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 but he shot at

think he hurt

I don’t know.

so fast and then Caine pulled over

at Caine for

head but he was crying, like he was begging Zane for mercy but Zane never said

stood there, staring

pissed himself,

pulled the trigger many times until a bullet finally made its way through his skull.” “Zane

actually spoke to you?” I ask, trying to remember the last time I ever

Korbin shakes

“He mind-linked me but...

was weird.”

wasn’t even

so?” “Well it

he was inside my

hear and

I felt an urge

he said was shut up and I couldn’t help but listen to

Alpha command?” “No,” Korbin

wolf wasn’t

[twas me.

this urge, this need, this

I grow impatient with my son and his cryptic storytelling as we pull up to the Scarlett

very carefully, Kor, because I am only going to say this once,” I snarl through gritted

silent as I tell

talk, you understand?” Korbin nods his head and I proceed to explain my plan to him, Korbin muttering it to himself over

up to the pack house, Beta Earl is already at the door ready to receive us, a deep frown on

your failed mission,”

serious explaining to

been driving me insane all day asking why you took so long to return.” “l’ll explain later,”

is Caine?” “Tell the Alpha we have a Moon Warrior Ceremony to prepare for.” “**Sebastian*** “The

the look in his eyes telling

I rise to my feet and follow

along with

beside him, any slight movement frightening

says loudly, Korbin

definitely wrong, Arden, my

to understand my question and lowers himself onto his

we were visiting California,” he says, his voice strong despite the

“Speak clearly.

I snarl, barely hanging on to my patience as Wyatt stares blankly at

sir,” 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

hurt?” I ask, a war

killed so I can be done with this ordeal while the other half prays no harm comes

“He’s alright,” Wyatt explains.

continued to shoot and Zane reacted

who shot who but the gun went off, and

ask, my face stone cold as I wait for his