THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Melvina and Alpha Peter sat still and stiff on the two big chairs which were on a higher level than the big and long rectangular table and the rest of the chairs in the large room, as they listened with rapt attention to the recounting of the day’s events by Derek, the day’s events which had revolved around Emma. On the other smaller, but still big chairs, were Maya, Anthony, Shane and Clem. They were all in the conference room, since it had a sound proof system. Alpha Peter had allowed the non-family members because they were already aware of the whole thing, although he had made them swear an oath of secrecy, especially Clem who seemed to have a lot of family members; Shane was an only child.

One by one, they shared their own details about what they had seen and heard, and what they perceived all these could mean.

“So, what are we going to do about the human?” Alpha Peter asked, looking at each one of them in the room with clear eyes, leaving the floor open for suggestions. This issue seemed to be beyond him. As he had listened to the youths recount the whole events of the day, he had felt his heart thumping more loudly than the usual, and he knew why. The tale of the vampire had unsettled him the most. He knew the catastrophe that those evil beasts of the night had unleashed on the land seven years ago, and now, all of a sudden, one is seen in his pack. In his pack, for god’s sake! And worse, he was walking under the sun without being burnt to death. How? How was that possible? That human was a bundle of trouble. He thought. No. not even a bundle. A truckload!

Derek clasped his hands tightly together as he stared at each one of his friends and his mother. They all knew what Emma meant to him, except his father. He wondered what could be going on in their minds at his father’s question. Well, whatever they said, he wouldn’t be letting his little witch out of his sight.

“Well, we can’t surely let her go. That would be putting her in danger. We can’t sacrifice her either to whomever had made those threats. She would hate us forever. I think we should wait till those who had made the threats reveal themselves. They will soon. They have to. And there is Agrip. He isn’t back yet. I think he would also have something to say about this. I believe he not only went to consort Derek’s future, but also that of the pack. And I know that the human has a part to play in our pack. I can feel it. But I’m not sure what.” Melvina suggested, hoping that it would buy them some time to actually know who the human was, and what they were up against.

She too had been rattled by the presence of a vampire in their pack. What was he looking for? Oh yes, he had saved the redhead from a bunch of power psychos, and was her history teacher too; but was that pure coincidence or planned. Something was not right. She felt it. There was no way the human was a spy. She was too naive of their ways, no matter how intelligent and smart she was. Then, there was the witch, Margo, whom Clem had stated was in good terms with her. How long had they known each other? Was there any other thing that she was keeping from them?

Well, she wouldn’t blame the girl for being so secretive. They had lied to her once, and she had found out. She wondered though what would happen if the young girl finds out about their real identity. She might run for sure. But that was not what was necessary now. They need to find out why the vampire was here. They need to find out more about the witch, Margo; for she had a feeling that the latter knew more about the redhead, than them all. Then, she would have to convince the redhead too, to talk to her. There must be something, a pointer, to why all these were going on.

From Anthony, she had found out that the human had a sharp hearing sense that she could even hear things muttered under the breath. It had been a shocker for them all. She had sensed then what every one of them in the room had been thinking, apart from Anthony who must have already gotten rid of his shock after the first knowing. They had been wondering the number of things she must have heard them mutter or say under their breath, and then, what else, what other ability or giftings she possessed that they didn’t even know of. She also wondered where her own witch friend was. Was she dead or alive? These endless questions were already giving her a slight headache.

“You are right. We should wait for Agrip to come back, or the threat mongers to reveal themselves or pass another message. Till then, we would just have to lay low and observe; taking into consideration to be watchful and vigilant, whilst also keeping a watchful eye on the human.” Alpha Peter said, and Derek let out a sigh of relief. They weren’t sending his little witch away, at least not yet; and that has given him more time to check out the professor. Starting from tomorrow, he will keep a watchful eye on the night creature, while making sure that the latter didn’t come anywhere near his mate.

“Derek…you said that the vampire was your history professor, right?” Alpha Peter asked, watching him closely. He still somehow believed that the human and his son weren’t just friends. He still remembered the event of that night when his brother had visited. He hadn’t forgotten still that his mate, his son and his niece were hiding something from him. He wondered if Shane, the son of his late gamma, and Clem, his beta’s son knew about the secret too.RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

When he had asked the latter about the episode that had landed the human in their clinic for the second time, the lad had just said that it had been a slight misunderstanding between the both girls. He hadn’t believed him of course, but he had let him go, knowing that the kid was loyal to his son first, before him. As it should be. He thought. His son would soon be taking over his position after all.

“Yes Father.” Derek replied.

“Good. Keep an eye on him, and report to me your findings.” He stated.