Hello and welcome to another Weekend Writing Warriors post!
Thank you to everyone who visited me last weekend! This weekend, I'm continuing with a snippet from the third story in my Shifter Towers series, PIKA OMEGA PLUS ONE. It's an MM MPreg Shifter Romance. The story is available in both ebook and print.
Set-up: In last weekend's snippet, Yoni's father showed up to visit him unexpectedly. I'm skipping ahead to the next day after Yoni went to church with his father, where is father tried to get numbers of available omegas for him, knowing Yoni already had someone. (In Yoni's POV, but the first line is his father's.)
“Here.” He slapped a piece of paper onto my desk. “Since you weren’t brave enough to get any numbers yourself, I got some for you. Really, I think they got it wrong when you were tested as an alpha.”
I rubbed my forehead, willing him to go away, find something else to do instead of hovering over me. I didn’t want to argue but was straining to hold in my temper. “I need to work right now. I’ll deal with those numbers later.” Which meant throwing them in the trash.
“It’s Sunday.”
**That's ten, but I've included a little more of the scene below.**
He tried to spin my chair around, but I planted my feet hard on the floor. “You’re not supposed to be working. And you have a guest in your home. It’s rude to ignore me.”
“Then leave.” I said it quietly, not even sure if I’d actually said it out loud until I heard my father scoff.
“You want me to leave?”
The hurt in his voice, and the guilt from having caused it, made me choose my next words carefully, instead of blurting out exactly what was going through my mind. “I have a job and a boyfriend. Regardless of what you think of either of them, they were my choice to make. If you don’t like those facts, you can either keep quiet about them while you’re here, or you can leave. That is your choice.”
He clicked his tongue then released a heavy sigh. “I can’t believe you would talk to me, your own father, like that. Fine. If you don’t want me here, I’ll leave.”
Maybe I should have stopped him, but I didn’t. As an adult, I got to make my own decisions, and even if they were a mistake, they were my mistakes to make. His constant meddling was why I had been anxious to leave my hometown in the first place.
He paused on his way out the door and looked at me. “You’re always welcome in Bolton.”
I nodded. “Have a safe trip.” Visiting was one thing, but I would never move back to the town I grew up in.
I rubbed my forehead, willing him to go away, find something else to do instead of hovering over me. I didn’t want to argue but was straining to hold in my temper. “I need to work right now. I’ll deal with those numbers later.” Which meant throwing them in the trash.
“It’s Sunday.”
**That's ten, but I've included a little more of the scene below.**
He tried to spin my chair around, but I planted my feet hard on the floor. “You’re not supposed to be working. And you have a guest in your home. It’s rude to ignore me.”
“Then leave.” I said it quietly, not even sure if I’d actually said it out loud until I heard my father scoff.
“You want me to leave?”
The hurt in his voice, and the guilt from having caused it, made me choose my next words carefully, instead of blurting out exactly what was going through my mind. “I have a job and a boyfriend. Regardless of what you think of either of them, they were my choice to make. If you don’t like those facts, you can either keep quiet about them while you’re here, or you can leave. That is your choice.”
He clicked his tongue then released a heavy sigh. “I can’t believe you would talk to me, your own father, like that. Fine. If you don’t want me here, I’ll leave.”
Maybe I should have stopped him, but I didn’t. As an adult, I got to make my own decisions, and even if they were a mistake, they were my mistakes to make. His constant meddling was why I had been anxious to leave my hometown in the first place.
He paused on his way out the door and looked at me. “You’re always welcome in Bolton.”
I nodded. “Have a safe trip.” Visiting was one thing, but I would never move back to the town I grew up in.
PIKA OMEGA PLUS ONE
Shifter Towers book three
Milo
My mate died in a horrible car crash the night after he claimed me. I didn’t know I was pregnant with his child until he was buried in the ground. Luckily, my brother and his family supported me through it all. Now, it’s time for me to earn my keep. I’m going back to work. Not only to earn money, but to have a social life again. Even if just during the hours I’m at my job. Because I’m nowhere near ready for another relationship. Not sure I ever will be.
Yoni
I moved to Saramto to take a paid intern position at the local news station. My first time living in such a big city. And as the time limit on my contract kept looming closer, I hoped to come across something to keep me here. Nothing did. Until I met Milo and his adorable son. Now, I want them to be mine and I have no desire to leave. But my time is drawing near. While I pray for some miracle to come along and let me stay, I must find a way to tell Milo I have to go.
Pika Omega Plus One is a sweet with knotty heat shifter mm mpreg romance. It is book three in the popular Shifter Towers Series.
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BUNNY OMEGA ON THE RUN
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MINK OMEGA IN HIDING
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Charmaine Gordon here. Jessica, You have created a snippet that touches my heart. I'm looking for the next one and soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Charmaine! A new one coming next weekend.
DeleteLoved the snippet and the insight to his relationship with his father. Interesting he was tested to see if he was an alpha.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Karen! Yes, in some omegaverse stories, the people are tested to see whether they are alpha, beta, or omega.
DeleteGood for him. Not an alpha . . . pfft! Like that he maintained respect for his father while standing his ground. Shows respect for himself.
ReplyDeleteYes, very true!
DeleteExcellent snippet. I love the way he stood up to his father--calmly but firmly. A quiet Alpha. Yay!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Diane! Yes, that's exactly the way he is.
DeleteI liked how he stood up to him, it was firm but respectful. Also, dad criticizes him for not being "Alpha" enough and then gets upset when he acts like one? Glad he quietly left.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is a constant battle between the two of them, and as Yoni mentioned, the reason he left his hometown.
DeleteLove the deal with the numbers later - defined as - toss them in the trash.
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Exactly! He didn't want them. Thank you, Daryl!
DeleteMaybe now his father sees that he is an Alpha! Nice scene. He needed to stand up to him!
ReplyDeleteYes, he did. Thank you, Teresa!
DeleteI'm so glad he stood up to his meddling father, but as others have said, quietly. I would've thrown something at him by that point!
ReplyDeleteLOL I likely would have, too.
DeleteTough scene for Yoni. you're really dealing with heavy issues in this book, which I admire. Excellent excerpt.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Veronica! I like to deal with some heavy issues in my stories, though often in a subtle way.
DeleteHe did a really good job of choosing his words when he explained about his situation.
ReplyDeleteYes, much better than I would have.
DeleteParents always think they know best. And sometimes yes, but sometimes no.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Yoni stood up to him--I'd think his Dad would view that as him being an Alpha, but maybe not. Still, I think Yoni shows his commitment to Milo very well here.
Thank you, Jenna! I think sometimes parents forget to let their adult children make their own decisions.
DeleteTheir confrontation went well. Yoni sounded like an alpha.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elaine!
DeleteDefinitely some tension in this snippet- it's palpable. Good on Yoni for standing up to his father.
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