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 step

boy bounces on his toes, hopping from black tile to black tile while the woman hurries after

wolf," the voices warn

close behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman does not notice my presence or

off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat

step into the play center, taking a seat next to the

offers a polite smile in

and I take the time to watch Dakota climb into

make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation with

her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some

points in my pup’s general

mutters, turning back

snickering in my head as

too." The woman looks

"What-"

I place the cloth over her nose and press her head into it, her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for

look around the sitting 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 woman down gently across the seats and cover her

the pit, running around in a circle and watching the balls roll off his tiny

at me and smiles a big

wave at him, the little boy waving

he chirps, tossing some balls in

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

my knees to be at his eye level

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

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

cries, jumping

pulling another

grasping at the empty air beside my ear and

sighs in

head for any coins

I’m all out of

and flicks his

ask, the little boy jumping

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg

want a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving

cuz we’re

blinks at me, biting

right?" I ask, the little boy

giggles as he

I sigh.I pull out a second untainted candy and eat with

he’s had enough to

and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding in

hide and I count." I pretend to shield my eyes

the slides and I proceed to count aloud

finished, I quietly tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota

peaceful as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find the

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

helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall

funniest places to nap," he

take my son out of the playcenter and walk

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

as I tuck my pup

car seat so I lay him flat on the seats

the voices

"Father of the year."

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

want my wolf

begin to give me directions to Olompali State

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

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

woman says in an

I didn’t think you would 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 feet to get

I pull it away and

your little necklace,"

begin to shriek in anger, their

of my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a cruel

with the Master of Juegos," the God within

my patience wearing thin but I hold my tongue to get this

chuckles to himself, turning

you have

out the blue stone from

I

your wolf, crush the stone and call to

"That’s it."