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

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

voices warn as I follow

stay close behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman does not notice my presence or

my pup walk into a play center, my son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat in an empty sitting area

to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into the play

polite smile in my direction

take the time to watch

sure no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation with

I ask, leaning in close for her to hear

points in my

she mutters, turning back at her

head as I reach into my pocket for the sleeping

too." The 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

sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman

the pit, running around in a circle and watching the

presence, my pup looks up at

at him, the

tossing some balls

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

knees to be at

to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand

innocently at the trick and inspecting the coin

he cries, jumping up and

smile, pulling another coin from his

air beside

sighs in

to shake my head for any coins and

I’m all

and flicks his ears

what’s your name?" I ask, the little boy jumping

"I’m Chris."

his leg

candy, Kota?" I ask, waving

we’re friends

me, biting his lips

right?" I ask, the little

giggles as he unwraps it before

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

he’s had enough to

play hide and seek?" I ask,

pretend to shield my

fingers, I watch him tuck himself under the slides and

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

peaceful as he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of

in my arms

daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches me

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

chuckle as I take my son out

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I tuck my pup

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

the voices

"Father of the year."

up and get me to Chaos," I snarl, jumping into

my

voices snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to

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

him into the shed where I find an elderly woman

says in an all too familiar

I didn’t think you would succeed." I hold back the snarl in

and rises

she’s about to reach it, I

wolf first, then your

shriek

advantage of my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion from my hand with a

Master of Juegos," the God

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

Chaos chuckles to himself, turning on

have

I mutter, pulling out the blue stone

do I do with

your wolf, crush the stone and call to

"That’s it."