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.

as they step out of the

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

voices warn as I

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

son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the

mine, I nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a

but offers a polite smile in my direction before turning back

several seconds, she says nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota climb into a ball

standing by to interrupt me before striking up

close for her to hear me over the laughs and giggles

my pup’s general

one," she mutters, turning

hum, the voices snickering in my head as I reach into my

The woman looks up

"What-"

her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before

area once more, 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

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

pup looks up at me and smiles a big toothy

him, the little boy

he chirps, tossing some balls

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

down on my knees to be at his eye level and smile, "Well, do

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

at the coin in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick

he cries, jumping

pulling another coin

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

he sighs

for any coins and

think I’m all

and flicks

name?" I ask, the little boy jumping to introduce

"I’m Chris."

his leg

I ask, waving a lollipop in

cuz we’re friends now,

blinks at me, biting his

I ask, the little boy

and giggles as he unwraps

sigh.I pull out a second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he smiles happily to

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

play hide and seek?" I ask, Kota

I pretend to shield my eyes as he runs

under the slides and I proceed to

the slides where I find Dakota curled up in a deep

he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of

need, I gently cradle him in

wall chuckles as he watches me adjust Kota in my

places to nap," he remarks, and I laugh with

as I take my son out of the playcenter and walk out

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

my breath as I tuck my

him flat on the seats and

the voices

"Father of the year."

and get me to Chaos," I

my wolf

and jeer but ultimately begin to give me directions to Olompali

I keep a close eye on the sleeping pup through the rear view mirror.I drive up to what

find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in

work fast," the woman says in an all

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

seeing it and rises to

about to reach it, I pull it

wolf first, then your little necklace,"

to shriek in anger, their loud shouts

woman takes the medallion from my hand with a cruel

Juegos," the God within sneers, the voices

my patience wearing thin but I hold my

chuckles to himself, turning on his

you have

I mutter, pulling out the blue

I

and

"That’s it."