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."

the way in and I follow him into the darkness, doing

as

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 he treats Agnes well.She’s had enough heartbreak to

my mom?" I

footsteps when I ask the question and it makes me nervous that I

like a queen," Tylen

safe with

knowing my mother was

to hu-hurt us," I say, growing very

y-you

father is a complicated man..." Toran

an intelligent man, he’s an i***t

stops mid sentence, holding his hand up so I halt

still, listening to the sounds of

"f**k!"

grabbing me by the collar of my shirt and

a 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

walls of the tunnels, muttering

finds a closet door in the

this," he instructs, handing me

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

in case," he

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

a four-way intersection, Tylen

finally see the exit and I shield my eyes from

thick layer of fog covers the

Tylen shouts after

tower is this

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

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

find the watchtower hidden between

resembling a small bird house with a ladder running up the

into a

the tower and pulls out a large telescope, setting it up so

then hands me a set

on the water surrounding the main island.We are

he pulls out a radio and puts it on the

have a mindlink with us so this is the next best

sets it to channel

your family," Tylen

something important during a war.It makes it feel like your fight is worth

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

the pack and now I’m

that I will be fighting the

don’t feel any

Haven was

Grayson mutters.

to

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

and "l see it," Tylen

in the fog.There's a huge farm just south of

water but I keep searching for the

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

wake, and I stick

as the mist makes contact with my skin, my bare flesh begins to burn

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

grabs my arm and inspects it carefully, lightly pressing around the scorched

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

"s**t, that’s silver chloride,"

his breath, grabbing

mask on so it doesn’t get into

take some gauze from my medical kit and dress

start ringing out like sirens as the plane flies over the harbor and across the main island, dropping its load on its unassuming victims

"s**t!" Tylen mutters.

I ask, using my

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

he adds, handing me

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

Tylen says, grabbing his

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