THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

Maya held in her bouts of laughter to avoid a query from the lecturer and weird looks from her fellow students, as she witnessed what had just happened between her cousin and his mate.

Although she understood that he had been trying to placate his mate’s anger towards him, she still found the move lame and funny. What she had found funnier was the aloof but slightly stubborn look on the human’s face. She knew that the human girl had known what was going on, and that was why she had used her left hand which had been on her thigh to submit her script.

She had observed the human as she wrote, and she knew for a surety, that the red head wasn’t left handed; she had used her left hand to submit her sheet, to thwart her mate’s advances.

But it seemed her cousin didn’t notice; he had just felt dejected that his plans hadn’t worked.

“So I hope you guys did well in the quiz, as I will add the scores to your assessment scores by next month..”

The professor was saying, commanding Maya’s attention.

“But I would still love to solve the quiz here..” The bald headed professor was saying, before a scuffle in the front desks interrupted his further statements.

Two girls were arguing about a party wear. Maya could hear it clearly because of her wolf hearing. Actually she had been hearing mummurings of the anonymous party since she stepped into the classroom with her cousin and his mate. She had wondered even as she answered her quiz questions, what the party was all about and why it was creating so much fuss, among the humans though. The werewolves in the class were a little bit nonchalant about it, but still interested. She could tell from their faces, and she wondered why. Who was the celebrant? She thought. The person must be important.

“You two, stand up!” The professor shouted, pointing his age stricken index finger towards the duo who sat still like water drenched rats in the front desk.

“Why are you interrupting and causing a nuisance in my class? You want to score a zero in the quiz??” He asked, annoyance clothing his facial features distinctively. Maya thought he looked like a reddish potato with his now red face, and pot bellied stomach. His ancient dress code of oversized slacks with a faded brown crossing belt over a white shirt didn’t do his figure any good either.

“We are sorry sir.”

“It won’t happen again.”

The two girls muttered intermittently, their heads lowered. Maya could sense the fear in their posture. She could tell already that the professor was a no-nonsense human.

“It better not.” The professor stated, with a hiss.

“Now back to what I was saying, before I was interrupted rudely… the answer to the quiz. Who has an idea?” He queried, his hands resting on the first desk on Maya’s row.

Maya watched around the class. No one was raising up their hands.

She almost laughed out at the eerie silence in the class. Didn’t everyone write the quiz? She thought. A smile finding its way to her lips.

She turn sideways to look at her cousin and his mate. Her cousin still reclined, with his back to the wall, his face clothed with a blank look.

Maya could tell that his thoughts were still focused on appeasing his mate, rather than the professor.

She directed her eyes to his mate; the human was tapping her fingers rhythmically on her desk. It seemed she was nervous.

“You know the answer right?” She asked in a whispering tone.Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

“Yeah. But I’m a bit nervous. Yunno, standing up to talk, and all that.” Emma replied, bitting her lips. She didn’t understand how she became like this; all timid and nervous because of fright. Perhaps it is because it’s college. She knew she would have to get out of it sometime.

“Oh, yeah. I understand. I would be nervous, standing up here to voice an opinion.” Maya replied truthfullyas she stared around the hall for the umpteenth time. Although she was an Alpha’s daughter, she had to admit that she was nervous to stand up in the big hall to talk. Here wasn’t just a wolf realm, humans were involved. And although she wasn’t scared of them, a tiny winy bit, she was still nervous a bit….

“Hey, you two talking over there..”

Maya balked as she heard the professor’s loud voice, seeking them out; his finger was also stretched towards her direction.

“Oh God.. what now?” She muttered, as she beheld the pairs of eyes zoning in on her and Emma, who looked awe stricken as she was.

“Stand up, you two. Seems you are going to be the first to answer my question.” The professor continued, his eyes narrowing into slits behind his glasses, as he stared at them.

Maya stood up slowly, her mind going in different directions as she thought on what to say. She hadn’t been sure of what she had written and she didn’t want to be scoffed at, on her first day in school.

She looked sideways, to see that Emma was already upstanding, bitting her lips. Her cousin, though still reclining on the wall, was all ears; his attention now commanded by the scenery unfolding before him, since his mate was involved.

Maya prayed for a miracle to happen. Anything at all, to divert this uncomfortable moment. She could alreaey hear some unpleasant mutterings from the students.

The opening and closing of the class door, snapped her attention towards the entrance of the class hall.

A Blondie stepped in, and Maya thought that she, the newcomer, although very beautiful, had a haughty look; her chin was up high in mock confidence, and her steps as she walked to meet the professor was prideful. She also thought that the new Blondie looked familiar, but she couldn’t remember how or where they met. Her memory was not really forthcoming with anything.

“Oh no..”

She heard Emma mutter, and snapped her head towards the human, wanting to know why she said that.

“What’s wrong?” She asked, also noticing that her cousin who had been reclining on his seat some minutes ago, now sat up erect, a worried look creasing his face.

Could it be because of the new student? She thought. Well, she will have to find out.

“Emma..?” She called, when she observed that the human girl wasn’t really paying attention to her; instead her whole focus was on the newcomer whom Maya could swear was smirking in their direction.