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."

follow him into the darkness, doing my best to

mutters as we

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

I

footsteps when I ask the question and

her like a queen," Tylen replies after a long

safe with

mother was not in pain

was just wonder-wondering since y-you and y-your dad are...Well m-my father...u-used to hu-hurt us,"

hurts y-you too.Tylen

a

an intelligent man, he’s an

sentence, holding his hand up so I

go still, listening to the

"f**k!"

snarls, grabbing me by the collar of my shirt and dragging me deeper into

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 tower and keep an

us close to the walls of the tunnels, muttering ‘

he finds a closet door in

he instructs, handing me

trunk at the very back.He pulls out two rifles and hands

case," he

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

intersection, Tylen pushing me towards

we finally see the exit

layer of fog covers the

shouts after

is this

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

onto your fanny pack, hooman.We might need your little balls" he says

sprint, we find the watchtower hidden between

a small bird house with a ladder running

climb into a

out a large telescope, setting it

hands me a

the main island.We

his pocket, he pulls out a radio

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

sets it to channel

family," Tylen sighs, patting my

makes it feel like your fight is worth something

my father, wondering what it will be like to face him now

of the pack and now I’m fighting a war against him

on me that I will be fighting the soldiers I grew

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

was

Grayson mutters.

have to feel anything towards

a little more when I hear the hum of an engine just

and "l see it,"

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

the water but I keep searching for the plane until

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

follows in its wake, and I stick my hand over the

with my skin, my bare flesh begins

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

my arm and inspects it carefully, lightly pressing

residue of the powder with his fingers and he

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

under his breath, grabbing the

spraying us with silver.Put your mask on

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

the harbor and across the main island, dropping its load on

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

we do?" I ask, using

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

he adds, handing me an assault

kill it.I practiced how to use the rifle all last night,

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

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