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.

as they step out

black tile to black tile while the woman hurries

a wolf," the voices warn as I

behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman does not notice

my son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat in an

nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a seat

shifts uncomfortably in her chair but offers a polite smile

and I take the time to watch Dakota

are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a

ask, leaning in close for her to hear me over the laughs

my pup’s general

she mutters, turning back

as I reach into my pocket for the sleeping

too." The woman looks

"What-"

it, her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before

to notice the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman down gently across

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

looks up at me and smiles a big

wave at him, the

mister," he chirps, tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

the balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at his eye

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

in amazement, giggling innocently

he cries, jumping up and

I smile, pulling another

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

sighs

head for any coins and

all out of

and flicks

ask, the little boy jumping to introduce

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg

a candy, Kota?" I

we’re friends now,

blinks at me, biting

I ask, the little boy

reaches for the candy and giggles as he

untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel

I’m positive he’s had enough to go

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

pretend to shield my eyes as he runs

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

quietly tiptoe towards the slides where

down the front part of his overalls to find the gold medallion tucked within his

gently cradle him in my arms

helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches me adjust Kota

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

my son out of the playcenter and walk out

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I tuck

no car seat so I lay him flat on the seats and buckle him

endangerment," the voices

"Father of the year."

Chaos," I

my

but ultimately begin to give me directions to Olompali

keep a close eye on the sleeping pup through the rear

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

the woman says in an all

I didn’t think you would succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head to

seeing it and rises to her

I pull it away

your little

begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming my

the medallion from my hand with a

games with the Master of Juegos,"

feel my patience wearing thin but I hold my

Chaos chuckles to

you have

pulling out the blue stone from my

I

release your wolf, crush the stone and call

"That’s it."