THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Leo took a deep breath in and then out, as he watched Zoe stomp out of the pack. He felt slightly guilty for the sad state she was in. He knew he would have to do a lot of apologising to her later. But then, he still didn’t regret what he had done. His first duty was to his pack and his Alpha, since he has not found his mate yet.

Speaking of mate, he took a short glance at his Alpha’s neice. Honestly, he didn’t know where the anger had stemmed from. When he had perceived that Zoe had wanted to slap her, he just knew that he wouldn’t have been able to allow it.

He had felt hot and angry, thoroughly bothered. But he had told himself that he had been defending his friend’s honour, nothing more, nothing less. Well, that’s what he had chosen to believe to keep his sanity and head under water. The girl was already driving him a bit crazy with her beauty and wits.

He had almost laughed out, but for fear of upsetting Zoe further, when she had called the latter a clown, suffering from clown-deafisis. The snickers he had been hearing from the other members of the pack didn’t do justice to his ear and his loyalty to Zoe too. But then he discounted them as all rumours, knowing that she had a lot of enemies.

“Why are you so bothered about her? Do you like her that much?” He heard his friend, Derek, ask.

“She’s been a good companion.” He replied, noticing that the others in the pack’s training grounds were leaving in groups. He deduced that Derek and his cousin might have sent them off, through their respective pack links.

“That’s not what I asked.” Derek stated, letting Maya’s hand free for the first time, since they had stepped into the fields.

“She is the one I told you about.” He mentioned, trying to avoid answering the question. A tactic which irritated Maya no small deal.

“The girl who had kept you from being taken and killed by by uncle?” Derek queried.

“Yeah.” Leo replied.

“I see. You don’t like her that much. You might have then. But not now. Now, what you feel for her is just a sense of duty.” Derek pinpointed out.

But Leo said nothing to refute, or to agree with the statement.

He remained silent.

Actually, he knew that his friend was right. He didn’t like Zoe. But he wasn’t going to say that.

“So, what happens when you find your mate? You will leave your mate for her?” Derek asked, folding his arms across his chest.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

“Of course not.” Leo retorted, speaking up.

“You’re right okay. But I’ll stay with her till that happens. It’s the least I can do for her, in appreciation.” He said.

“… that conniving devil..” Derek murmured under his breath. Couldn’t she had asked for anything else, apart from a relationship? He thought.

“Well then, Maya is….” He was saying, when Maya interjected hurriedly.

“I have to be going. Curtis is looking for me.” She said hastily, before walking out, trying to keep her movement steady and regalish. She had known what her cousin had wanted to say, and she knew it would confound the uncomfortability she was already feeling, by standing there with them, hearing them talk about a mate which she knew was her, but not her, according to her mate’s opinion. The potion hasn’t weared off yet. She mused sadly, noting that Sia was silent.

“She is your mate. She knew that was what I had wanted to say. That’s why she ran off. I don’t think Curtis is calling her.” Derek said, as he watched Leo stare after his cousin. He knew that his friend was obviously attracted to her, but he wouldn’t admit it since he hadn’t felt the mate pull yet. Somehow, he didn’t blame him.

“If she is, I would have known.” Leo stated, still not taking off his eyes from Maya. His eyes refused to leave the sight of her walking away. He thought she had the most sexiest walking posture ever.

“But you can’t deny that you are attracted to her.” Derek said, tapping him by the shoulder, which made him dart his eyes away from her, reluctantly.

“I’m attracted to her truely. But there’s no mate pull.” He said, his tone masked with regret, unconsciously to him though.

“There is. You are just not feeling it.” Derek implied, noting the tone of regret in his friend’s voice.

“What do you mean?” Leo asked, looking at him, squarely in the face.

“She feels the mate pull. She feels like jumping on you whenever she sees you. Your scent intoxicates her like Emma’s does to me, your…..” Derek was saying, when Leo interrupted him.

” Did you just say Emma?” He asked, his eyes widening as saucers, as he tried to curb the lustful feelings that were enveloping him as he imagined Maya jumping on him.

” Well… a lot of things have happened while you’re away.” Derek replied, scratching the base of his neck, a bit nervous now.

” Waoh waoh.. let me get this straight. Emma’s scent intoxicates you?” He asked, chuckling a bit in disbelief.

” Yes.” Derek replied.

” So, she is your….” He asked, leaving the question hanging.

” Yes.” Derek answered, ruffling his hair a bit with his hand.

” How did you…. that’s impossible!” He shrieked in surprise, not believing what he was hearing. How can the redhead be an Alpha’s mate? A Luna too?

“It is what it is.” Derek muttered, with a smile as he remembered his little witch. He missed her.

“Does your father know?” Leo asked, knowing that the older Trigger had always wanted Derek with Claire.

“Not yet. Just the group and my Mother.” He replied.

“Wow…” Leo said, not sure whether he should be happy or sad about the news. The redhead was a human. He feared she might not really be accepted into the pack. Although at first, he had promised himself to chase her away if Derek got too attached to her, he knew he wouldn’t do so now. The smile on his friend’s face told him how much he cared and would kill for her.

“Yeah, so Maya… is your mate.” Derek said, bringing back the topic they had been discussing earlier.

“I hear. Why can’t I feel the mate pull then?” He asked, folding his arms across his chest, curious to know what his friend had to say.

“It’s a long story.” Derek answered, looking ahead as he saw Brandon, a pack member of theirs, approaching them.