives, and even instructors here or at another school. They put a lot of effort into the students they accept, and they want to make sure that effort is well used.”

“That makes sense.”

“Yes it does. It also is something to keep in mind when you’re feeling worthless.”

“Ok. I can try to do that.”

“Good. The next thing to look at is your friend Lexi.”

“Why Lexi?”

“Do you remember me telling you that Lexi never really had many female friends?”

“Yes.”

“Do you remember me telling you that girls tended to avoid her because she was close with all of the strongest members of the pack?”

“Yes.”

“Well the other side of that was that Lexi, learned the hard way to be careful of the females she trusts.”

“She did? Why?”

“Because there had been females over the years that befriended Lexi for the sole purpose of getting close to those guys. Through her they thought she would be their chance to claim one of them. When it didn’t work out the way those girls hoped, they stopped talking to Lexi. She became distrustful of girls in general, but you, you were different. You didn’t care that she was the Gamma’s daughter or that she was friends to the future Alpha twins, and the Beta. You cared about her, as a person. You did something those other girls didn’t.”

“What’s that?”

“You saw Lexi, and only Lexi, not what you could gain from being friends with her. You showed her, in one or two conversations that you were truly worthy of being her friend, and trusting you.”

“Oh. I……I never thought of that.”

“Because you don’t look at people, and think about what you can get out of them. You see them as the person they are.”

that’s what matters most. Who cares what you can get out

you completely, but not

Yeah, Aurora, and Fiona were like that

to look at to know you’re worthy,

“Braxton?”

Dimitri, and I still talk regularly. Actually we have a video appointment once

“You do?”

talking to me once or twice about his worries for you, he decided he felt he

“Oh. Is he ok?”

is. He just has somethings he needs to

“Oh.”

accomplish his dreams. That he wants to treat people the way you do. You inspired him to turn his life around, be better, and make something of his life. It’s not often that teens look. at just anyone that way, but that is how he looks at you. If you were worthless he wouldn’t look up to you as he

but am I really worth

two points, think about what I said,

Lexi. Part of me wanted to argue that she was wrong, and that I was still worthless, but at the same time her words made a lot of sense to me. Cloverland wouldn’t have accepted me if they didn’t think I was worth the effort. Midwife Wanda wouldn’t have written that recommendation if she didn’t think I was

I’m not as worthless as I thought.”

believe that about yourself, but that it not even close

“There is?”

One other thing I want you to consider when

“What’s that?”

“Rowen.”

“Rowen? What about Rowen?”

a back seat to no one, and if they want something they make it happen. They also aren’t known to wait for their mate to be ready to give themselves 100%. Rowen is waiting for you to be ready. He isn’t pushing, he isn’t forcing. He is giving you the time you need to heal, and move forward from the trauma you experienced. He is waiting for you to say, yes mark me. He is fighting his wolf’s instincts to take what is his because

his instincts. If he didn’t think you were worth that, he would have marked you long ago, and you wouldn’t be here. You would be home, with him, but you are

that. Am I wrong for

been the wrong to push the issue, and not let your leave. The damage would have been worse, and long standing. You would probably still be the shell of the girl that walked into my office months ago, terrified that you were going to be punished for not

“OH. I….”

and more. He’s doing his part to make sure

guess I can see what you’re

take you time to believe

“Yeah.”

examples of your intelligence, again look at where you are, and what your grades were to get here. Also how well you are

“True.”

“What else?”

“I’m weak.”

are a great deal smaller than they are. Physically strength isn’t the only type of strength though. In a lot of ways your

that when I’m dealing with these confidence issues, and I

that so you forgave their actions against. you, so you could move forward with your life. You are mentally strong enough to acknowledge that your self confidence is a problem, and that you needed to do something about it. You are mentally strong enough to keep working hard to get here. You never gave up on your dream, even

see what

remember those things when you’re doubting yourself. Emotionally is different for

“What do you mean?”

the fear drilled into you to essentially take over everything. This is not your fault, and probably something that you will struggle with for a long time to come. Unfortunately when your fear is trigged it triggers all of your negative emotions to run high which leads to your biggest struggle with your confidence. You view your fear as a negative emotion, but the thing is fear is not a

done

“How?”

fear most

Naomi, Fiona,

“Just them?”

