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 of

little boy bounces on his toes, hopping from black tile to black tile

the voices warn as I follow in

between us so that the woman does

my pup walk into a play center, my son scurrying off to climb the tubes

I nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a seat next to the

a polite smile

nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota climb into a ball

sitting area, I make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a

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

in my

turning

the voices snickering in my head as I reach into

woman looks up at

"What-"

me.She manages to fight for only a few

all the adults preoccupied with their own children to notice the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman down gently across

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

at me and smiles a big

wave at him, the little boy waving

chirps, tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at his

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

innocently at the trick

Again!" he cries, jumping

I smile, pulling another coin from

empty air beside my ear and

sighs in

shake my head for any coins and

think I’m all

flicks his ears

what’s your name?" I ask, the little boy jumping to

"I’m Chris."

his leg

candy, Kota?" I ask, waving

we’re

biting his

share, right?" I ask, the little

for the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before

I sigh.I pull out a second untainted candy and eat with him to

had enough to go to sleep, I suggest a

want to play hide and

to

my fingers, I watch him tuck himself under the slides and I proceed

tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota curled up in

down the front

cradle him in

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

the funniest places to nap," he remarks, and

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

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

I tuck my

no car seat so I lay him flat on the seats

endangerment," the voices

"Father of the year."

up and get me to Chaos,"

want my

and jeer but ultimately begin

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

where I find an elderly

says in

snarl in my throat and pull the

smiles mischievously upon seeing it and rises

it, I pull it away and

first, then your little

begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming

takes the medallion from my hand with a

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

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

to himself,

have your

I mutter, pulling out the blue stone

I do with

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

"That’s it."