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.

woman smiles as they step out

toes, hopping from black tile to black tile while the woman hurries

voices warn as I

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

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

what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into

offers a polite smile in my direction before turning back to

take the time to

sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt

to hear me over the laughs and

my

one," she mutters, turning back at her

my head as I reach

woman looks

"What-"

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 her thrashing arms begin to

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

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

pup looks up at me and smiles a big toothy

him, the little boy

mister," he chirps, tossing some

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

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

over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a

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

he cries, jumping up

another

at the empty air beside my ear and opening his

sighs

for any coins and

all out

and flicks

name?" I ask, the little boy jumping to

"I’m Chris."

his leg

Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop in

know, cuz we’re

at me, biting his

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

candy and giggles as he unwraps

untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel

I’m positive he’s had enough to go to sleep,

play hide and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding

hide and I count." I pretend to shield my

watch him tuck himself under the slides and I proceed

slides where I find Dakota curled up

pull down the front part of his overalls to find the gold

cradle him in my arms and

rock wall chuckles as he watches me adjust

funniest places to nap," he

take my

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

I tuck my pup into the

on the seats and buckle him in as

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

Chaos," I snarl, jumping

my

but ultimately begin to give me directions

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

I carry him into the shed where I find an elderly woman sitting

work fast," the woman says

succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion

rises to her

as she’s about to reach it, I pull

your little necklace," I

begin to shriek in

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

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

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

to himself, turning on

have

I mutter, pulling out the blue stone

I do with

stone and call to your wolf," the

"That’s it."