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."

into the darkness, doing my

Tylen mutters as we walk through 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

mom?" I blurt

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

a queen," Tylen replies after a long

always safe

I sigh in relief knowing my mother

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

y-you too.Tylen heaves a

a complicated

an intelligent

mid sentence, holding his hand up so I

to

"f**k!"

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

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 eye on the shoreline until

to the walls of the tunnels, muttering ‘ Where is

of relief when he finds a closet door in

this," he instructs, handing me

further into the closet, finding a trunk at the very back.He pulls out two rifles and hands me

in case,"

are loaded with silver bullets, so we should be good to go.Stay close to me," he instructs, leading me once more

reach a four-way intersection, Tylen pushing me towards

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

resurface, a thick layer

shouts after examining a

tower is

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

pack, hooman.We might

we find the watchtower hidden

resembling a small bird house with a ladder running up

climb into a

unlocks the metal trunk glued to the floor of the tower and pulls out a large

hands me a set of

your eyes on the water surrounding the main island.We are expecting a

pulls out a radio and puts it on

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

sets it to channel

about your family," Tylen

think of something important during a war.It makes it feel

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

was beaten and thrown out of the pack and now

on me that I will be fighting the soldiers I

that I don’t feel any remorse for switching

was never our

Grayson mutters.

have to

this thought a little more when I hear the hum of an engine

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

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

I keep searching for the plane until I

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

in its wake, and I stick my hand

soon as the mist makes contact with my skin, my bare flesh begins to burn and I cry out in pain, clutching

groan, wiping the residue off my

arm and inspects it carefully, lightly pressing around

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

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

under his breath, grabbing the gas

spraying us with silver.Put your mask on so it doesn’t get into your

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 to

as the plane flies over the harbor and across the main island, dropping its load on

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

ask, using my

no one gets through there," Tylen says, pointing

he adds, handing me

it.I practiced how to use the rifle all

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

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