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.

on Kota," the woman smiles as they

from black tile to black tile

the voices warn as

so that the woman does not notice

my son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat in an

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

offers a polite smile in my direction before turning back to her

the time to watch Dakota climb into a ball

no witnesses are standing by

is yours?" I ask, leaning in close for her to hear me

in my pup’s

turning back at her

snickering in my head as I reach

The woman looks up at mein

"What-"

her by surprise, I 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

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

is alone in the pit, running around in a

my presence, my pup looks up at me and smiles a big toothy

wave at him, the little

tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

my knees to be

with excitement and he nods his 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 before pretending to pull the coin

in amazement, giggling innocently at the

he cries, jumping

smile, pulling another coin from

at the empty air beside my ear and opening his hand

sighs in

my head for any

I’m all out

and flicks

your name?" I ask, the

"I’m Chris."

says, swinging his

I ask,

cuz we’re friends now,

biting his lips

share, right?" I ask,

giggles as he unwraps it before

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

I’m positive he’s had enough to

to play hide and seek?" I

and I count." I pretend to shield my

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

slides where I find Dakota curled up in

the front part

in my arms and crawl out of the hiding spot

she climbs a rock wall chuckles

places to nap," he remarks,

the voices chuckle as I take my son out of the playcenter and

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I tuck my

no car seat so I lay him flat on the seats and buckle him in

the voices

"Father of the year."

Chaos," I snarl, jumping into

want my wolf

jeer but ultimately begin

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

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

fast," the woman says in an

succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head to show the old

it and rises to her

to reach it, I pull it away and growl at

wolf first, then your little necklace,"

shriek in anger, their loud shouts

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

games with the Master of Juegos," the God within

feel my patience wearing thin but I hold

chuckles to himself, turning on

have your

pulling out the blue stone

do I do with

your wolf, crush the stone and call to your

"That’s it."