The Silent Alpha

***Christian*** 

..A few hours earlier...

I haven’t slept at all since Chaos made me a living compass, the voices in my head whispering and muttering non-stop in Jack’s absence.

Their incessant murmuring has led me all the way to California and now as morning breaks over the horizon, I find myself driving out of San Rafael through a dense forest.

"Turn here! No, there! Take a left, you i***t!", The voices hiss.

They are driving me insane! 

"Your mind wandered before us!"

A voicesnaps.

"You ungrateful mutt!"

My phone rings beside me, the screen flashing with my father’s name.He hasn’t stopped calling me all night and this morning.

"You miss your mommy?" Avoice snickers.

"She wasa stupid b***h for having you!"

"Shut up!" I shout, nearly swerving into another lane in anger.

"Aww you're going to protect her now, after all you've done to her?’ Another sneers.

"Mommy killer!"

The other voices begin to chant in unison, "Mommy Killer! Mommy Killer! Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up..." I murmur, scratching at my head to make them stop.

"I said shut up!"

I pull over down a secluded road and step out to catch my breath, counting each exhale until the voices stop.

Get it together...

I scold myself.

You have a mission to accomplish.

My phone begins to ring again and I hang up, scrolling through the messages left by my father.

WHERE ARE YOU?? PICK UP YOUR PHONE! HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER?? I CAN’T FEEL HER! CHRISTIAN!!! I feel sick as I read through his desperation but I close his messages and check my recent messages for any updates from Brody, the spy I sent to watch Jordan.

That’s odd, I mutter.He hasn't messaged me any new updates in over 12 hrs.

"Traitor! He’s a traitor!" the voices hiss.

"The Killer has a traitor!" They shriek with laughter.

"He's got a target on his back! Who else will betray him?"

I climb back into the car, hoping to outrun these voices, but they follow me wherever I turn.

By the time I make it to the City where this River Moon Pack is located, I’m almost on the verge of tears with frustration.

"The Mall! The Mall!" The voices whisper.

"The boy will be at the Mall.He wears the medallion! Wait by the fountain at noon! Go!"

I drive to the mall, rushing in towards the restroom to clean myself up and prepare my tools for my mission.

The witches had given me a sleeping potion and I spray it on a cloth and some candy before heading to the fountain.

The Mall is crowded and without my wolf, I cannot smell Natalia, much less our pup.

The voices urge me to stay put and despite my impatience, I wait as the hour ticks by until my phone strikes noon.

My palms begin to sweat and I feel butterflies of excitement flutter in my stomach.

After all these years, my family is finally going to be together.As I smooth down my shirt, the voices suddenly start up again.

"He’s here! He's here!"

They cry.I look up and spot a beautiful older woman holding a little boy’s hand in hers.

The child has his back to me but I can see he wears overalls and bright blue vans as he skips happily towards the washroom.

Rising to my feet, I linger over to a small shop near the washroom to get a better look and wait patiently for them to come out.

The voices fall silent when I see the little boy, my son, face to face for the first time.

His eyes are mesmerizing with their brown and blue irises, a thick pair of lashes casting a shadow on his cheeks.He has my pale skin and small lips but his nose is all Natalia’s.He’s perfect, I smile to myself, the little boy blinking up at the older woman.

Kota," the woman smiles as they step out of the

from black tile to black tile while

wolf," the voices warn as

so that the woman does not notice

the woman and my pup walk into a play center, my son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat

chance to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into the

a polite smile in my direction before turning back to

says nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota climb

I make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation with

one is yours?" I ask, leaning in close for her to hear

my

one," she mutters, turning back at her

snickering in my head as I

woman looks up at

"What-"

cloth over her nose and press her head into it, her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion begins

all the adults preoccupied with their own children to notice the sleeping woman in my

is alone in the pit, running around in a circle and watching

up at me and smiles a

at him, the little boy waving

chirps, tossing some

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

shrugs, kicking some of the balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at his

the ball pit.I slip my hand

innocently at the trick and inspecting

cries, jumping

pulling another coin

at the empty air beside my ear and opening

he sighs

pretend to shake my head for any

I’m all out

flicks his

I ask, the little

"I’m Chris."

his leg back and

candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop

cuz we’re friends

blinks at me, biting his lips

I ask,

giggles as he unwraps it before

a second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he

he’s had enough to go to sleep, I suggest a

want to play hide and

count." I pretend to shield my eyes as he runs off to

watch him tuck himself under the slides and I proceed to count

quietly tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota curled

peaceful as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find the gold medallion tucked

gently cradle him in my arms and crawl out of the

climbs a rock wall chuckles

find the funniest places to nap," he remarks, and I laugh

the voices chuckle as I take my son out of the playcenter and walk out of the

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I tuck my

seat so I lay him flat on the seats

endangerment," the voices

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the

want my

jeer but ultimately begin to

park so I keep a close eye on the sleeping pup through the rear view mirror.I drive up to what appears to

the shed where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in

says in an all too familiar

I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head to show the old

and rises to

reach it, I pull it away

wolf first, then your

shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming

takes the medallion from

Juegos,"

my patience wearing thin but I hold

then," Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on his

have

out the blue

I

wolf, crush the stone and

"That’s it."