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."

way in and I follow him into the darkness, doing my

Tylen mutters as we walk through the

to drift off to my Talia and our pup.I hope they are sleeping peacefully together.I hope they are okay.I think of my moms too and how but I

my mom?" I blurt out, anxiously waiting for

the question and it makes me nervous that I may

a queen," Tylen replies after

safe

in relief knowing my mother was not in

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

may-maybe he hurts y-you too.Tylen heaves a long

is a complicated

abusive...but for an intelligent man, he’s an

sentence, holding his hand up so

still, listening to the sounds of the

"f**k!"

my shirt and dragging me deeper into the

movement 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

us close to the walls of the tunnels, muttering ‘ Where is it? Where is

relief when he finds a closet door in the tunnel equipped

he instructs,

trunk at the very back.He

case," he

to go.Stay close to me," he instructs, leading me once

four-way intersection, Tylen pushing me towards the western

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

we resurface, a thick layer of fog covers

Tylen shouts after examining a

tower is this

foot through the fog for a while, but Grayson keeps me

pack, hooman.We might

into our sprint, we find the watchtower hidden between two

small bird house with a

climb into

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

me a

the water surrounding the main island.We are expecting a lot of movement soon," Tylen

his pocket, he pulls out a radio and puts

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

it to

Tylen sighs, patting

a war.It makes it feel like

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 against him

on me that I will be fighting the soldiers I grew up watching as

feel

Haven was

Grayson mutters.

don't have to feel

more when I hear the hum of an engine just above

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

lost in the fog.There's a

turns back to the water but I keep searching for the plane until I finally have

the tower from the north west, but I rush

wake, and I stick my hand

my bare flesh begins to burn and I cry

groan, wiping the residue off

arm and inspects it carefully, lightly pressing around the scorched

the powder with his

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

curses under his breath, grabbing

with silver.Put your mask on so it doesn’t

me a mask and places his own mask on, checking mine to make sure 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 them

start ringing out like sirens as the plane flies over the harbor and across the main island, dropping its load on its unassuming

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

we do?" I ask, using my binoculars to search the main

stand watch and make sure no one gets through there," Tylen says, pointing to the passage between the main

handing

that moves in the water, kill it.I practiced how to use the rifle all last night, but it’s a different ball game when the target is alive

being accurate.Just make them dance," Tylen says, grabbing

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