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.

as they step out

boy bounces on his toes, hopping from black tile to black tile while

wolf," the voices warn

keeping just enough distance between us so that the woman

son scurrying off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a seat in an

nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a

in her chair but offers a polite smile in my direction before turning back

she says nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota climb

are standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation with

I ask, leaning in close for her to hear me over the laughs and

in my pup’s

mutters, turning

in my head as I

looks up at mein

"What-"

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

sleeping woman in my arms.I lay the woman down gently across the

boy is alone in the pit, running around in a circle and watching the

my pup looks up at me and

him, the

tossing some balls

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

crouch down on my knees to be at

his head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into

in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and

Again!" he cries, jumping up

I smile, pulling another

trick, grasping at the empty air beside

he sighs

pretend to shake my head for any coins

think I’m all out of

grins and flicks his ears

what’s your name?" I ask, the little

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg back and

a candy, Kota?" I ask,

know, cuz we’re friends

me, biting his lips and

right?" I ask, the

the candy and giggles as he

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

I’m positive he’s had enough to go to

to play hide and seek?" I

hide and I count." I pretend to shield my eyes

I watch him tuck himself under the slides

quietly tiptoe towards the slides where

he sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls

everything I need, I gently cradle him in my arms and crawl out

man helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall

places to nap," he remarks,

take my son out of the playcenter

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

under my breath as I tuck my pup into

on the seats and buckle him in as

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

Chaos,"

my

ultimately begin to give me directions to Olompali

sleeping pup through the rear view mirror.I drive

find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged

work fast," the woman says in

I didn’t think you would succeed." I hold back the snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head

it and rises to her feet to get a

it, I pull it away and

then your little necklace," I

voices in my head begin to shriek in

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

Juegos," the God within

thin but I hold my tongue to get this ordeal over

to himself,

you have

out the blue stone from my

I do with

your wolf, crush the stone and call to

"That’s it."