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.

smiles as they

his toes, hopping from black tile to

a wolf," the voices warn as I follow

between us so that the woman does not notice

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

step into the play

polite

take the time to watch Dakota

I make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation with the

ask, leaning in close for her to hear me over the

points in my

mutters, turning back

the voices snickering in my head as I reach into

The woman looks

"What-"

body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to

children to notice the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman

running around in a circle and watching the balls roll off

my pup looks up at me and smiles a big

at him, the little boy

he chirps, tossing some balls in

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

shrugs, kicking some of the balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at his eye level and smile, "Well,

edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my

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

he cries,

I smile, pulling another coin from his

grasping at the empty air

sighs in

my head for any

all

grins and flicks his

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

"I’m Chris."

swinging his

you want a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop

we’re friends

at me, biting his

friends share, right?" I ask,

candy and giggles as he unwraps it before popping

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

he’s had enough to go to sleep, I suggest

and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding in

I pretend to shield my eyes as he runs off to

under the slides and I proceed to count aloud

tiptoe towards the slides where I find

looks so peaceful as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of

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

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

find the funniest places to nap," he remarks, and I laugh with

chuckle as I take my son out of

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

hiss under my breath as I tuck

flat on the seats and buckle him

the voices

"Father of the year."

me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the

my wolf

begin to

pup through the rear view mirror.I drive

I find an

says in an all

impressed. I didn’t think you would succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head

it and rises

reach it, I pull it away

wolf first, then your little necklace,"

my head begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming my

vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a

play games with the Master of Juegos," the God within

my patience wearing thin but I hold my

Chaos chuckles to

you have

mutter, pulling out the blue stone from my

I

and call to your

"That’s it."