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."

and I follow him into the darkness, doing my best to stay focused and remain

mutters as we

island.He says nothing more, the silence allowing my mind to drift off to my Talia and our pup.I hope they are sleeping peacefully together.I hope they are okay.I think

mom?" I blurt out, anxiously

in Tylen's footsteps when I ask the question and it makes me

treats her like a queen," Tylen replies

safe

sigh in relief knowing my mother was not

are...Well m-my father...u-used to hu-hurt us," I say, growing very nervous

may-maybe he hurts y-you too.Tylen

is a

not abusive...but for an intelligent man, he’s

stops mid sentence, holding his hand up so

listening to the sounds of the

"f**k!"

of my shirt and dragging me deeper

in over the islands so our drones won't see jack s**t for the next few hours.We’ve

walls of the tunnels, muttering

breathes a sigh of relief when he finds a closet door in the

he instructs, handing me a

closet, finding a trunk at the very

case," he

should be good to go.Stay close

intersection, Tylen pushing me towards the

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

resurface, a thick layer of fog

Tylen shouts

is

travel on foot through the fog for

hooman.We might need your little balls"

our sprint, we find the watchtower hidden between two large

wooden structure resembling a small bird house with a

into

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

then hands me a

main island.We are expecting a lot

his pocket, he pulls out a radio and

the units.You don’t have a mindlink with us so this

it

Tylen

something important during a war.It makes it feel like your fight is worth something

mind, however, wanders to my father, wondering what it will be like to

last saw each other after I was beaten and thrown out of the pack and now I’m fighting a war

will be fighting

it wrong that I don’t feel any remorse for switching sides? I

Haven was never our

Grayson mutters.

have to feel anything

more when I hear the hum of an engine

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

aircraft.Probably got lost in the fog.There's a huge

I keep searching for the plane until

north west, but I rush to the other side of the tower and

and I stick my hand over

contact with my skin, my bare flesh begins to burn and

I groan, wiping the residue off

arm and inspects it carefully, lightly

when he accidentally touches some residue of the

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

curses under his breath, grabbing the gas

us with silver.Put your mask on

securely.I take some gauze from my medical kit and dress the wound quickly before rushing to the

flies over the harbor and

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

do we do?" I ask, using my

through there," Tylen says, pointing to the passage between the

he adds, handing me

in the water, kill it.I practiced how to use the rifle all

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

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