THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Derek sighed as he heard the bitter tone in his cousin’s voice. He couldn’t mistake it for pretence; his remark had really hurt her. He wondered whether she was now feeling sorry for the crime she had committed against him some years back. He wished she was, even though he doubted that they would be as close as before; the trust glass had already been broken.

“Spaced out again?”

Derek heard Shane’s voice through the pack link and swore. ‘What was it this time around?’ He thought.

Looking around, he tried to take in his surroundings to know where he was actually at; as he had been oblivious of it even while walking because of his deep thoughts.

He realized with a jerk-speed, that he was just at the entrance to the Pack’s meeting hall; and had been an object of spectacle from his fellow pack members, who stood at the right side of the hall and his cousin’s pack warriors who stood by the other side of the hall. He could also sight his two friends in the gathering; but Leo was missing, his cousin too.

He cast a look around, in a bid to search out his cousin, before sighting her at a pillar nearest to the far end of the hall. She had an amused look in her face, as she stared at him. He comprehended at that point, that she must have known that he had spaced out.

Shrugging his shoulders at the realization, he stepped into the Hall in all confidence, not minding the haughty looks on the faces of the visitors. He already knew that they were feeling all high and mighty for having to help his pack fight against the White Sted Pack. He also knew that he would put them in their lower places soon; a week at most. His pack wasn’t weak, or whatever they thought.

“Good evening everyone.” He finally said, after walking into the middle section of the hall, standing between the two groups.

“Good evening.” They all said back, although it could be called mutterings from the members of the Wind Winders Pack.

“There’s no need at all for a long talk. I will just cut to the chase immediately.” He said, pausing a bit as he saw his cousin leave the pillar and walk up to join the gathering of her pack members; but she stood in front as a leader would. He couldn’t help the feeling of pride that he felt, seeing her stance; His cousin was really a good one. He wondered how his other cousin was doing; the one who had poisoned his milkshake with unknown shrubs because he had thought that he, Derek, was coverting his sister’s attention.

He would have to ask her later, He thought; about Curtis.

“You already know why you are here.” He continued, referring to his cousin and her pack members.

“Yeah, to help you guys train.”

A member of the Wind Winders Pack mentioned, cutting into and interrupting Derek’s next statement. He had wanted to say that the meet up was to exchange fight skills and knowledge. It seemed to him that apart of exchanging these skills, he would have to work on their egos too; his cousin’s pack warriors that is.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Don’t interrupt an Alpha, Louis.” He heard his cousin say, and scoffed. ‘Who knows whether she had mind linked the guy to do it.’ He thought.

Maya heard Derek’s scoff and sighed. She understood that she really had a long way to go with him, in reconciliation. She feared she might never win his trust again.

“So you could break it again?” Sia, her wolf retorted to her dismay.

She had always been at loggerheads with her wolf on this topic; the issue of her betrayal.

Her wolf seemed to think the worse of her on the topic, it had been prevelant when she had spied on her little cousin, and still told on him. Sia hadn’t let her sleep peacefully that night. She felt guilty about her actions, but her wolf’s talks made her feel more guilter.

“You better not make amends, if you’re going to hurt him again.” Sia said finally, before tuning off.

Maya knew her wolf was right. Making amends now, and breaking it off later would hurt more than the former. It would just be better for everyone if she kept up the facade of hate towards her cousin’s family, Derek especially. He didn’t have to know that she counted the days and years till when they meet again, or that she had sought with her eyes when she had arrived this evening, for his mom desperately; she had missed her too. Her pancakes had been the limelight of her morning those good years ago.

“Don’t mind my beta. He could be unreasonable sometimes.” She finally said, referring to the tall handsome guy with dark brown hair. The guy frowned his face tightly at her statement, not understanding why his senior in command was apologizing to an inferior pack.

“There’s no problem at all.” Derek replied. “Are these all the warriors that will train with us? He asked his cousin, giving a look over to the about twenty warriors.

“Yes.” She replied. “If you need more…” She said, allowing the statement ameliorate.

“No, they are okay.” He stated.

“Alright then. So which of them are you sending over to our pack?” Maya asked, giving a look over to the warriors who stood by the other side of the hall.

“All, except these two.” Derek said, singling out Shane and Clem.

“Why?” Maya asked, staring out the two guys which had played with at one time or the other during her younger years. They were grown up now, and their hatred for her seems to have increased too. She thought, as she beheld their hateful glares.

“Because I need my beta and gamma around me.” He retorted, angry at her question; knowing fully well that she knows the why already.

“Okay, I see.” She replied. “Who is the head of your warriors then?” She asked.

“He will be here in a minute.” Derek replied, mind-linking Shane immediately, with a query on the whereabouts of Leo.

“He will here in a jiffy. I just heard from him.” Shane mind linked back.

“He should be here already. Aren’t you guys moving over to our pack tonight? There’s no time.” The guy, whom Derek remembered was called Louis, stated arrogantly.

“They are leaving tomorrow morning, not tonight.” He said.

“No Cousin, they are leaving tonight. We are not leaving our own pack defenseless.” Maya mentioned, ignoring the gasps she heard from some of her pack members. She knew that some of them hadn’t a faint clue about the history of their pack and the Black Moon’s.

“Okay then.” Derek said, conceding this time around; having understood the situation from his cousin’s point of veiw.

“Where’s he then?” Maya asked again, getting impatient already; wanting to leave the hall, rather gracefully, to trace a sweet smelling scent she had been perceiving for quite a while now. A scent which seemed to be getting stronger as the time ticked by.

It seemed to her that she has found her mate, and it was leaving her already so jittery and squeamish.

“He is…” Derek tried replying, before he was interrupted sharply by his pack’s best warrior.

“I’m here.” He had said.