THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Emma watched as Maya gave her a look over for the umpteenth time since she wore the black netty diamond studded gown that her sister had gifted her on her last birthday, and sighed. She felt hinky about her friend’s look over.

“Maya…. say something.” She drawled.

“I’m lost of words.” Maya replied, her face clothed with awe and honesty as she voiced her opinions.

“A good lost of words or a bad lost of words.” Emma asked, earning a burst of laughter from Maya.

“What the hell is that suppose to mean?” She said, still laughing.

“I don’t know. You weren’t saying anything.” Emma replied with a shrug, still standing at attention, waiting for the approval of her friend.

“So…” She drawled.

“So…” Maya drawled back, mimicking her southern accent, with a smile threatening to metamorphose into a laughter any minute from then.

“Maya..” Emma screamed, laughing thereafter with Maya who was trying to curb her own bouts of laughter.

“Mind me not.” Maya stated, lifting up her two hands as in surrender.

“You look breathtakingly hot!” She finally said, waggling her eyebrows at the redhead who blushed at the compliment.

“Really?” Emma asked, looking down and touching the gown gingerly, a smile evident in her voice.

“Yeah. Derek would be blown off.” Maya admitted, whistling as the human did.

“Hey! Stop mimicking me.” Emma shouted, now laughing.

“Stop me if you can.” Maya retorted, standing at akimbo with a pout.

“Oh, yeah…?” Emma asked, stepping forward towards Maya, in a bid to scare her into running before a car horn blew.

“Derek!”

“Derek”

They both shouted, before scurrying around to pick up their belongings which were lying around on the floor; their play forgotten.

“Emma, you haven’t done your make up yet!” Maya shouted, her eyes widening as she beheld the red head who was trying to slide her slender feet into a pair of silvery heels.

“Oh, no..” Emma muttered. She had forgotten to doll herself up.

“You know what..? Just do it. I will go out and stall him.” Maya suggested, earning a sigh of relief from Emma.

“Thanks much Maya. You’re the best too.” Emma mentioned before walking hastily to her dressing table, her heels already off her feet, knowing that her man hated been kept waiting.

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Maya opened the front door to see her cousin resting idly on his car, twirling his car key around his fingers.

“You girls aren’t done yet?”

She heard a deep voice say and shifted her gaze to the west angle of the car to know who had spoken. It hadn’t been Derek.

It was Shane. The smile on his lips told a story that Derek must have explained some things about her, out to him. And for that, she was grateful.

“Hello Maya.” He greeted, staring at her with open admiration which caused her to blush vigorously.

He wasn’t her mate. But she couldn’t deny that it felt good hearing a handsome guy like the dude in front, compliment her.

“Hello Shane. Going for the party too?” She asked, stepping down the short stairs, as she made her way to the duo.

“As you can see.” He said, throwing a wink at her which Derek saw and gave him a knock.

“Stop hitting on my cousin in front of me.” He said, trying to hide the smile which was about fanning his lips.

“Dude, chill. She’s not complaining. And don’t forget that she’s my date for the night; a criteria for the party” Shane said, shrugging his shoulders.

Maya smiled as she heard the banter between the two guys. It pleased her that even her cousin had found her beautiful. Of course, Derek been Derek, hadn’t said it openly, but she knew.

“Where’s Clem?” She asked, looking around for the third person which was always with the duo.

“I don’t know.” Derek replied.NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

“You don’t know?” Maya asked, bewildered by her cousin’s answer. The last she knew, the two guys were best friends.

“Yeah.” He answered, already anticipating the next question that was coming. He knew his cousin could be quite inquisitive atimes.

“Why?” She asked, standing at akimbo.

“What do you mean why?” Derek returned her question with a one of his.

“What happened?” She asked, looking from her cousin to his gamma; recalling that she hadn’t been seeing her old friend as before. The only time she had set her eyes on him was on the day she arrived here, when they had been trying to push off some pack warriors over to the other side. And even then, he hadn’t looked welcoming, of which she had understood why. But then, Did they quarrel? She thought.

“Well..” Shane was saying, before Derek cut him off.

“Nothing.” He replied.

“Shane, tell me.” Maya said, ignoring her cousin.

Shane looked at Derek, then at Maya and shrugged. He thought that since Derek didn’t heed his advice of conceding the human to Clem, since he would still have to choose a mate soon, that perhaps, Maya might be able to do that. She would know how important it was for the two packs.

“It’s because of Emma.” He finally said, ignoring the glares he was receiving from Derek.

“Emma?” Maya asked, finding it hard to believe. “What about her?” She queried.

“Well, Clem thinks he likes her. Derek thinks so too…. so you know….” Shane said, dropping the statement halfway; knowing that Maya would understand.

“Oh, I see.” Maya said, staring at her cousin intently. It seemed to her that he hadn’t told his friends that Emma was his mate. Was he afraid of what might happen thereafter? She would have to ask him later.

“Yeah, so what do you think?” Shane asked, folding his arms across his chest, causing some creases on his white starched long sleeved shirt.

“Well, I think Emma calls the shot here. And it seems she already did. Clem should suck it up and wait for another.” She replied, with a shrug, resting her back on the car.

“But she’s not Derek’s mate.” Shane pinpointed that, not in the bit, happy that she wasn’t taking his side.

“She’s not Clem’s either.” Maya retorted.

“But Derek needs to….” Shane was saying, before a sight cut him short.

“Is that Emma?” He muttered, his eyes widening; causing Derek and Maya to look up to the front porch of the white house.

“Bless me.” He added, still drooling.