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

from black tile to black tile while the woman hurries after

wolf," the voices warn as I

us so that the woman does not notice my presence or my

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 sitting area to read

my chance to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a seat next to the

uncomfortably in her chair but offers a polite smile in

and I take the time to

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

to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some children going

points in my

mutters, turning back at her

as I reach into

The woman looks up

"What-"

instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight

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

pit, running around in a circle and watching the balls

my pup looks up at me and smiles

wave at him, the little

mister," he chirps, tossing some balls

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

be at his eye level and smile, "Well,

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

coin in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and

Again!" he cries, jumping

another

at the empty air beside my ear and opening his hand

he sighs

pretend to shake my head for any coins

think I’m all out of

grins and flicks his

the little boy jumping to introduce

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg back and

Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop in his

know, cuz we’re

at me, biting his

ask,

giggles as he

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

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

want to play hide and seek?" I ask,

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

tuck himself under the slides and I proceed to

slides where I find Dakota curled

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

I gently cradle him in my arms and crawl out of the hiding spot

climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches me

places to nap," he remarks, and I

my son out of

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

I tuck my pup

flat on the

the

"Father of the year."

to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the driver’s

want my wolf

snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to give

make 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 and park the

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

says in an all

back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over

and rises to

it, I pull it away

first, then your little

to shriek in anger, their loud shouts

woman takes the medallion from my hand with

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

wearing thin but I hold my

chuckles to himself, turning on

have

I mutter, pulling out the blue stone

do I do with

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

"That’s it."