THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Melvina gasped, her hand going up to cover her mouth, as she stared at her son in anguish, after Maya had opened the door.

She had been sleeping, when she had heard the scream.

Instantly, she had woken up, knowing whom the voice had belonged to, and glad that her mate had already awoken.

Together they had rushed to Derek’s room, only to find Anthony about to step out of it.

They had been discussing about the possible location the scream had emanated from, when suddenly they had heard the punches on the wall.

Following the noise, it had led them to the room she had put aside for Emma;that had already given her a foreboding of what had been happening. And when Maya had opened the door to them, her eyes shiny with tears, she had known what was happening, but she hadn’t been prepared for the sight.

There was blood all over his hands, trickling to his arms.

But he was still punching at the wall like a blind mad man.

She could sense the rage rolling over him.

She heard Anthony mutter ‘Christ’ before he stepped around them, walking slowly towards her son who was still pounding the wall voraciously, undeterred by their presence.

She watched as he shrugged away Anthony’s tap on his shoulders. And when the former had tried to grasp him tightly by the arms, he pushed him away forcefully.

She was shocked as she watched Anthony fall on his buttocks, after his back must have pelted strongly against the walls.

She was shocked the more as she saw her son’s eyes for a second. Red. Flaming Red.

Her son was in a dark haze. His wolf must have taken control, after finding out about the disappearance of his mate.

But his wolf doesn’t have red eyes. She thought, remembering the first time she had seen her son’s wolf, in the forest, when the phanthom had come for the redhead.

“His wolf is about to take control. He is too strong.” Anthony said, as he got up from the ground.

“That’s impossible.” Maya replied, with shock in her voice, aware that the three were now looking at her.Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

“What do you mean by that?” Alpha Peter asked her.

“Derek has lost his wolf. We don’t know whether it is temporary or permanent.” Maya replied, and when she saw that they weren’t saying anything, she decided to clarify them the more.

“I had been sleeping on Emma’s bed, so he had thought that I was Emma, and he had joined me on the bed. When I had woken up and we had found out about the error, he had told me that he has lost his wolf, and that was why he hadn’t been able to differentiate from the color of my hair or my scent, that I wasn’t Emma.” She summarized, not finding it necessary to point out that her cousin had almost kissed her. He would have her senses if he found out, after he recovers from this rage.

“Then why is he this strong? Why are his eyes red?” Anthony asked, staring at his brother who was still pounding at the wall furiously.

“We need to stop him still.” He said as he looked on, scared that Derek might break his fingers.

“Derek, stop now!!!” Alpha Peter commanded, in his Alpha’s voice which could not be disobeyed.

And immediately, Derek stopped pounding on the wall.

He stood still, seething and staring at them, his eyes flaming in rage, flaming Red.

Melvina tried going to him, but Alpha Peter held her back, worried that Derek might hurt his mate.

“Let me go.” She said.

“My son is not a monster.” She stated in a clipped tone, before shrugging out of his hold.

Out of her mate’s hold, she walked slowly towards her son, never taking her eyes off his.

“Derek, calm down.” She said, as she drew closer to him.

“You allowed them take her.” He said, his eyes getting redder, by the passing second.

“It wasn’t our fault. Calm down, let’s talk this out. She wouldn’t want you this way. You know that. We have to discuss and find out ways to get her back.” She stated, still drawing closer to him, refusing to back down as her mate was telling her to through their special mind path.

He whimpered, tears falling freely from his eyes even as he slumped to the ground, his eyes returning back to their former oceanic blue color. His mother’s statement must have struck a chord within him.

Melvina rushed him then, hugging him to herself as she fell to the ground, muttering comforting words to him.

“They have taken her.” He kept on mumbling.

Maya wept as she saw her cousin in this devasted state.

Anthony turned his face away, not able to bear the more than sad look on his little brother’s face.

He felt that he had failed in his duty as an elder brother.

He hadn’t been able to protect Emma.

***

Alpha Peter held his peace as he watched his mate tuck their son into bed. The latter had slept off as Melvina kept comforting him, while caressing his hair.

Although his face had been blank of emotions as he had watched the scenario, he had felt sad within.

His son had lost his wolf.

But that hadn’t been the reason for his absolute rage.

He was angry because of the human.

Why was that?

He remembered that he had asked him about the redhead, but the latter had told him that they were just friends.

Just friends wouldn’t lead to this. He thought, staring at his son whose hands were covered with blood.

Anthony had gone to call the Pack’s doctor.

It was almost 5am now.

He thought of asking his neice about the girl, but stopped himself at the last second.

He would ask his mate, and she must give him the reply, because he was tired of being cut out of the play.

“She is his mate.” He heard her say through their mind path, and staggered, knowing that she must have read his thoughts, and had provided the answer which was enough to give him a heartache.