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.

woman smiles as they step out of the

to black

the voices warn

distance between us so that

the tubes and slides while the

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

she says nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota

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

close for her to hear me over the laughs and

in my pup’s

mutters, turning

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

The woman looks up at

"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 and her thrashing arms

their own children to notice the sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman down gently across the seats and cover

alone in the pit, running around in a circle and watching the balls roll off his

up at me and smiles a big

at him, the little

mister," he chirps, tossing some balls in

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

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

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

the coin in amazement, giggling innocently

Again!" he cries, jumping up

smile, pulling another

empty air beside my ear and opening his hand to

sighs

my head for any coins and shrug

all out of

flicks his ears

the little boy jumping to

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg back and

a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a

we’re

me, biting

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

for the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before

was almost too easy, I sigh.I pull out a second untainted candy and eat with him to make him

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

hide and seek?"

I pretend to shield my eyes

tuck himself under the slides and I proceed to count aloud

finished, I quietly tiptoe towards the slides where

front part

I gently cradle him in my arms and

helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches me adjust

to nap," he remarks, and I

my son

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

I tuck my pup

on the

the voices

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos,"

want my wolf

snicker and jeer but ultimately begin

bumpy and uneven as I make it to the park so I keep a close eye on the sleeping pup through the rear view mirror.I drive up to what appears to be an old abandoned shed in the

carry him into the shed where I find an elderly woman

woman says

succeed." I hold back the snarl in my

seeing it and rises to

to reach it, I pull it away and growl

your little necklace," I

shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming

of my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from

Master of Juegos," the

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

Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on

have your

the blue stone from

do I do

and call

"That’s it."