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

to black tile while the woman hurries after him

wolf," the voices warn as I follow

so that the woman

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

now is my chance to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into the play

a polite smile in my

the time to watch Dakota climb

are standing by to interrupt me before

for her to hear me

points in my pup’s general

turning

my head as I reach into

The woman looks up at mein

"What-"

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

relieved to see all the adults preoccupied with their own 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 carefully walking towards

pit, running around in a circle and watching

presence, my pup looks up at me and smiles a

him, the little boy

chirps, tossing some balls in

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

on my knees to be at his eye level

his head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket

coin in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and

he cries, jumping

I smile, pulling another

the empty air

sighs in

head for any coins and

I’m all out

grins and flicks

I ask, the little boy

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg back

I

know, cuz we’re friends

at me, biting his

share, right?" I ask, the little boy

and giggles as he unwraps it before popping it in his

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

he’s had enough to go to

and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding

you hide and I count." I pretend to shield

watch him tuck himself under the slides and I proceed

the slides where I find Dakota curled up in a

down the front part

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

rock wall chuckles as

funniest places to nap," he remarks, and

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

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I

lay him flat on the seats and buckle him in

the

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping

my wolf

begin

keep a close eye on the sleeping pup through the rear view mirror.I

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

says in an

didn’t think you would succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and

seeing it and rises to her

to reach it, I pull

first, then your

voices in my head begin to shriek

the medallion

with the Master of Juegos," the God

I hold my tongue to get this

then," Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on

you have your

the blue stone

do I do with

your wolf, crush the stone and call to your

"That’s it."