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.

as they step

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

wolf," the voices warn as I

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

climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes

now is my chance to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into the

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

take the time to watch Dakota

make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation

her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some children going

my pup’s

mutters, turning

I hum, the voices snickering in my head as I reach

woman looks

"What-"

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

the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman down gently across the seats and cover her up

in a circle

looks up at me and smiles a big toothy

I wave at him, the

mister," he chirps, tossing some

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

crouch down on my knees to be at

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

in amazement, giggling innocently

Again!" he cries, jumping up

another coin from his

empty air beside my ear and opening his hand to find

he sighs in

to shake my head for any

think I’m all out of

and flicks

I ask, the little boy

"I’m Chris."

swinging his

a candy, Kota?" I

cuz we’re

at me, biting his lips and

right?" I ask,

the candy and giggles as he unwraps it

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

I’m positive he’s had enough to go to

to play hide and seek?"

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

tuck himself under the slides and I proceed to

quietly tiptoe towards the slides where I find

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

in my arms and crawl out of the

rock wall chuckles as he watches

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

the voices chuckle as I take my son out of the

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I tuck my pup

so I lay him flat on the

the

"Father of the year."

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

want my wolf

but ultimately begin to give me directions to

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

where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged

woman says in an all too familiar

in my throat and pull the medallion over

upon seeing it and rises to her feet

she’s about to reach it, I pull it away and

wolf first, then your little necklace," I

to shriek in anger,

my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from

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

I hold my tongue to

chuckles to himself, turning on his

have

mutter, pulling out the

do I do

your wolf, crush the stone and call to your wolf," the God

"That’s it."