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.

Kota," the woman smiles as they step out of

hopping from black tile to black tile while the woman

warn as I follow

stay close behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the

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 an empty

I nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a seat next

her chair but offers a polite smile in my direction before turning back

I take the time to watch Dakota climb into

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

to hear

in my pup’s

mutters, turning back

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

too." The woman looks up

"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 only a

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

in a circle and watching the

looks up at

I wave at him, the little boy waving

he chirps, tossing

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

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

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

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

Again!" he cries, jumping up and

I smile, pulling another coin from his

trick, grasping at the empty air beside

sighs in

my head for

think I’m all out

grins and flicks his

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

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg back

I

cuz we’re friends

biting his lips

ask, the

giggles as he unwraps it before popping it in

almost too easy, I sigh.I pull out a second untainted candy and eat with him to make

positive he’s had enough to go to

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

I pretend to shield my eyes as he runs off

the slides

slides where I find Dakota curled up in

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

I gently cradle him in my arms and crawl out

daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches me adjust Kota in my

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

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

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I tuck

him flat on the seats and buckle him in as

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

and get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping

want my wolf

voices snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to

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

I find an elderly

says in an all too

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

smiles mischievously upon seeing it and rises to her feet to get a

it, I pull it away and growl at

your little necklace," I

in my head begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming

advantage of my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with

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

but I hold

to

you have your

the blue

do I do with

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

"That’s it."