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 out of the

from black tile to black tile while the woman

a wolf," the voices warn as I follow

enough distance between us so that

and 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

take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into the play center, taking a

chair but offers a polite smile in my direction before turning

and I take the time to watch Dakota climb into a

witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before

her to hear me

in my pup’s

one," she mutters, turning

snickering in my head as I reach into my pocket for

too." The woman looks up at mein

"What-"

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

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

in the pit, running around in a circle and watching the balls

pup looks up at me and smiles

at him, the little boy waving

mister," he chirps, tossing

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

crouch down on my knees to be at his eye

the ball pit.I slip

stares at the coin in amazement, giggling innocently

cries,

I smile, pulling another coin

attempts to replicate the trick, grasping at the empty air

he sighs

head for any coins and

all

flicks

ask, the

"I’m Chris."

says, swinging his

I ask, waving a

cuz we’re friends

biting

friends share, right?" I ask, the little

the candy and giggles as he unwraps it before popping it in his

pull out a second untainted candy and eat with him to make him feel

enough to go to sleep, I suggest a

play hide and seek?" I ask, Kota nodding

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

I watch him tuck himself under the

tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota

front part of his overalls

gently cradle him in my arms and

as she climbs a rock wall

places to nap," he remarks, and I

take my son

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

hiss under my breath as I tuck my pup into

on the seats and buckle

endangerment," the

"Father of the year."

up and get me to Chaos," I

my

and jeer but ultimately begin to give me

park so I keep a close eye on the sleeping pup through the rear view mirror.I drive up to

son, I carry him into the shed where I find an

work fast," the woman says in an all too familiar

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

mischievously upon seeing it and rises to her

to reach it, I

first, then your

my head begin to shriek

advantage of my vulnerability, the woman takes the medallion

Master of Juegos," the

I hold my tongue to get

to himself, turning

have your

the blue stone from my

do I do with

stone and call to

"That’s it."