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 step out

tile to black tile while the

the voices warn as I follow in

keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman does not

pup walk into a play center, my son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat in an empty

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

a polite smile in my direction before turning back to her

nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota climb

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

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

my pup’s general

one," she mutters, turning back

the voices snickering in my head as

looks up at mein

"What-"

place the 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 take effect and her thrashing arms begin

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 own sweater before carefully

in a circle

pup looks up at

at him, the little boy waving

chirps, tossing some

"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, do you want to see a

head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a coin between my fingers

amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and inspecting the

he cries, jumping

pulling another coin from

grasping at the empty air beside

he sighs in

to shake my head for any

think I’m all out of

grins and flicks his

ask, the little boy jumping to introduce

"I’m Chris."

says, swinging his leg back

candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop in his

know, cuz we’re friends now,

at me, biting his lips and

ask, the little boy nodding

for the candy and giggles as he unwraps

eat with him to make him

to go to

and seek?" I

count." I pretend to

tuck himself under the slides and I proceed

quietly tiptoe towards the slides where I

I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find

I gently cradle him in my arms and crawl

helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall

to nap,"

my son out of the playcenter and walk

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

hiss under my breath as I tuck

on the

endangerment," the voices

"Father of the year."

up and get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into

want my

ultimately begin to

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 and park the car under a

into the shed where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged

woman says in an all

the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head to show the

it and rises to her

about to reach it, I pull it

wolf first, then your

my head begin to shriek in anger, their

the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a cruel

Master of Juegos," the God within sneers,

patience wearing thin but I hold my tongue

to himself, turning on

have your

the blue stone

I do with

crush the stone and

"That’s it."