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.

the woman smiles as they step

toes, hopping from black tile to black tile

warn as

distance between us so that the woman

son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while

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

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

the time

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

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

points in my pup’s general

turning

my head as I reach into

looks

"What-"

fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion begins to take effect and her thrashing arms begin

children to notice the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman down gently across the seats and cover her up with her own sweater before

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

pup looks up at me

him, the little boy waving

mister," he chirps, 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

to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a coin between my fingers before pretending to pull the coin

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

Again!" he cries, jumping up

I smile, pulling another coin from

the empty air beside my ear and opening his hand

sighs in

head for any coins and shrug

think I’m all out

flicks his

what’s your name?" I ask, the little

"I’m Chris."

says, swinging his leg

a candy, Kota?" I

we’re friends

blinks at me, biting

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

the candy and giggles as he unwraps it

pull out a second untainted candy and eat with

enough to go to sleep, I

want to play hide and seek?"

to shield my

watch him tuck himself under the slides and I proceed

finished, I quietly tiptoe towards the slides where

as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his

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

wall chuckles

places to nap," he remarks, and I laugh

bastard," the voices chuckle as I take my son out

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

I tuck my pup into

car seat so I lay him flat on the seats and buckle him in as best

the voices

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos,"

my wolf

voices snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to give

road is 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

fast," the woman says

I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the

it and rises to

as she’s about to reach it, I pull it away and

your little

to shriek in anger, their loud shouts

woman takes the medallion from

the Master of Juegos," the God within

patience wearing thin but I hold my

Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on his

have your

mutter, pulling out the

I do

your wolf, crush the stone and

"That’s it."