The Silent Alpha

Fallen Heirs ***Wyatt?*** Korbin is eerily quiet as we drive the last leg of our trip home, staring off at the trees that we zoom past.

It’s frightening.

He’s never quiet.

(had not even set foot on the plane when Korbin called me the day of the attack, the fear thick in his voice as he demanded I return to the hotel.

He could not even explain to me what had happened, his words slurred as he incoherently begged me to come help him.

I did my best to calm him down and stayed on the line with him until I returned to the hotel where I got the shock of my life, finding Caine’s lifeless body stuffed in the back of the truck.

“What happened?” I demanded, unwilling to believe my own eyes as! stared at the body.

“H-he just went crazy!” Korbin hiccuped between sobs.

“I-I don’t even know what- what happened,” he cried.

“I tried to stop him.

I tried but he wouldn’t listen to me! He wouldn’t...

He just shot himself” he whimpered.

“He shot...

He shot himself.” It took several hours to calm Korbin down enough to make sense of what he was saying and even then, I could not make out the events of that day, unable to understand how Zane made Caine shoot himself without uttering a single word.

Caine is many things, but suicidal is not one of them.

He would have put up a fight before dying.

Something else must have taken place that day but I cannot get Korbin to tell me the truth.

“Dad...” Korbin whispers, his eyes glossy as he looks over at me.

“I’m scared.” now, so I swallow them back and put on a brave face.

“Alpha will want to know the exact details of that day,” I sigh tiredly, looking over at Caine.

“So what should I tell him?” Korbin whispers to himself.

My hands tighten their grip around the steering wheel as I try to think of a good answer to that.

Korbin can’t lie to save his life so it is best to come clean with what happened.

Lying to Sebastian is simply not an option.

“Tell me exactly what happened again,” I reply.

Korbin nods, his eye blinking fast as he clears his throat.

“W-we were on our way to River Moon like you told us, when we saw Zane and his mate driving in the opposite direction.

That’s when Caine went berserk and drew a gun from his pants.

him

he hurt

I don’t know.

just happened so fast and then Caine pulled over and started shooting at Zane

shifted and just stared at Caine for a really

it to his own head but he was crying, like he was begging Zane for mercy but

stood there, staring at

pissed himself, he

its way through his

regret pushing him away-” “Wait, Zane actually spoke to you?” I ask, trying to remember the last time

Korbin shakes

“He mind-linked me but...

weird.”

even sure

“Well it was

was like he was inside my head,” Korbin

he could hear and see everything I was

an order and I felt an urge to do

said was shut up and I couldn’t help but

weird.” “Like an Alpha command?” “No,” Korbin

wolf wasn’t compelled

[twas me.

felt this urge, this need, this desire

impatient with my son and his cryptic storytelling as we pull up

because I am only going

as I

I talk, you understand?” Korbin nods his head and I proceed to explain my plan

ready to receive us, a deep frown on

your failed mission,” he

some serious explaining

been driving me insane all day asking why you took so long to return.” “l’ll explain later,” Ireply, Earl shifting his gaze between Korbin

“Tell the Alpha we have a Moon Warrior Ceremony to prepare for.” “**Sebastian*** “The Gamma has arrived, Alpha,” Beta Earl announces as he bursts

sweat are gathered at his forehead, the look in

my spine as I rise to

I find Wyatt standing by the truck along with multiple

anxiously beside him,

Wyatt says loudly, Korbin jumping

wrong, Arden, my wolf,

two heads, but where is my son? Wyatt seems to understand my question and lowers himself onto his knees

to inform you, Alpha, that things took an unexpected turn while we were visiting California,” he says, his voice strong

“Speak clearly.

not making any sense,” I snarl, barely hanging on to my

Wyatt nods

and as we were approaching his new aimed at your son.” My blood boils hearing the news of Caine’s audacity to override my wishes and do as

hurt?” I ask, a war waging in

hopes that the boy was killed so I can be done

“He’s alright,” Wyatt explains.

to shoot and Zane

shot who but the gun went off, and Caine was shot.” In ablink of

Caine?” I ask, my face stone