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.

smiles as

black tile to black tile while the woman hurries after

the voices warn as I follow

us so that the woman does not notice my presence

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

I nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a seat

polite smile in my

and I take the time to watch Dakota

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

leaning in close for her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some

points in my pup’s

mutters, turning back

as I reach into my pocket for the

too." The woman looks up

"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

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

in the pit, running around in a circle and watching the

looks up at

I wave at him, the

chirps, tossing some

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

to be

eyes widen with excitement and he nods his head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into

at the coin in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick

Again!" he cries, jumping up and

smile, pulling another coin from his

the trick, grasping at the empty air beside my ear and opening his

he sighs

shake my head for

think I’m all

flicks

name?" I ask, the little boy jumping to

"I’m Chris."

says, swinging his leg back and

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

cuz we’re friends now,

me, biting

friends share, right?" I ask, the

candy and giggles as he unwraps

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

I’m positive he’s had enough to go

and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding in

I count." I pretend to shield

fingers, I watch him tuck himself under the slides and I proceed

quietly tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota curled up in

I quickly pull down the front part of his

him in my arms and crawl out of the hiding spot with

a rock wall chuckles as

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

bastard," the voices chuckle as I take my

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

my breath as I tuck my pup into the

seat so I lay him flat on the

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

and get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping

my

voices snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to give me directions

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

I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in the

says

you would succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head to show the

rises

she’s about to reach it, I

first, then your little

head begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming

my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a cruel

of Juegos," the God within sneers,

wearing thin but I hold my tongue to get this ordeal over

then," Chaos chuckles to

you have

I mutter, pulling out the blue

I

wolf, crush the stone and call to your

"That’s it."