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

from black tile to black tile while the

the voices warn

behind, keeping just enough distance between us so that the

off to climb the tubes and slides while the woman takes a

I nonchalantly step into the play

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

nothing and I take the time to

standing by to interrupt me before striking up a conversation

yours?" I ask, leaning in close for her to hear me over the laughs and giggles of some children going

points in my pup’s

turning back at her

the voices snickering in my head as I

The woman looks up at mein

"What-"

nose and press her head into it, her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a

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 sweater before carefully walking towards the ball

boy is alone in the pit, running around in a

up at

at him, the little boy

chirps, tossing some balls

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

knees to be at his eye level and smile, "Well, do you want to

with excitement and he nods his head cheerfully, trotting over to the edge of the ball pit.I slip my hand into my pocket

at the coin in amazement, giggling innocently at the trick and inspecting the coin for

Again!" he cries, jumping up

I smile, pulling another coin

air beside my ear

sighs

shake my head for any coins

I’m all out

and flicks

what’s your name?" I ask, the little

"I’m Chris."

his leg back

I ask, waving a lollipop in

we’re friends now,

biting his lips

I ask, the little boy

and giggles as he unwraps it before popping

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

enough to go to sleep,

you want to play hide and seek?" I ask,

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

watch him tuck himself under the slides

where I find

the front part of his overalls to find the gold

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

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

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

as I take my son out of the playcenter

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

as I

no car seat so I lay him flat on the seats and

the

"Father of the year."

me to Chaos," I

my

but ultimately begin to give me directions to Olompali

uneven as I make 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

shed where I find an elderly woman sitting

work fast," the woman says in

impressed. 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

I

then your little necklace," I

in my head begin to shriek in anger, their loud shouts

medallion

Master of Juegos," the God within sneers, the voices quieting

can feel my patience wearing thin but I hold my

chuckles to himself, turning on

have

out the blue stone from my

I do

the stone and call to your wolf,"

"That’s it."