THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Anthony running in his wolf form towards one of the packs surrounding their region was swamped in thoughts.

And what else could that be, if not about the duo he had met in the forest some minutes ago.

One was like the professor, vampires who could walk under the sun, and the other was half the kind of the latters, and resembled so much like Emma.

He didn’t believe it was just a look-alike conspiracy. And weirdly, he felt connected to her like he had felt with Emma.

What was even wrong with him? He didn’t know, and so he couldn’t tell. This month especially had been filled with a lot of questioning events that piqued his curiosity cup till it was threatening to overlow its banks.

“Time reveals all things.” His wolf, Loki, mentioned, but he sighed, knocking the statement off. He was not in the mood for motivational quotes. He needed answers.

“Like it or not. I am right.” Loki insisted, and he was almost tempted to shift back to his human form, but for the journey which was still great a distance.

It seemed to him that his wolf’s mouth ran the more whenever it was out in its form. He wondered what would then happen if he finds his mate.

“Joy unspeakable.” Loki mumbled, and he scoffed. Of course.

But why was it taking that long to locate his mate? Derek already did, before he was eighteen, and there was a likelihood that his father would let him take the human as a luna.

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He even doubted that now.

Before, he had termed her a psychic, but now, seeing Freya, he was sure that Emma was something else. They didn’t just know what. Perhaps, she was like Freya.

“But she scents like a human.” Loki pointed out, and he couldn’t agree less.

That was the most tricky aspect of the whole thing. Freya at least didn’t scent like a human, but a supernatural; whereas Emma did so. That was the bone of contention.

Knowing that the professor had taken a liking to Emma, after hearing the tales from the clique, he was relieved that the former had found a lifemate in Freya. Derek wouldn’t share. He was sure also, that the professor hadn’t known that Emma was missing too.

He had been able to read off the mixed emotions on Freya’s face. It was part of his giftings too.

Already, he knew that his Alpha was already distributing commands to the pack warriors, Derek too. Although it was a bit overwhelming that the White Sted Pack had teamed up with the evil witch, he was not deterred from his mission. If they wanted war, they will have it. He was ready.

***

“Have you briefed the warriors?” Alpha Peter asked Derek who had just ran into his personal office.

“Yes. They are ready.” Derek replied.

He inhaled deeply before asking his father to recount to him what had provoked that sudden decision. Already, he could hear his mother and Maya approaching the office too. Obviously, they were also curious.

He didn’t know where the witch girl was. He hadn’t seen her after the morning conversations with Anthony.

Did she follow him?

Well, it might be. The short time he had seen her around the house, he was sure that she was love struck. But sadly for her, Anthony treated her like he would treat any other proper lady. As his mother usually enthused, he was a model gentle man.

“Anthony mind linked me.” Peter replied, even as he watched his mate and neice step into the office space.

“About what? Was there a problem in the packs he had gone out to meet with their Alpha’s?” Melvina asked, her eyes shorn with worry, but highly alert. She was overly curious too. The troupe that had been commanded to take position was the war troupe. That alone was enough to unsettle her. Today was supposed to be a day of joy for her son, not war. Greater joy, if Emma came back.

“He had met two people at the outskirts of the pack. A vampire, and a half vampire. According to them, they had arrived to warn us of the surprise attack which had been orchestrated by the White Sted Pack and Leonarya against us. The vampires are also in on this too, though they won’t be fighting, unless their input is needed.” Peter replied, soughing as he watched a cloud of sadness and sheer fear descend on the faces of his mate and niece.

His son’s face was blank of emotions. And he didn’t know what to think of that. He was just sure that the latter wouldn’t be fighting with the other. He was too unstable. Who knows? The beast might be triggered at the sight of blood and cause more havoc.

For the first time, he wished for the return of the human mated to his son.

“How can we trust them? They are betraying their own kind for us?” Derek asked, not believing the whole story.

Why would a vampire betray a fellow vampire to a werewolf? That was unheard of.

“Anthony trusts them, and that is enough for me. Besides, if it is a false alarm, we don’t really stand to lose anything. But we will, if it turns out to be true and we didn’t prepare. It’s better we do so, to prevent gnashing our teeth in anguish and regret.” Peter pointed out wisely.

Melvina nodded, in agreement with his opinion.

There was nothing to lose if it was a false alarm, but a whole lot to lose if the warning was true.

“He also said that the two vampires would be coming for the party. He would personally introduce them to us. And one of them, the female, is your professor’s lifemate.” he mentioned, looking at Derek as he mentioned this point.

“But vampires don’t have mates. How can they? Their hearts are blackened with death.” Maya said, remembering Ava’s words when she had given them a brief history of vampires. That had been the only reason why Derek had controlled his temper when he had heard that the professor had been with Emma that school day. He had thought that the professor had no feelings.