THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Ava’s mother.

That had been Emma’s first thought when she had seen the woman, standing right in front of her. The eyes, the nose, lips, expression, everything screamed Ava, except the hair. Ava didn’t have the dirty blond hair. She wasn’t as close to Ava as she was to Maya but the former had crafted a tiny place in her heart since saving her from further humiliation at Cassie’s party. The latter had saved her from going insane-for that had been what her feelings had bordered on when she had found Cassie on Derek’s lap.

“I am Emma, Ava’s friend.” She replied finally, remembering that the woman had just asked who she was.

“Ava’s friend?? That’s weird. She had never mentioned you. Come in.” The woman said, and Emma muttered a thank you, before stepping into the sitting room which had an uncanny resemblance with Derek’s. She chuckled unconsciously as she remembered that she had once referred to this entire place as Melvina’s estate. What the hell! She thought; what ignorance could cause.

“Is anything funny?” She heard Ava’s mother ask, and immediately took her lips in, cussing her bashfulness in her head.

“No ma’am.” She replied, before taking a seat on one of the sofas in the room, allowing her eyes to roam around the room.

“If you say so. But why are you here? We are actually going out for a…party…and we wouldn’t be back anytime soon. Is it something related to school? Can’t it wait till tomorrow?” Ava’s mother asked, but Emma shook her head.

“No ma’am. It can’t wait. I have to see her. It is very important.” she replied, knowing then, by the steady curious gaze of the woman that she was under scrutiny again for being a human in a wolves’ pack. She knew that look. It had been the same looks she had received when she had moved here for the first time. The looks from the guys that had arranged her place, the looks she had received from the people in the fill-up eatery, and the looks she had received from some of the students when they had seen her standing and talking with Derek for the first time in school. They had known that she was a human, and had been confused about her presence in the pack and her affiliation with their Luna and Alpha’s son. Just that she had been in the dark then. She knew now, and so she understood their reasons. She would have done the same if she was in their shoes.

“Okay then. She is almost here.” The woman said, before leaving her in the room, and walking into the passageway.

“She is beautiful.” Prescott muttered, and Emma scoffed, not believing that would be his first statement after keeping shut for a while.

“Of course, she is.” she agreed, having noticed the adornment that had caressed the woman’s neck and her long golden party gown. Was Derek’s party that influential, or was something else happening that she didn’t know of?

She was still deliberating on that when Ava rushed into the room, as if she was being pursued.

And before she could ask her why she was in a haste, the latter had hugged her tightly, shocking her mother who was behind her.

Emma knew because she could see the woman’s face peeping from the thick curtains that adorned the door that led to the passageway. The woman must be wondering why her daughter was this happy to see a human? She thought.

“Emma, where have you been?! Do you know how long we have been waiting for you? Were you planning on giving him a heart attack? Come on, let’s dress you up. There’s no time at all. The party has already started. Ohoo, I can’t wait to see his face when he sees you.” Ava said in a rush, rendering Emma speechless.

“Oh.. my.. is that a squirrel? So cute.” Ava gushed, patting Prescott on the hair. The latter, letting her play around with him, happy at being fawned over.

Emma just smiled, not knowing what to say. She was happy though, as this enhanced her imagination of what would happen when she eventually turned up for the party with Ava. And of course, Prescott was following her. She had already decided to tie a ribbon around his neck, or perhaps, a bow on his head like a female. The thought almost made her laugh but for its out-of-place-ness in the current situation. She didn’t want to be asked why she was laughing again. The first one had been enough.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Enjoy while it lasts.” she rather said to Prescott, telepathically.

“Oh, you bet I will.” Prescott replied, going willingly into Ava’s arms. She had decided to carry him.

“Emma, let’s go. Good you came with a dress. I would have turned my wardrobe upside down to get one that you might like, considering your hair color.” Ava mentioned, and she nodded, carrying her belongings in her hand, walking right behind the former who was already moving towards the passageway. The mother wasn’t at the spot again.

***

Leonarya stopped humming, and looked up from the cloth she was knitting, when she felt her daughter’s presence in the room.

“Where are you going?” she asked, taking note of the dressed up state of the latter, as she dropped the yarn, needle and cloth on a table nearby.

“I’m going to a party. It’s been a while since I have attended one.” Freya replied. Yodah was outside the door waiting.

“You are not going to a werewolf’s party, Freya. It is dangerous.” she replied, looking elsewhere-everywhere but at her daughter.

“I am going, whether you approve of it or not. I will advise that you shouldn’t stop me.” Freya stated, refusing to back down. She must see Emma today, not even her mother would deprive her of that.

“Freya…” Leonarya called, not wanting to continue the conversation.

“Mom, I will be fine. See you later. Don’t try stopping me.” Freya mentioned, repeating the clause again, hoping that her mother would let her go this one night. Because if not, she would have no choice than to call in Aiden.