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.

the woman smiles as they step

boy bounces on his toes, hopping from black tile to

a wolf," the voices warn as

stay close behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman

the tubes and slides while

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

a polite smile

says nothing and I take the time

standing by to interrupt me before

in close for her to hear

my

mutters, turning back at her

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

too." The woman looks up

"What-"

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

the sitting area 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

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

pup looks up at me and

wave at him, the little boy

chirps, tossing some

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

on my knees to be at his eye level and smile, "Well, do you

widen with excitement and he nods his head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a coin between my fingers before pretending to pull

in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and inspecting the coin for

cries, jumping

pulling another

at the empty air beside my

sighs

for

think I’m all

flicks his ears

I ask, the little boy jumping to

"I’m Chris."

he says, swinging his leg back

candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop

we’re friends

blinks at me, biting

right?" I ask, the little boy nodding

as he

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

I’m positive he’s had enough to

and

I pretend to shield my eyes as he

him tuck himself under the slides and

towards the slides where I find Dakota curled up in a

front part of his overalls to find the gold medallion tucked within

him in my arms and crawl

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

funniest places to nap,"

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

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I tuck my pup into the

lay him flat on the seats and buckle him

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into the

my

ultimately begin to give me directions to Olompali State

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 middle of nowhere and park the car under

my son, I carry him into the shed where I find an elderly

woman says in an all too familiar

hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s

upon seeing it and rises to her feet

reach it, I pull it away and

wolf first, then your little

shriek in anger, their loud shouts overwhelming my

the medallion from my hand

Master of Juegos,"

but I hold my tongue to get

to himself, turning

you have

pulling out the blue

I do with

the stone and call to

"That’s it."