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

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

voices warn

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

to climb the

step into the play center, taking a seat next

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

says nothing and I take the time to watch Dakota

witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking up

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

my pup’s

one," she mutters, turning back at her

voices snickering in my head as I

The woman looks up

"What-"

fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before

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 her up with her own

around in a circle and

my pup looks up at me and smiles a

him, the little boy

chirps, tossing

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

down on my knees to be

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

at the coin in amazement, giggling innocently

Again!" he cries, jumping up

I smile, pulling another coin

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

sighs

for any coins and shrug

I’m all

flicks

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

"I’m Chris."

his leg back

candy, Kota?" I

know, cuz we’re friends

biting

I ask, the little boy nodding

reaches for the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before popping

second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he smiles happily

enough to go to sleep, I suggest

play hide and seek?"

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

fingers, I watch him tuck himself under the slides and

towards the slides where I find Dakota curled

sleeps and I quickly pull down the front part of his overalls to find the gold medallion tucked within

to have everything I need, I gently cradle him in my

daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as he

funniest places to nap," he

voices chuckle as I take my

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I tuck my pup

on the seats and buckle him in as best I

endangerment," the voices

"Father of the year."

get me to Chaos,"

my

but ultimately begin 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

my son, I carry him into the shed where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged in

work fast," the woman says in an

snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over Dakota’s head to

it and rises to her feet

she’s about to reach it, I pull it

wolf first, then your little necklace," I

to shriek in anger, their loud

vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion

play games with the Master of Juegos," the

thin but I hold my tongue to get

Chaos chuckles to

have

mutter, pulling out the

I do

the stone and

"That’s it."