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

on his toes, hopping from black tile to black

the voices warn as I follow

behind, keeping just enough distance between us so

the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat

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

offers a polite smile in my direction before turning back

she says nothing and I take the time to

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 and giggles of some

in my

one," she mutters, turning back at her

in my head as I reach into my pocket for

woman looks up at mein

"What-"

cloth over her 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 begins to

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

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

up at me and smiles a big

I wave at him, the little boy

chirps, tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

on my knees to be at his eye level and smile, "Well, do you want to see

the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a coin between my fingers before pretending to pull the coin from his

the coin in amazement, giggling innocently

he cries,

I smile, pulling another coin from

trick, grasping at the empty air beside

he sighs in

shake my head for any coins and shrug

all

and flicks his ears

name?" I ask, the

"I’m Chris."

says, swinging his leg

a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving

know, cuz we’re friends now,

biting his lips and

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

for the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before popping

second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he smiles happily to see we are

had enough to

play hide and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding

hide and I count." I pretend to shield my eyes as he runs

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

I quietly tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota curled up in

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

everything I need, I gently cradle him in

a rock wall chuckles as he watches me

to nap," he remarks, and I

bastard," the voices chuckle as I take my son out of the playcenter and walk out of the

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I tuck my pup

on the seats and buckle him in as best I

the

"Father of the year."

to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the

my wolf

ultimately begin to give me directions to Olompali State

it to the park so I keep 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 the middle of nowhere

shed where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in the middle of

woman says in

in my throat

smiles mischievously upon seeing it and rises to her feet

to reach it, I

your

voices in my head begin to shriek

my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a cruel smile on her

play games with the Master of Juegos," the

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

Chaos chuckles to

you have your

mutter, pulling out the blue stone from my

do I do

your wolf, crush the stone and call to your

"That’s it."