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.

woman smiles as

toes, hopping from black tile to black tile while the woman hurries after him

warn as I follow in

distance between us so that the woman does not notice my presence

off to climb the tubes and slides while

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

offers a polite smile in

several seconds, she says nothing and I take the time to watch

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

close for her to hear me over the

points in my pup’s

she mutters, turning back

voices snickering in my head as I reach into my pocket for the

The woman looks up

"What-"

me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion begins to take effect and her thrashing

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 walking towards the ball

is alone in the pit, running around in a circle

looks up at me

I wave at him, the little boy waving

chirps, tossing some

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

kicking some of the balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at his eye level

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

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

cries, jumping up and

another coin

to replicate the trick, grasping at the empty air

sighs

head for any coins

all

flicks his ears

your name?" I ask, the little boy jumping

"I’m Chris."

swinging his

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

know, cuz we’re friends now,

at me, biting his lips and

ask, the little boy nodding

candy and giggles as he unwraps it before

and eat with him to make

he’s had enough to

want to play hide and seek?" I ask, Kota

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

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

where I find Dakota curled up

as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front

cradle him in my arms and crawl out of the

rock wall chuckles as

places to nap," he remarks, and I laugh with

my son

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

my breath as I tuck

flat on the seats and buckle

the voices

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the

my wolf

snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to

road is bumpy and uneven as I 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

son, I carry him into the shed where I find an elderly woman

says in an all too familiar

hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion

mischievously upon seeing it and rises to her feet to

to reach it, I pull it away and

wolf first, then your little necklace,"

my head begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts

woman takes the medallion from my hand with a cruel

with the Master of Juegos," the God within sneers,

thin but I

to himself, turning

have

the blue stone

I do

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

"That’s it."