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

tile to black tile while the woman hurries after him

the voices warn as

distance between us so

into a play center, my son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman

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

but offers a polite smile in my

take the time to watch Dakota climb

around the sitting area, I make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt

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

in my pup’s general

one," she mutters, turning back

head as I reach into

The woman looks up at mein

"What-"

nose and press her head into it, her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion

area once more, relieved to see all the adults preoccupied with their own children to notice the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay

pit, running around in

presence, my pup looks up at me and smiles

at him, the

tossing

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

down on my knees to be

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

the coin in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and

Again!" he cries, jumping

smile, pulling another

to replicate the trick, grasping at the empty air beside my ear and opening his

he sighs in

my head for any

I’m all

flicks his

I ask, the

"I’m Chris."

his leg back and

want a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving

know, cuz we’re friends

at me, biting his lips

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

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

with him to make

enough to go to sleep,

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

pretend to shield

under the slides and

slides where I find Dakota

sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find the gold medallion tucked

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

helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches me adjust

nap,"

my

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I

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

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

Chaos," I snarl, jumping

my

begin to give me

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

carry him into the shed where I find

the woman says

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

seeing it and rises to her feet to get a closer

I pull

your

my head begin to shriek in anger,

my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion

Master of Juegos,"

thin but I

chuckles to himself, turning on his

you have your

out the

do I do with

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

"That’s it."