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

toes, hopping from black tile to black tile

wolf," the voices warn as I

so that

to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat in an empty sitting area

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

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

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

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

her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some children going

my pup’s general

turning back at her

head as I reach into

The woman looks

"What-"

her by surprise, 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 few seconds before the potion begins to take effect and

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

around in a circle

looks up at me and smiles a big

wave at him, the

tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

to be

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

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

he cries,

another coin

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

sighs

shake my head for any coins and shrug at

all out

grins and flicks his ears

I ask, the little boy jumping

"I’m Chris."

he says, swinging his leg

you want a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop in

cuz we’re friends

biting his lips

friends share, right?" I ask, the little boy

the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before popping

second untainted candy and eat with him to make

enough to go to

you want to play hide and seek?" I

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

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

towards the slides where I find Dakota

down the front part of his

I need, I gently cradle him in my arms and crawl out of

daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as

nap," he remarks, and I

take my son out of the playcenter and walk out of

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I

on the seats and buckle him

the

"Father of the year."

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

want my wolf

ultimately begin to give

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 the

son, I carry him into the shed where I find an

says in an

snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head to show the old

it and rises to her feet to

to reach it, I pull

then your little necklace," I

begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming

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

play games with the Master of Juegos," the God

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

then," Chaos chuckles to

have your

mutter, pulling out the blue

do I do

your wolf, crush the stone and call

"That’s it."