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.

as they step

black tile to black tile while the woman hurries

voices warn as I follow in

just enough distance between us so that the woman

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

chance to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a seat next to

her chair but offers a polite smile in my direction before turning back to her

the time to watch Dakota climb

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

in close for her to hear me

my pup’s

turning back at her

in my head as I reach

looks up

"What-"

instinctively fighting against me.She manages to

woman in my arms.I lay the woman down gently across the seats and cover her up

pit, running around in a circle and watching the balls roll

pup looks up at

I wave at him, the

chirps, tossing

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

of the balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at

ball pit.I slip my

in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and inspecting

he cries, jumping up

another coin

empty air beside my ear

he sighs in

head for

think I’m all

and flicks his ears

the little boy jumping

"I’m Chris."

says, swinging his leg back and

want a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop in his

we’re friends

blinks at me, biting his lips and

I ask,

and giggles as he unwraps it

too easy, I sigh.I pull out a second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he smiles happily to see we

positive he’s had enough to

want to play hide and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding

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

tuck himself under the slides and I proceed to count aloud to

I quietly tiptoe towards the slides where

looks so peaceful as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find the

everything I need, I gently cradle him in my arms and

wall chuckles as he watches me adjust Kota

funniest places to nap,"

one sick bastard," the voices chuckle as I take my son out of the playcenter and

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

my breath as I tuck my pup

him flat on the seats and buckle him in as best I

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

up and get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the driver’s

want my wolf

and jeer but ultimately begin to give me directions to Olompali

bumpy and uneven as I make it to the park so I keep a close eye on the sleeping pup through the rear view mirror.I drive up to what appears to be an old abandoned shed

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

fast," the woman says in

hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s

rises to

about to reach it, I pull it away and growl

your little

voices in my head begin to shriek

of my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a cruel smile on

Master of Juegos,"

thin but I hold my tongue to get this ordeal

Chaos chuckles to

you have your

pulling out the blue stone

I

your wolf, crush the stone and call to your wolf," the God

"That’s it."