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, doing my best to

fine," Tylen mutters as we walk through

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

mom?" I blurt

footsteps when I ask the question and it makes me nervous

her like a queen," Tylen

safe

knowing my mother was not in pain all

to hu-hurt us," I say, growing

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

a complicated

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

mid sentence, holding his hand up

still, listening to the sounds of the

"f**k!"

grabbing me by the collar of my shirt and dragging me

our drones won't see jack s**t for the next few hours.We’ve been

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

breathes a sigh of relief when he finds a

take this," he instructs,

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

case," he

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

Tylen

see the exit and I shield my eyes from the

we resurface, a thick layer of fog covers the entire

way," Tylen shouts after examining a

is

on foot through the fog for a while, but Grayson

your fanny pack, hooman.We might need your little

long into our sprint, we find the watchtower hidden between two

small bird

into a

of the tower and pulls out a large telescope, setting it up so it faces the waters just

then hands me a

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

out a radio and puts it on

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

it to channel

Tylen sighs,

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

wanders to my father, wondering what it will be like to face

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

I will be fighting the soldiers

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

Haven was never

Grayson mutters.

don't have to feel anything towards

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

the humming too and "l see

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

keep searching for the plane until I

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

in its wake, and I stick my

makes contact with my skin, my bare flesh begins to burn and I cry out in pain, clutching my arm

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

and inspects it carefully,

when he accidentally touches some residue of the powder with his

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

his breath, grabbing

spraying us with silver.Put your mask on so it

checking mine to make sure it’s on securely.I take some gauze from my medical kit and dress the wound quickly before rushing

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

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

do?" I ask, using my

gets through there," Tylen says, pointing to

he adds, handing me

that moves in the water, kill it.I practiced how to use the rifle all last night,

grabbing

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