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.

on Kota," the woman smiles as they step out

tile to black tile while the woman hurries after

a wolf," the voices warn as I follow in

behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman does not notice my presence or

center, my son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat in an empty

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

a polite smile in my direction

several seconds, she says nothing and I take the time to

make sure no witnesses are standing

I ask, leaning in close for her to hear

my pup’s general

turning back at her

snickering in my head as I

too." The woman looks

"What-"

it, her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion begins to take effect

children to notice the sleeping woman in my

boy is alone in the pit, running around in a circle

pup looks up at me and smiles a big toothy

him, the little boy waving

tossing some balls in

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

of the balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at his eye level and smile, "Well, do you want to see a magic

edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a coin between my

the coin in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and inspecting the coin

he cries, jumping up

I smile, pulling another coin from

empty air beside my ear and opening

sighs

shake my head for any

I’m all out of

and flicks his ears

I ask, the little boy

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg back

candy, Kota?" I

cuz we’re friends now,

me, biting

right?" I ask, the little boy

giggles as he

almost too easy, I sigh.I pull out a second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable

to go to sleep, I suggest a

and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding

to shield my eyes as he runs

the slides

the slides where I

pull down the front part of his overalls to

need, I gently cradle him in my arms and

a rock wall

to nap," he remarks, and I laugh

one sick bastard," the voices chuckle as I take my son

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

my breath as I tuck my

him flat on the seats and buckle him

the voices

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into

my

snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to give me directions

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

I carry him into the shed where I find an

fast," the woman says in an all too

succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the

smiles mischievously upon seeing it and rises to her

I pull it away and growl at

your little necklace,"

voices in my head begin to shriek in anger, their

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

with the Master of Juegos," the God within sneers,

can feel my patience wearing thin but I hold my tongue to get this ordeal over

Chaos chuckles to himself, turning

you have

pulling out the

I

and

"That’s it."