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.

the woman smiles as they step

to black

warn as I follow in

between us so that the woman

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

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

offers a polite smile in my direction before turning

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 with

leaning in close for her to hear me over

in my pup’s

mutters, turning back at

in my head as I reach into my pocket for the sleeping

looks up

"What-"

and press her head into it, her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion

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

boy is alone in the pit, running around in a circle and watching the balls roll

at me and smiles a big

him,

tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

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

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

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

cries, jumping

smile, pulling another coin from

the empty air beside my

sighs

for any

I’m all out

grins and flicks

name?" I ask, the little boy jumping

"I’m Chris."

his

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

cuz we’re friends now,

biting his

ask, the little boy nodding

for the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before popping

second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel

had enough to go to

and seek?" I

count." I pretend to shield

under the slides and I proceed to count aloud to

the slides where I find Dakota curled up in

looks so peaceful as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find the gold medallion tucked within

to have everything I need, I gently cradle him in my arms and crawl out of the hiding

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

nap," he remarks,

voices chuckle as I take my son

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

as I

flat on the seats and buckle him in

endangerment," the voices

"Father of the year."

me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping

my wolf

jeer but ultimately begin to give me

the rear view mirror.I drive

where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in the middle

says in an all too familiar

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

and rises to

to reach it, I pull it away and

first, then your

my head begin to shriek in anger,

takes the medallion from my

Master of Juegos," the God within

wearing thin but I hold my

then," Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on his

have

mutter, pulling out the

do I do with

and call to your wolf,"

"That’s it."