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,

as we walk through

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 of my moms too and how but I hope he treats Agnes

mom?" I blurt out,

the question and it makes me

like a queen," Tylen replies after a long

always safe with

see," I sigh in relief knowing my mother was not in pain all these years with

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

thought may-maybe he hurts y-you too.Tylen

father is a complicated

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

stops mid sentence, holding his hand up so I halt in my

still, listening to

"f**k!"

my shirt and

has rolled in over the islands so our drones won't see jack s**t for the

tunnels, muttering ‘ Where is it? Where is

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

take this," he instructs, handing me

digs further into the closet, finding a trunk at the very back.He pulls out two

case,"

we should be good to go.Stay close

Tylen pushing me towards

finally see the exit and I

layer of fog covers

way," Tylen shouts

tower is

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

your fanny pack, hooman.We might need your

our sprint, we find

a tall wooden structure resembling a small bird house with a ladder running up the

into

trunk glued to the floor of the tower and pulls out a large telescope, setting it up so it faces the waters just beyond the main

hands me a set

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

he pulls out a radio and puts it on

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

it

about your family," Tylen

important during a war.It makes it feel like

what it will be like to face

last saw each other after I was beaten and thrown out of the pack and

that I will be fighting

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

Haven was never our

Grayson mutters.

to feel

more when I

too and "l see

lost in the fog.There's a huge

I keep searching for the plane until I finally have

the north west, but I rush to the other side

wake, and I stick my hand over the ledge to feel

my bare flesh begins to burn and

wiping the

and inspects it carefully,

pales when he accidentally touches some residue of the powder with his fingers and he yelps out in

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

breath, grabbing the

silver.Put your mask on so it doesn’t

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

plane flies over the harbor and across

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

I ask, using

watch and make sure no one gets through

adds, handing me an assault

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

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

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