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

boy bounces on his toes, hopping from black tile to black tile while

voices warn as

behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the

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 a

chance to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step

uncomfortably in her chair but offers a polite smile in my direction

nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota climb into a ball

are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation with

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

points in my pup’s

turning back at

head as I reach

looks

"What-"

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 to

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

the pit, running around in a circle and watching the

my pup looks up at me and smiles a big

at him, the little boy

chirps, tossing some balls

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

of the balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at his eye level and smile, "Well, do you

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

innocently at the trick and inspecting the

he cries,

pulling another coin from

grasping at the empty air beside my ear and opening his hand

he sighs

shake my head for any

all out of

and flicks his ears

what’s your name?" I ask, the little boy jumping to

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg

Kota?" I ask, waving a

know, cuz we’re friends now,

biting his

right?" I ask, the little boy nodding

for the candy and giggles as he unwraps it

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

to

hide and seek?" I ask,

and I count." I pretend to shield

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

I quietly tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota curled up

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

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

climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches me

the funniest places to nap," he remarks, and I

I take my son out of the playcenter and

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I tuck

seat so I lay him flat on the seats and buckle him in as best

the voices

"Father of the year."

to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into

my wolf

but ultimately begin to give

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

my son, I carry him into the shed where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in the middle

the woman says in

in my

seeing it and rises to

as she’s about to reach it, I pull it away and

your

to shriek in anger, their loud shouts

takes the medallion from

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

but I hold my tongue to get this

to himself, turning on his

have

mutter, pulling out the

I do

wolf, crush the stone and

"That’s it."