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 best to stay focused and

fine," Tylen mutters as we walk through the dark

bunker 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 of my moms too and how but I hope

g-good to my mom?" I blurt out, anxiously waiting

footsteps when I ask the question and it makes me nervous

like a queen," Tylen replies after a long

always safe with

sigh in relief knowing my mother was not in pain all these years

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

father is a

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

hand up so I halt in

still, listening to the sounds of the

"f**k!"

of my shirt and dragging me

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 ambush.We'll head to the watch tower and keep an

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

finds a closet

take this," he instructs, handing me

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

case,"

with silver bullets, so we should be good to go.Stay

Tylen pushing me

finally see the exit and I

thick layer of

Tylen shouts after examining a

is

we travel on foot through the fog for a while, but Grayson keeps me sane with

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

sprint, we find the watchtower

a small bird

into

the metal trunk glued to the floor of the tower and pulls out a large telescope, setting it up so it faces the

me a set

the water surrounding the main island.We are expecting a

out a radio and puts it

have a mindlink with us

sets it

family," Tylen sighs, patting

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

what it will be like to

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

will be fighting the soldiers I grew

I don’t feel any remorse

was never

Grayson mutters.

have to feel

a little more when I hear the hum of

too and "l see it," Tylen sighs,

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

I keep searching for the

over the hood of the tower from the north west, but I rush to the other side of the tower and lean over the edge of

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

bare flesh begins to burn

b-burns," I groan, wiping the residue

it carefully, lightly pressing

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

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

breath, grabbing the gas

spraying us with silver.Put your mask on

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 to

sirens as the plane flies over the harbor and across the

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

ask, using

no one gets through there," Tylen says, pointing to

he adds, handing me an

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

dance," Tylen says, grabbing his own rifle and resting

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