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 out of

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

a wolf," the voices warn

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

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

nonchalantly step into the play center, taking

a polite smile in my direction

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

I make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before

I ask, leaning in close for her to hear me

my pup’s

turning back at her

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

woman looks up at

"What-"

her by surprise, 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 the potion begins to take effect

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

is alone in the pit, running around in a circle and

pup looks up at me and

I wave at him, the

chirps, tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

kicking some of the balls sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at his

head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and

giggling innocently at the trick and inspecting the

he cries, jumping up and

I smile, pulling another coin from

trick, grasping at the empty air beside my ear

he sighs

to shake my head for

I’m all

grins and flicks his ears

the little boy jumping

"I’m Chris."

his leg back

you want a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving

cuz we’re

blinks at me, biting

ask, the little boy nodding

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

a second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable

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

to play hide and seek?" I ask, Kota

I pretend to shield my eyes as he runs off to

tuck himself under the slides and I proceed to count aloud

tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota curled up in

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

cradle him in my

a rock wall chuckles as he watches me

to nap," he remarks, and I laugh

bastard," the voices chuckle as I take my son out of the playcenter and walk

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

my breath as I tuck my pup into the

lay him flat on the seats and buckle him

endangerment," the voices

"Father of the year."

me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into

want my wolf

and jeer but ultimately begin to

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

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

says in

you would succeed." I hold back the snarl in

seeing it and rises to her

to reach it, I

then your little necklace," I

begin to shriek in anger,

the medallion from my hand

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

I hold my

chuckles to himself, turning

you have your

I mutter, pulling out the

I do

stone and call to your wolf," the God

"That’s it."