of them really, but those four I

you needed to say, and you pretty much left them in the past. You told me that the first few times you went to visit Braxton in his cell you were terrified, but you went any way. He put you in the hospital, but you still swallowed your fear, and you went to him. Not only did you go to him, you spoke to him, you put your

“It wasn’t easy.”

is your mental strength at play. Your mental strength helped you swallow your fear, face those four, say what you needed to, and

“That makes sense.”

accept, but rebuilding your self confidence is going to be a long, hard road. It will

“Why is that?”

because you want to see yourself differently, but you just

I start yelling at someone I may end up hurting

hurting. They’re going to support, love, and help you in every

pushing them away? What if

the thing with support systems, especially good ones. They stand by you no matter what. They are always there for you. They understand you’re struggling, and may lash out, but they are not going go hold it

“How do you know?”

love you beyond compare. They also want

“…”

they may have already shown you many times, but you

“I…..maybe.”

actions over the last months. You’ll see what

“OK.”

time is up for today. Think about what I said, and keep writing in your journal. Read your entries any time you are

will. Thank you

“You’re welcome Chastity.”

with Dee-Dee to the back of my mind, and focused on class. It wasn’t until after self defense class, during dinner with Colby, Lexi, Norm, and Marcus that I thought about my meeting with Dee-Dee. I

called out

I jumped a bit,

you ok?”

I was

“Everything ok?”

was just thinking about what I talked to Dee-Dee about

want to talk

some thought, I nodded. I proceeded to tell all of them about all Dee-Dee, and I discussed. Everyone listened quietly. Sometimes they nodded their heads, but mostly

may say or do Chas, we’re not going

part of me knows

think you, and I need

“What? Why?”

we need to

Are all

in silence until we reached the pond inside the students woods. Colby sat down at the side of the pond, and pat the spot next to him. I sat down,

listening to you talk I realized something.” Colby

as I

you’ve never really talked to about all of this. Well until I got here, and well even now

“Oh….I…..”

get it actually.

“How?”

never really very close. Even

weren’t. I’m sorry about that

my job than yours, to build our relationship, and I never did. Even now, I don’t really put much effort into it, and

don’t really

make demands your whole. life. I still haven’t even apologized to you for my part in what you experienced. I want you to know that I am very sorry.

ok Colby. I forgave you a long

“Why?”

I had to. For

should be mad at

“Why?”

of how I

would being mad accomplish though? Who would it help?

“…ne”

and most importantly Lexi. They would have been caught between the two of us. That’s not fair to them, or to us. I can’t move forward with my life if I’m angry all of

of the

know that Colby, but ! can’t be

not? I don’t

me ask

“Sure.”

to ignore me or talk to me as you did, when

“Aurora.”

many years did she spend

“All of my life.”

she do to get you to behave that way? What did she

something special, but I had to prove it by not having anything to do with you. If I got mad at you for something stupid she would praise me for yelling at you Sometimes she would even give me little. gifts. She spent so much time ignoring me that when she did acknowledge me for treating you poorly, that I started doing it more, and more, just to get her attention. Jax would always get mad at me when he caught it, and would lecture about what a good brother is supposed to do for their little sister. I hated the lectures so it started to

I was better about being a Beta than he was, but

the dinner table one night, and dad asked me, right in front of Aurora if I wanted to continue, and I said no. I told him how I felt about it. Aurora, she lost her mind that night, after dad left for a late meeting with Joe. Screaming at me that I was worthless, and a failure. I had one

that I continue my Beta training in case Jax needed me to step in for him for any reason. Dad felt it would benefit us both if I at least had a clue what I was doing. I agreed, on the condition that I start serious warrior training. I also told him that

once after that, and that was the time she tried to convince me to beat you. You were so tiny that I knew one swing from me would potentially kill you. I also knew that Jax would murder me if I laid a hand on you. She of course was furious with me, but I reminded her that if you died at my hands that I would not be around to make her dream of me overthrowing Jax a reality. That no matter how much you were ignored by others, murder was still

and she knew how to get you to do what she wanted.

make it right, and

pups is our parent’s love, and acceptance. We do whatever we can to get that. It’s how

“It was still wrong.”

what

“Been more like Jax.”

before you moved back in. I’ve heard how she used to talk about my mom, and me. You were very young,

don’t. Jax was never like