THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Anthony dropped Derek gently on the sofa. His brother was still very pale, and cold.

He watched as his Luna stepped in beside him, and caressed the face of her son.

He was already sure that Alpha Peter would be on his way here. The latter must have felt the sorrowful state of his mate.

He only hoped that his Alpha wouldn’t have to face the shadow warriors. He still didn’t understand the concept of those beings.

“Thank you, Anthony.” He heard Melvina say, and nodded. He looked away from her too, not wanting to behold the sheen of tears in her eyes. He was struggling to hold down his emotions too. He had almost lost his brother. He didn’t want to think what would have happened if he had lost him. He would be crazy. He was sure.

He loved his brother as himself.

And seeing him so pale was making him so sad, so so sad.

He looked away from Derek’s body too, and his gaze landed on Esther. The witch was staring at him. He didn’t know if it was out of her feelings, or out of what had happened in the secret space.

When he had seen his brother holding some orb that seemed to be draining life out of him, he had almost ran mad. Seeing his Luna fall down helplessly by the side hadn’t aided his state either. The knowledge that they couldn’t get closer to his brother to attempt pulling him away from the orb weakened him the greatest.

He hadn’t even known when he had left the room, he hadn’t know why he had gotten a rod, he hadn’t known why he had thought that he could get close to the orb. He hadn’t cared then. He had just been following his gut, not minding the consequences.

He had been suprised and happy of course when it had worked.

He had targeted the junction between the orb and its plate, and had struck it with all his might.

It was after the episode, that he had wondered how he had managed to get near and hit the orb without being electrified.

Melvina had said that it was how it had felt; when she had tried touching Derek.

He had a feeling that it was part of the reason why the witch was staring at him.

Too bad then. He thought. He didn’t know the answer either.

He had just relegated it to an action spurned by a high dose of adrenaline.

“His breathing is faint. Can you do anything?” He heard his Luna ask, and turned to look at her.

“I’m not sure. But I will try.” He replied.

He knelt down on the floor and laid his hand on Derek’s chest.

Then he closed his eyes, and called to whatever helped him heal.

Yes, he didn’t know what it was, or how it had come to be.

His parents weren’t alive either to explain why he was like this.

Only that his Luna had told him that his grandmother from his mother’s side had been a great healer.

For a time, he felt nothing. There was no expression of power moving around him as before.

Had he lost it when he had hit the orb?

The possiblity got him scared.

If that was so, then Derek might have lost his wolf.

No no. He refused to believe that.

Even as he checked on his wolf.

“I’m here nuthead.” His wolf, Loki, said. Anthony would have smiled, but there was a critical case here.

So, rather he stood up, and called Esther.

His gut was at work again.

“Do you know about healing? You know spells, herbs and all that….” He queried, hoping that she would say yes.

“Yeah, I know a few. But I will have to go into the forest closeby to get some of those herbs.”

” Let’s go then.” He said, walking towards the door, knowing that she would be right behind him.

Through the mind link, he comforted Melvina, and mind-linked Shane and Clem to safe guard the house.

***

Esther slide her gaze to Anthony even as he was walking beside her step by step, as she had been doing aforetime since they had entered the forest section close to her house.

She found him a bit mysterious. He was one strange werewolf quite alright.

He possesed the healing gifts and also he had stepped into the orb’s circle without getting hurt.

How?

“Do you have anything to ask or say to me, rather than staring?” She heard him ask, and immediately turned away, gulping in her saliva, while she cursed herself for being so obvious.

Well, she had thought that he was looking straight ahead.

“Nothing?” He asked, still staring ahead.

“No. Not at all.” She said, cussing at her voice for being so timid.

“Okay then.” He said.

“So, where can we find the herbs?” He asked.

“Around there.” She answered, pointing to a cluster of green and purplish plants which looked quite unhealthy to Anthony. Were they the herbs?

He watched her, as she got past him to the cluster of strange plants and squatted.

“Those plants are healthy?” He asked.

“Yeah. They are a special breed of herbs that works for dire cases. I would have gone for the common healing herbs, but I just had a feeling that they wouldn’t do the job. This one is stronger.” She said, focused on getting some leaves from the plants.

“Oh, alright. Do your thing then.” He said, taking the time to look around the area. This side of the forest was quite beautiful. There were more of wild flowers and green plants. Herbs. He believed that it must be the reason why Margo had chosen the house to live in. It was closer to a wealth of plants which could be used to foster her magical activities.

He too wondered why she had been taken.

When he had seen the pictures on that table behind the first secret door. He had been shocked, and quite happy. The woman had been watching out for the redhead since she was a baby. But he was curious on the why.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Why was she protecting the girl?

There was a missing equation here, and he would love to solve it.

But then, the redhead was missing.

He wondered what his brother would do about it when he wakes up.

“I’m done.” He heard Esther say and looked down at her.

He stretched his hand, smiling at her hesitation to take it at first. Is she that shy?

“C’mon we don’t have much time.” He said, smiling the more as he watched her shyly take his hand, and stand up straight.