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.

woman smiles as they step out

bounces on his toes, hopping from black tile to black tile while the woman hurries

wolf," the voices warn as I follow

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

off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman

take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into

but offers a polite smile in my direction before turning

she says nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota climb into

no witnesses are standing by

is yours?" I ask, leaning in close for her to hear me over the laughs and

my pup’s

mutters, turning

snickering in my head as I

The woman looks

"What-"

me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion begins to

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

in the pit, running around in a

pup looks up at me and smiles

I wave at him, the little boy waving

he chirps, tossing

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

my knees to be at his eye level

widen with excitement and he nods his head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my

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

Again!" he cries, jumping up

smile, pulling another coin from

replicate the trick, grasping at the empty air beside my

he sighs in

my head for any coins and shrug

think I’m all out

grins and flicks his ears

the little boy

"I’m Chris."

he says, swinging his leg

you want a candy, Kota?" I ask,

we’re

blinks at me, biting his lips and

share, right?" I ask, the little boy nodding

for the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before popping it in his

and eat with him to make him feel comfortable

I’m positive he’s had enough to go to sleep,

play hide and seek?"

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

I watch him tuck himself under the slides and I proceed

slides where I find Dakota curled

I quickly pull down the front part

cradle him in my arms and crawl out of the hiding spot with

man helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall

places to nap," he

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

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I tuck my pup into

flat on the seats and buckle

the voices

"Father of the year."

Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the

my wolf

but ultimately begin

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 in the middle of nowhere and park

son, I carry him into the shed where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in the middle

woman says in

would succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head to show

mischievously upon seeing it and rises to her

I pull it away and growl

first, then your little necklace,"

in my head begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts

my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a

of Juegos," the God within sneers, the

patience wearing thin but I hold my tongue

to himself, turning on his

you have

out the

do I

your wolf, crush the stone and

"That’s it."