THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Shane could count the number of times he had seen his soon to be alpha so angry;He rarely did. Perhaps once or twice, especially when he had found out that his father had vetoed the idea of merging the packs.

But then Shane had never seen it in this fashion.

He was motionless, his mouth agape, as he watched Derek fling the two humans he had been holding carelessly on the floor, before hitting and throwing the tables in like manner.

He was sure the two humans wouldn’t walk for some days, and for that, he was afraid for his friend. They were still serving punishments for their last misconduct, now this.

But He still didn’t interfere. He could see that Maya was at crossroads. She wanted to stop it, but then it was dangerous to do so. Stopping an angry alpha was too dangerous.

Something has to happen. He thought, as he scanned the environment. The other humans were agape, and one was already fishing for something sporadically in her bag.

He already knew what it was. A phone.

They would be trouble, if this was captured on camera.

He had to stop his friend, from causing more havoc and good. They could find Emma later.

“Derek..” He called, taking tentative steps at him.

But his Alpha wasn’t responding, already far gone. Strange hairs were already popping out of his skin; he was letting his wolf out.

“Not good.” Shane muttered. “Not good.”

He shut his eyes in terror, as he sighted Maya hugging Derek fiercely.

When had she walked up to him? He thought, hoping for the worse, but still hoping for a miracle.

The noises had stopped.

He opened his eyes to see his alpha sobbing like a woman, grasping Maya’s arms as she hummed along a tune he has never heard before, and he didn’t feel good; Men were not supposed to cry.

Who the hell was Emma? He thought, coming back to the root of the issue.

And why does she have this much effect on his Alpha?

Were they mates?

No no, impossible. He muttered, shaking his head negatively.

Their pack didn’t need a human Luna, at least not now.

But he still had to find out.

Breathing out deeply, he turned towards the crowd.

“Go away.” He said, with a growl, putting up his deep wolf voice, damning the consequences. He could blame it on their alcohol intake the next day if they were ever accosted.

He watched as the crowd dissipated, leaving the area, into the main hall.

But then his eyes landed on the two female humans sprawled on the floor; they were bleeding from their knees down.

“Oh God..” He muttered, before calling two guys who were still at the doorpost watching them.

“Hey, come give me a hand.” He motioned to them, pointing at the two girls on the floor.

He sighed in relief, as they walked towards him, though with skeptical looks on their faces.

“Please call the ambulance, or take them to the hospital.. safely.” He said, putting an emphasis on the safely with a growl. He didn’t trust humans, never trusted them.

The two guys nodded frantically, before going off to where the two girls lay as dead, stepping around Derek carefully, in fear of setting him off again. They thought he was a bipolar patient.

They carried the girls, one each for one, on their shoulders before walking out of the area.

“Derek, calm down.” Shane muttered, as he got to where Derek was.

“We would find her.” He added, dropping his hands on Derek’s shoulder.

“Let’s go then.” Maya stated, dragging Derek along.

“I know you’re pained. But you should be thinking of how to get her back, not crying.” She mentioned, trying to snap her cousin out of the sad haze into reality. Crying wouldn’t solve the issue. She was also hurt. Emma was her only friend.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Derek nodded, then stood straight; still a bit shaken from the incident. He couldn’t believe that he had lost control over his wolf, as he stared around the area with an unbelieving eye.

“You really did it this time around.” He linked to his wolf. But Maru was silent, still annoyed with his cousin for interrupting its actions.

“Where are they?” He asked, referring to Cassey and her friend. He still didn’t pity them, although he was sure he would answer to his father very soon.

“Had two guys take them to the hospital.” Shane replied, with a shrug.

” Any phone saga?” He asked, already knowing the way humans react to circumstances like this.

“I don’t think so.” Shane answered.

Derek hoped so; the last thing he wanted to see was his wolf-ruled self on the internet. It might lead to another kind of war between the supernaturals. And he didn’t want that.

“Derek.”

Derek turned, tightening his fists as fury racked through him again, as he heard his beta’s voice.

“Derek, calm down.” Maya said, holding him by his arm.

“Calm down? He knew she was drunk.” Derek stated, glaring at his beta furiously.

“She told me she was just tipsy.” Clem retorted, still finding his Alpha’s anger unreasonable. The human was just a fling, till his mate comes along. So why was is he so upset. He thought.

He had been outside with his sister, nursing the hurt the blows had caused him earlier, while still waiting for them, to apologise; he was his Alpha after all, when he heard the whispers.

The humans were talking animatedly about some psycho out the back yard, who had been ranting and throwing chairs around after hurting two females.

He had sensed it was Derek, and that was why he had come out here to meet them.

He didn’t expect him to be raving in anger still.

“Tipsy? But you still kissed her, knowing she was mine.” Derek said, clenching and unclenching his fists.

“I’m sorry then. But she isn’t your mate. So not yours either.” Clem stated.

” You…” Derek was about saying, when Maya interrupted him. Already tired of the whole scuffle.

” Clem is right in his own way. To him, She’s still a human, who could be any fling. Remember, that you haven’t told them.” She stated, staring at her cousin.

” Told us what?”

” What are you hiding from us?”

Shane and Clem asked simultaneously, crossing their arms on their chest.

But Derek was silent, even as he casted a furtive glance on his cousin, wondering why she had made the statement.

But Maya looked the other way.

“Derek.. what’s the issue? You know you can trust us.” Shane mentioned, uncrossing his hands, and dipping them into his trousers’ front pockets, as he awaited hopefully for an answer.

“Well.. she is… my … mate.” Derek said, slightly stuttering, as he massaged a spot on the back of his neck; his anger already diluted completely.

“What!!”

“Oh God!”

Shane and Clem shrieked, unaware of the lone persons who stood at different positions by the entrance walls watching the scene.