THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

“You will not defy me… Curtis.” Alpha Arnold said, and Maya almost scoffed. She wished she could sink her fingers inside his eyes.

“Where is mother…” Her brother asked rather, obviously ignoring his order.

“In her room.” He replied.

“And Maya..” Curtis asked.

“I don’t know where that wimp is. You mustn’t tell her of this.” He mentioned, pointing his hand at him.

“Why?” Curtis inquired.

“Just don’t. I don’t know why she is getting all cozy with Derek. Of course, I had told her to get closer to him and find some answers, but she is deliberating avoiding me. She hasn’t even found her mate yet. Useless! She mustn’t hear of this. You hear me?” He said, his voice going a pitch higher.

“I think so.” Curtis replied, with a shrug, which obviously irritated Alpha Arnold.

“Are you playing around with me?” He asked, unable to keep the irritation and annoyance out of his voice.

“Do you find this and me funny?” He queried, stepping closer to his son, his nostrils already flaring with anger.

“I don’t know what to think about all of these, since you won’t open up and fill me in with the details.” Curtis replied, not scared that his father’s forehead was almost touching his, and that his fists were tightening in anger. He knew that the old man wouldn’t do anything stupid; he needed him. No matter how much he was trying to hide it, he could read that he was desperate. And he had to know why.

“The lesser you know son, the better.” Alpha Arnold said in a tired voice, resigned from whatever feeling he was feeling.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

“I don’t see how that helps my cause. You have to tell me, or I won’t listen. It’s my forever mate we’re talking about here, Father. You can’t just tell me go trade her for someone else, I don’t even know, without giving me a cogent reason. It isn’t done. You should know that I am not Maya, even though at times, I’ve allowed you to have some say in important aspects of my life. But not this.” Curtis insisted, making Maya bit her lips. Although she felt proud of her brother, his statement that indicated her as a pawn in her father’s game unsettled her and made her look stupid and foolish. Her brother even saying it, made it more obvious.

” Okay then. You will know, but at a later time. I know your shift time is approaching. Take a run in the forest now. We will talk tomorrow. And if by coincidence, you meet your mate in the forest or as you go, pretend that you don’t feel the mate pull, or ignore her. Just don’t let her have an access to you, for now.” Alpha Arnold instructed, causing Curtis to snort.

” Like you did to Maya…?” He muttered.

“What?” Alpha Arnold asked, not comprehending what his son was saying.

” I know that the reason why Maya hasn’t found her mate is because of the potion you had given her to mask herself, while spying on the Black Moon’s Pack for you. Perhaps she has, but she won’t be able to mate with him, because he might not even recognize her, or perhaps worse, both wouldn’t recognize themselves.” Curtis said, anger underlying his tone.

” How did you…..” Alpha Arnold stuttered, knowing that his plan had been out.

“Did your mother….”

“No, she didn’t. I found out by myself. And you don’t need to know how.” He replied with contempt. The old man didn’t need to know how he had eavesdropped on his conversation with his mother. When he had known, Maya had already left to the Black Moon’s Pack. For days, he had wanderd around the pack in a confused angry state, not knowing what to think of his parents, especially his father. They had denied her sister of an early opportunity to find her mate; his father rather, since his mother had been angry about it, but unable to do anything about it. And now, he wanted to do the same to him. Not happening. He thought.

“It had to be done. It was for the greater good.” Alpha Arnold said, and Maya bent down her head, feeling the tears run down freely from her eyes. She knew that Leo and Derek were watching her. She could feel their eyes on her. She wanted to sniff, but at the last second, remembered that they were eavesdropping on a conversation. Her sniff would alert the duo whom they were listening on.

“You prevented your daughter from meeting her mate, and you said it was for the greater good?” Curtis incredulously asked, his eyes widening in anger and bewilderment.

“Yes. Aren’t you happy that you would be handling the Alpha’s office, not her?” He asked, watching his son mellow down, as if in deep thoughts. He smiled a bit, as he thought his son was reeling and thinking of the power that came with the Alpha’s position.

“I don’t care about that!” Curtis stated vehemently after some time, shocking his father and the trio watching them.

“You deprived my sister from having her mate. And you’re talking about the Alpha’s office? An office which would make me more of a pawn in your hands? No, I will pass.” He added, further shocking them all.

“You know what? I don’t care what you think. You will go into the forest for your first shift. And when you’re back, meet me in my office in the morning.” Arnold ordered, turning around to walk away, but Curtis called his attention back with a question.

“So, why did you invite the members of the Faugers Pack to my party? Why did you fix the party in the first place? Because I’ve reasoned and checked why, but I’ve come up with nothing. Maya had no party on her 18th birthday. So, I’m sure that there is more to this party of yours. What is that?” He asked, echoing the thoughts of Derek and the others, who had now understood why the former’s face had been like stone when his father had introduced him to the party poopers.

“That’s a story that might not interest you. Go into the forest now.” Arnold replied.

” But….” Curtis was saying, but the latter was having none of it.

” But nothing. Go into the forest now!” He shouted, pointing his right thumb finger towards the other direction of the pack house, which led to the outer gates.

Curtis sighed deeply, before turning around to walk away, but a loud shout of agony forced him to halt, then another shout, until he could hear more than many. It seemed like they were being attacked.

“They are here already.” Arnold said flatly.

“Father, who are the they?” Curtis asked, voicing out the thoughts of Derek and the others, who were now at attention, and at alert.

“You will know by morning. Get out now!” He shouted, already moving hastily towards the other direction, where Derek and the others had been staying and listening.