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

tile to black tile while the

voices warn as I

behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman

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

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

a polite

the time to watch Dakota climb into a ball

area, I make sure no witnesses are standing by

leaning in close for her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some children going down the

my

she mutters, turning back at

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

too." The woman looks up

"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 take effect

more, relieved to see all the adults preoccupied with their own children to notice the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay

boy is alone in the pit, running around in a circle and watching the balls roll off his

at me

at him, the little

chirps, tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

to be at his eye level and smile, "Well, do you want to

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

giggling innocently at

Again!" he cries,

I smile, pulling another coin

trick, grasping at the empty air beside my ear and opening

he sighs

shake my head for any coins and shrug

I’m all

flicks his

I ask, the little

"I’m Chris."

his leg

I ask, waving a lollipop

we’re

biting his lips

right?" I ask,

candy and giggles as he unwraps it before

untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he smiles

had enough to go to sleep, I suggest

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

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

my fingers, I watch him tuck himself under the slides

the slides where I find Dakota curled up

down the front part

to have everything I need, I gently cradle him in my arms and crawl out of the

wall chuckles as he watches me adjust

to nap,"

as I take my son out of the playcenter and walk

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I tuck

lay him flat on the seats and

the

"Father of the year."

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

want my

ultimately begin

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

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

work fast," the woman says in

hold back the snarl in my throat

seeing it and rises to her feet to get a

reach it, I

your little necklace," I

shriek in

my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from

the Master of Juegos," the God within sneers,

can feel my patience wearing thin but I hold my tongue to

Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on

have your

out the blue stone from my

do I do

the stone and call to your wolf,"

"That’s it."