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

hopping from black tile to black tile while the

a wolf," the voices warn as

stay close behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman does not notice my presence or my

son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while

I nonchalantly step into the play center, taking

a polite smile in my direction

seconds, she says nothing and I take the time to

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

is yours?" I ask, leaning in close for her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some children going down

in my pup’s

she mutters, turning back at

snickering in my head as I reach into my pocket for

looks up at mein

"What-"

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

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 gently across the seats and cover her up with her own sweater before carefully walking towards

pit, running around in a

up at me and smiles

at him, the

tossing some balls

"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,

he nods his head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a

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

he cries, jumping up and

I smile, pulling another coin from

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

he sighs

pretend to shake my head for any coins

think I’m all

flicks his ears

the little boy jumping

"I’m Chris."

says, swinging his leg

I ask, waving a lollipop in his

we’re friends

blinks at me, biting his

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

for the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before popping it in his

candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he smiles happily to see we are

to go

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

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

my fingers, I watch him tuck himself under the slides

where I

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

everything I need, I gently cradle him in my arms and crawl

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

funniest places to nap," he remarks, and

one sick bastard," the voices chuckle as I take my son out of the

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I tuck my

so I lay him flat on the seats and buckle him in as best I

the

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos," I snarl,

my wolf

jeer but ultimately begin to give me directions to Olompali State

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 be an old abandoned shed in the middle of

the shed where I find an elderly woman sitting

says in an all

think you would succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over

it and rises to her feet to get a

about to reach it, I pull it away

first, then your little

shriek in anger,

woman takes the medallion from my hand with

of Juegos," the God within sneers, the

my patience wearing thin but I hold my tongue

Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on his

you have

pulling out the blue stone

I do

your wolf, crush the stone and call to

"That’s it."