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.

woman smiles as they step out of the

to black tile while the woman hurries after him to

voices warn as I follow in

distance between us so that the woman does not notice

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

step into the play center, taking

a polite smile in my direction before turning

the time to watch

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

leaning in close for her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some children

in my pup’s

mutters, turning back at

voices snickering in my head as I reach into my

looks up at

"What-"

instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds before the potion begins to take effect and her

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

pit, running around in a circle and watching

presence, my pup looks up at me and smiles a big toothy

him, the little

tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

knees to be at his

of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a

coin in amazement, giggling innocently

cries, jumping

I smile, pulling another

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

sighs in

for any coins

all out of

grins and flicks his ears

the

"I’m Chris."

his leg back and

Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop

know, cuz we’re friends now,

blinks at me, biting his

friends share, right?" I ask,

he unwraps

eat with him to make him feel comfortable and he

I’m positive he’s had enough to go to sleep, I suggest

want to play hide and seek?"

you hide and I count." I pretend to

my fingers, I watch him tuck himself under the slides

slides where

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

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

a rock wall chuckles as he watches me adjust Kota in my

find the funniest places to nap," he remarks,

sick bastard," the voices chuckle as I take my

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

breath as I tuck my pup into

I lay him flat on the seats and buckle him in

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

up and get me to Chaos," I

my wolf

snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to give me

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

where I find an

woman says in

snarl in my throat and pull the medallion over

and rises

to reach it, I pull

wolf first, then your little necklace," I

in my head begin to shriek in anger,

the woman takes the medallion from

play games with the Master of Juegos," the God within sneers, the voices quieting

my patience wearing thin but I hold my tongue to get

to himself, turning on

have

out the blue stone from my

I do with

your wolf, crush the stone and call to your wolf," the God

"That’s it."