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 step out

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

voices warn as I

just enough distance between us so that the woman

scurrying off to climb the tubes

my chance to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step

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

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

sitting area, I make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation with the

is yours?" I ask, leaning in close for her to hear

my pup’s general

she mutters, turning back

in my head as I reach into my pocket

woman looks up at

"What-"

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 and her

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

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

my pup looks up at me and smiles a

at him, the little boy

chirps, tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

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

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

coin in amazement, giggling innocently at the

he cries, jumping up

smile, pulling another coin from his

air beside my ear and

sighs in

my head for any coins and

all out

flicks his

name?" I ask, the little boy jumping to

"I’m Chris."

he says, swinging his leg back

Kota?" I ask, waving a

we’re friends

blinks at me, biting his

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

and giggles as he unwraps it before popping

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

to go to sleep,

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

to shield

the slides

the slides where I find Dakota

down the front part of

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

daughter as she climbs a rock wall

nap,"

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

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

my breath as I tuck my

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

endangerment," the voices

"Father of the year."

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

my

and jeer but ultimately begin to give

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

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

the woman says in

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

rises to her feet to get

to reach it, I pull it away and

wolf first, then your

to shriek in anger, their loud shouts

takes the medallion from

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

thin but I

then," Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on his

have your

out the blue stone

do I

wolf, crush the stone and call

"That’s it."