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

think he

I don’t know.

then Caine pulled over and

shifted and just stared at Caine for a really long

gun and pointed it to his own head

just stood there, staring

pissed himself,

finally made its way through his skull.” “Zane

Alpha Sebastian would regret pushing him away-” “Wait, Zane actually spoke to

Korbin

“He mind-linked me but...

weird.”

even

so?” “Well it was

like he was inside my head,” Korbin

could hear and see

order and I felt an urge to do as

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

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

wasn’t compelled to

[twas me.

urge, this need, this desire to do as

any sense.” I grow impatient with my son and his cryptic storytelling as we pull up to the Scarlett Haven gates and snap at

I am only going to say this

be silent as

head and I proceed to explain my plan to him, Korbin muttering it to himself over and over

to receive us, a deep frown

your failed mission,” he mutters, eyeing the truck

have some serious

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

Warrior Ceremony to prepare for.” “**Sebastian*** “The Gamma has arrived, Alpha,” Beta Earl announces as

at his forehead, the look in

rise to my feet and follow him out to

with multiple guards, the look in his eyes

anxiously beside him,

says loudly, Korbin jumping

is definitely wrong, Arden, my wolf,

where is my son? Wyatt seems to understand my question and lowers

that things took an unexpected turn while we were visiting California,” he says, his voice strong despite the

“Speak clearly.

any sense,” I snarl, barely hanging on to

Wyatt nods

took Caine and Korbin to speak with Zane one last time before we left and as we were approaching his new aimed at your son.” My blood boils hearing

hurt?” I ask, a war

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

“He’s alright,” Wyatt explains.

continued to shoot and Zane reacted

an altercation for control of the gun so I don’t exactly know who shot who but the gun went off, and Caine was shot.” In ablink of an eye, the world comes to a stand still,

Caine?” I ask, my face stone cold as I