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."

him into the darkness,

as

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

my mom?" I blurt out, anxiously waiting for

ask the question and it makes me nervous that I may not want to know

her like a queen," Tylen replies

always safe

in relief knowing my mother was not in

was just 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 the direction of this

may-maybe he hurts y-you

is a complicated man..." Toran

abusive...but for an intelligent

mid sentence, holding his hand up so I

go still, listening to the sounds of

"f**k!"

grabbing me by the collar of my shirt and dragging me

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

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

relief when he finds a closet door

instructs, handing me

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

in case," he

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

a four-way intersection, Tylen pushing me towards the

finally see the

layer of

Tylen shouts after examining

tower is this

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

might need your

find the watchtower hidden between

wooden structure resembling a small

into a

of the tower and pulls out a large telescope, setting it

me a set

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

pulls out a radio and puts

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

sets it to channel

about your family," Tylen sighs, patting my

makes it feel like your fight is worth something

wondering what it will

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

me that I will be fighting the soldiers I grew up

feel

Haven was never our

Grayson mutters.

to feel anything

when I hear the hum of an engine just above

the humming too and "l

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

the water but I keep searching for the plane until I finally have it in

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

in its wake, and I stick my hand over

makes contact with my skin, my bare flesh begins to burn

I groan, wiping the residue off my arm with

arm and inspects it carefully, lightly

of the powder with his fingers and he yelps out

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

his breath, grabbing the gas

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

some gauze from my medical kit and dress the wound quickly before rushing to the siren for battle and come running out.We

as the plane flies over the harbor

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

I ask, using my binoculars to search the main

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

he adds, 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

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

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