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 they

black tile to black tile while the woman hurries after him

warn as I

so

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

mine, I nonchalantly step into

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

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

sure no witnesses are standing

close for her to hear

in my pup’s

mutters, turning back at

voices snickering in my head as I reach

The woman looks

"What-"

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

preoccupied with their own children to notice the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman down gently across the seats and

around in

presence, my pup looks up at me and smiles a big

I wave at him,

mister," he chirps, tossing

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

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

ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a coin between my fingers before

innocently

cries, jumping up

smile, pulling another

trick, grasping at the empty air beside my ear

sighs in

pretend to shake my head for any

all out of

flicks

the little boy

"I’m Chris."

he says, swinging his leg

Kota?" I ask, waving a

know, cuz we’re friends

blinks at me, biting his lips and

share, right?" I ask, the little

giggles as he unwraps it before popping it

out a second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he smiles happily to see

had enough to go to sleep, I suggest a

you want to play hide and

pretend to shield my eyes as he runs off

himself under the slides and I proceed to count

the slides where I find Dakota

so peaceful as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find

gently cradle him in my arms and

wall chuckles as he watches me adjust Kota

places to nap," he remarks, and I laugh with

I take my son out of the playcenter and walk out of the

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

I tuck my pup into the

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

the

"Father of the year."

me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping

want my wolf

snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to give

rear view mirror.I drive up to what appears to be an old abandoned shed in the middle

I carry him into the shed where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in the middle of

woman says in an all

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

rises

reach it, I pull it away and growl at

then your

in my head begin to shriek in

advantage of my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a cruel smile on

games with the Master of Juegos," the

my patience wearing thin but I hold my

chuckles to

have your

the blue stone from my

do I do

and

"That’s it."