The Silent Alpha

Chapter 71: The Fog 

***Zane***

 "Are the canisters in place?"

"Yes, for the umpteenth time, Toran! They are!" Taryn groans.

"Would you stop questioning my abilities? You insult me," she huffs.

Toran rolls his eyes at her but the hint of a smile on his lips tells me he enjoys pestering his little sister.

The Alpha then turns to Tylen and I, taking a deep breath to gather all of his thoughts.He takes a utility belt and an armlet with a built-in pouch and explains the tools within them.

Opening a pouch on the belt, Toran pulls out small metal beads and holds them between his thumb and forefinger.

"These are silver beads.They are coated with a thin layer of aluminum to allow you to hold them.Give these to Tylen if there's an attack.He will charge them and when they detonate, they'll release silver shrapnel that will do some serious damage."

He points to a number of small grenade-looking things on the belt.

"These contain silver nitrate and wolfsbane gas," Toran explains.

"Useful for providing cover."

"Pull the safety, toss, and run.This s**t travels and it burns if it touches you."

Tylen interjects.

One by one, Toran explains all the contents of the belt.

"And under any circumstances, enter the water."

Tylen and Taryn nod in agreement with the Alpha.

"There are guns positioned within the cliffs all around the islands that shoot pellets containing magnesium and silver nitrate into the water.Upon contact with the water, the magnesium and silver explode and you do not want to be anywhere near when that happens.We also have canisters in the surrounding water containing pressurized silver nitrate, wolfsbane, and nightshade.The gas is extremely poisonous and we only have a handful of antidote vials available."

He pulls out two preloaded syringes from his pocket and puts them in my armlet.

"I pray you never need this but this is the antidote.The guns and canisters are motion-sensored so DO NOT ENTER THE WATER."

"Also remember, your only job is to protect the bunker.No matter what happens, you stay on the bunker island.We'll handle the rest of the islands,"

Taryn explains.

"Anyone who tries to get into the bunker is killed on sight. No questions asked." Inod silently, Toran lost in thought for a moment.

"Are we done with the sermon?" Tylen snaps, turning on his heel.

"If so, we better get moving."

"Tylen,"

Toran calls out, Tylen pausing by the door.

"Be careful son."

"I don’t need you looking out for me,"

Tylen snaps, Toran doing his best to remain calm.

"Zane, let’s go."

The tension in the room is uncomfortable, but Toran lets the "Goddess be with you,"

Toran says to us before turning to his sister and getting back to work planning out the last details of their attack.

It’s a simple blessing, but having never heard those words from my own father, I find myself standing a little taller as I turn to leave.

I rush to keep up with Tylen as he storms out of the meeting room, walking past several soldiers who salute him on his way out.

Once out of the house, we make our way towards the northern part of the island covered in dense forest.

I feel my heart rate accelerate as we maneuver our way through the thick trees until we reach an unassuming stone formation.

Tylen lifts a small stone and a secret passageway reveals itself within the ground.

"Let’s go," Tylen sighs.

"The faster we get to the bunker, the better."

I follow him into the darkness, doing my best

mutters as we walk

and our pup.I hope they are sleeping peacefully together.I hope they are

I blurt out, anxiously

footsteps when I ask the question and it makes me nervous that I may not want

like a queen," Tylen replies after

always safe with

mother was not in pain all these years with

was just wonder-wondering since y-you and y-your dad are...Well m-my father...u-used to hu-hurt us," I say, growing very nervous with the

hurts y-you too.Tylen heaves

a complicated man..."

intelligent

his hand up

to the sounds of the

"f**k!"

the collar of my shirt and dragging me

about a mile off our coast.A thick fog has rolled in over the islands so our drones won't see jack s**t for the next few hours.We’ve been moved to the western island closest ambush.We'll head to the watch

walls of the tunnels, muttering ‘ Where is it? Where is it’

sigh of relief when he finds a closet door in the tunnel equipped with gas

this," he instructs, handing

at the very back.He pulls

in case,"

should be good to go.Stay close to me," he instructs, leading

a four-way intersection, Tylen pushing me towards the western

seems like an eternity, we finally see the exit and I shield my eyes

resurface, a thick layer of

shouts after examining

tower is this

we travel on foot through the fog for a while, but Grayson

hooman.We might need your little

we find the

small

climb into

a large telescope, setting it up so it faces the waters just beyond the main

then hands me a

water surrounding the main island.We are expecting a lot of movement

pocket, he pulls out a radio and puts

units.You don’t have a mindlink with us

sets it to

about your family," Tylen sighs, patting my

a war.It makes

to my father, wondering what it will be like to

I was beaten and thrown out of the pack and now I’m fighting

suddenly dawns on me that I will be fighting the soldiers I grew up

I don’t feel any remorse for switching sides?

Haven was never our

Grayson mutters.

to feel anything

when I hear the hum of an engine just

seems to hear the humming too and "l see it," Tylen sighs, in

aircraft.Probably got lost in the fog.There's a huge farm just south of

searching for the plane

temporarily lose it as it flies over the hood of the tower from the north west, but I rush

in its wake, and I stick my hand

mist makes contact with my skin, my bare flesh begins to burn and I cry

it b-burns," I groan, wiping the residue off

and inspects it carefully, lightly pressing around

when he accidentally touches some residue of the powder with his fingers

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

his breath, grabbing the

with silver.Put your mask on so

it’s on securely.I take some gauze from my medical kit and dress the wound quickly before rushing to the siren for battle and come running out.We need

like sirens as the plane flies over the harbor and across the main island, dropping

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

using my binoculars to search the

sure no one gets through there," Tylen says, pointing to the passage between the main island

handing me

all last night, but it’s a different ball game when the target is

being accurate.Just make them dance," Tylen says, grabbing his own rifle and resting the butt against

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