The Silent Alpha

 ***Zanet™* 

"Think about your mate!"

Tylen calls after me, the mention of Talia making me halt in my place.

"Think about your pup," he adds softly when he manages to catch up.

"That kid still needs a Dad.You have a family to return to.You have to think with your head if you ever want to make it back to them."

From the water, we hear whimpering and howling growing fainter by the second, the sense of urgency rising within me.

How can I just sit back and watch?

 "M-my son thinks I-I am a hero for being here.H-how can I-I ever face him again if I-I don’t at least tr-try to help?" I ask, turning to face him.

"Zane-"

"W-why did y-you bring me here if I- I am only meant to wa-watch?" I demand, looking back to the cliff.

"An Alpha should see how his team works before he takes command.You’ve never seen war.Now you're watching it unfold before your very eyes," he replies, his eyes flicking to the cliffs when we hear another s****m from the water.

We don’t have time for this! Grayson snaps.

If we want her to live, we need to move now! My body twitches instinctively towards the cliffs, Tylen "So what’s your plan?"

He laughs.

"Say you manage to jump into the water without setting off one of the guns or the gas canisters.You grab my aunt and then what? She’s injured.You’re going to scale back up the cliffs with her body on your back? It’s a 30ft climb and you'd be an easy target for the Scarlett Haven wolves coming in.You'll be dead before you know it."

I glance over at the cliffs, the sound of more boats coming in drowning out the struggle in the water.

I have an idea, Grayson snaps, detailing his thoughts to me.

It's crazy enough that it might just work and we don’t need pretty boy’s help over here.

We need his marksmanship, interject, realizing I left my gun in the watchtower.

And a rope.

Grayson grunts in approval and I turn to Tylen, lowering my walls to command him.

"G-getarope ,"l order him, Tylen clicking his tongue in disapproval.

Grayson grows irritated when he doesn’t move and steps forward "NOW," he commands, a black film washing over Tylen’s hazel eyes.

His eyebrows furrow in shock as his body moves involuntarily towards the watchtower.

"What the-"

"Bring the rope and the binoculars to the cliff "

Grayson snaps, and we sprint away towards the cliff before Tylen could say The rocky face of the cliff on the Western Island is sheer drop into the water, making it difficult to climb without a rope.

Tylen is right, climbing the ridge with Taryn on my back would be almost impossible without getting ourselves shot or killed.

The thick fog does work to our favor, but it seems our cover will soon go away as a light wind begins to blow through the channel.

The clock is ticking and I'll have to act fast if I want to save Taryn Ravenstone.

Squinting my eyes, I search the turbulent waters for Taryn and finally find her near the base of the main island, struggling to hang onto a large chunk of debris from the shattered boats crashing against the cliffs.

Her attacker is nowhere to be seen and the boatmen with the guns are long dead, taken care of by the Tylen and the other Ravenstone wolves on the cliffs.

Taryn, however, is still in danger as I hear the hum of boat engines getting closer.

I lay flat on my stomach, crawling to the edge of the ridge behind a boulder to stay out of sight from the incoming Scarlett Haven wolves.

From the fog, two small boats emerge, each equipped with three armed wolves as they scan the waters and I pray they do not see Taryn floating near them.

Tylen finally arrives with the rope, crawling on all fours as he approaches the cliff edge.

"I need an explanation now," Tylen demands, handing me the rope.

"How did you-" boulder and tying a knot to keep the rope anchored.

I then grab the binoculars from his hand to search for the Scarlett Haven wolves again.

"I-I need y-you to keep an eye-eye on the water and make sure n-no more boats come into the area while I-I get T-Taryn out of the w-water."

"Do you mind telling me what exactly you are going to do?"

Tylen snaps, using the scope on his rifle to scan the water.

"I-I’m going to ma-make the Scar-lett Haven wolves help us," I reply, lowering my walls to allow rivers of thoughts flow into me.

to look at me in

don’t have time to explain as the first boat in the lead appears to trigger a surviving gas canister hidden among the rocky cliffs and the

in agony,

cries draw attention from the wolves aboard the second boat nearby

his mental walls so that his

on, come on, comeon  , he mutters

look for himself.I do not recognize either man but the second soldier appears to be older and crueler than the first one.I focus on the second soldier, pushing my way into his thoughts until I gain control of

the wolves on the first

pointing his

his commanding officer

a word as he pulls the trigger, quickly

and the boat driver stare at their commanding officer in

young soldier

"What-"

finish his sentence, I

to the Captain and order him to the back of the boat to stand guard.The boat driver stands by idly in confusion, unsure what to make of

after taking control of his mind, needing them

I have him stop just a few feet

keep her head above water from exhaustion.Taryn, hang on a

murmur, my

she

I reply, Taryn

explain but the Scarlet

"What?" she gasps.

trust me.Can you swim?" I

don’t know.I'm so tired," she whispers,

limited, I look back

reel herin," I snart

instantly, tossing the ring

on," I murmur to her, Taryn staring suspiciously at the

urged, Taryn reluctantly grabbing the

in when I suddenly hear Tylen mutter

"s**t,"

under his breath, readjusting his rifle

"We’ve got company."

a third boat emerges, this time carrying

let me

Taryn whispers.

watch over

neither he nor I are willing to

wolves?" I ask Tylen who is already crawling further up to

fog is impossible.I can’t see s**t with this stupid mask on," he mutters, tossing

at my new source of

the boat, "I demand from the captain but it seems his vision is no

He replies with a

"Who are you?"

replies for me, turning back

don’t have

not d**k, prick," the soldier

"It’s -"

"Didn't ask, d**k,"

control back

only grumbles as he pulls Taryn towards the boat and I continue

leave...I mumble, my eyes scanning the area

snickers but

The beads, you t**t.

Blow the boat up.

over at the main island bluffs and notice a group of incoming

a handful of

to move further u-up the channel and sh-shot at the third boat," I say

beads to Tylen who stares

cover

exactly are you planning on doing?" he

off my mask

about the th-third boat and any other Scar-lett wolves. I-I’ll get

seeing the soldier pull Taryn’s body out of the water

instruct him to move the boat

demand the soldier get to work

on Taryn’s leg but her strained screams are drowned out by sounds of gunfire further up the channel, the Ravenstone wolves shooting down at Scarlett wolves and luring them further

eye, I watch Tylen roll a bead

clouds of smoke, rock, and

longer see Taryn or the Scarlett Haven wolves under my control but I feel

forehead as I pull her up,

more beads explode below us and despite the bullets and loud explosions, the only sound I

on," I mumble to myself, tugging the rope