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

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

a wolf," the voices warn as I follow

distance between us so that the

woman and my pup walk into a play center, my son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes

nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a

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

nothing and I take the time to watch

sitting area, I make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me

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

in my pup’s general

turning back at her

snickering in my head as I reach into

too." The woman looks up at mein

"What-"

body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion begins

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 up with her own sweater before carefully walking towards the ball

around in a circle

presence, my pup looks up at

him, the

mister," he chirps, tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

to be at his eye level and smile, "Well, do you

slip my hand into my pocket and hide a coin between my fingers

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

he cries, jumping

smile, pulling another coin from his

empty air

sighs in

pretend to shake my head for any coins and shrug at

think I’m all

grins and flicks

name?" I ask, the little boy jumping to

"I’m Chris."

he says, swinging his leg

want a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a

we’re friends

blinks at me, biting his lips and

friends share, right?" I ask,

and giggles as he unwraps

with him to make him feel comfortable and he

to go to sleep,

and seek?" I ask,

I pretend to shield my

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

where I find Dakota

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

I need, I gently cradle him in my arms

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

places to nap," he remarks,

chuckle as I take my son out of the

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

my breath as I tuck my pup into the

seat so I lay him flat on the seats

the voices

"Father of the year."

up and get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the driver’s

my wolf

and jeer but ultimately begin to give

eye on the sleeping pup through the rear view mirror.I drive up to what appears to be

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

work fast," the woman says in

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

rises to her feet to

it, I pull it away and growl

wolf first, then your

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

medallion

play games with the Master of Juegos," the God within

I hold my tongue to

chuckles to himself, turning on his

you have your

I mutter, pulling out the blue stone

do I

release your wolf, crush the stone and call to

"That’s it."