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.

on Kota," the woman smiles as they step out

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

voices warn

distance between us so that the woman does

the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat in an empty sitting area to

mine, I nonchalantly step

chair but offers a polite smile in my direction before

several seconds, she says nothing and I take the time to

around the sitting area, I make sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before

her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some children going

in my pup’s

turning back at

snickering in my head as I reach into my pocket for the

looks

"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 and her thrashing

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

the pit, running around in a circle

my pup looks up at me and

wave at him, the little

mister," he chirps, tossing some

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

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

head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip

amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and inspecting the

Again!" he cries,

smile, pulling another coin

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

he sighs in

pretend to shake my head for any coins and shrug

all out

flicks his ears

ask, the

"I’m Chris."

his leg back and

Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop

cuz we’re

at me, biting his lips

ask,

as he unwraps it before popping it in

candy and eat with him to make

positive he’s had enough to go to

and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding

and I count." I pretend to shield my eyes as he

watch him tuck himself under the slides and I proceed to count aloud to

towards the slides where I find Dakota curled up in a deep

I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find

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

man helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches me adjust Kota in my

nap," he remarks, and I laugh with

as I take my son out

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I

flat on the seats and buckle

the voices

"Father of the year."

to Chaos," I snarl, jumping

my wolf

but ultimately begin

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

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

woman says in

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

seeing it and rises to her

it, I

first, then your little necklace,"

head begin to shriek in

my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion

the Master of Juegos," the God

but I

to himself, turning

you have

pulling out the blue stone from

I do with

crush the stone and call to your wolf,"

"That’s it."