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.

smiles as they step

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

wolf," the voices warn

keeping just enough distance between us so

the woman 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 to

is my chance to take what’s mine, I nonchalantly step into the play center,

polite smile in my

and I take the

no witnesses are standing by to interrupt me before striking

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

points in my pup’s

turning back

in my head as I reach into my pocket for

woman looks up at mein

"What-"

her body instinctively fighting against me.She manages to fight for only a few seconds

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 sweater before carefully walking towards the ball

running around in a

my pup looks up at me and smiles a big toothy

at him, the little

chirps, tossing some balls in the

"What are you doing?"

"I don’t know,"

sheepishly.I crouch down on my knees to be at

pit.I slip my hand into my pocket and hide a coin between my fingers before pretending

innocently at

cries,

pulling another coin

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

he sighs in

pretend to shake my head for any

I’m all out of

and flicks

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

"I’m Chris."

swinging his leg back and

you want a candy, Kota?" I ask, waving a lollipop in his

we’re

biting

share, right?" I ask, the little

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

out a second untainted candy and eat with him to

I’m positive he’s had enough to go to

hide and seek?" I ask,

pretend to shield my eyes as he

himself under the

quietly tiptoe towards the slides where I find Dakota curled

the front part of his overalls to find the gold medallion

gently cradle him in my arms and crawl out of the hiding spot

helping his daughter as she climbs a rock wall chuckles as he watches

places to nap," he remarks, and I

voices chuckle as I take my son out of the playcenter

"Mommy Killer!"

"Shut up!"

hiss under my breath as I tuck my pup into the

flat on the seats and buckle him in

the voices

"Father of the year."

up and get me to Chaos," I snarl,

my wolf

voices snicker and jeer but ultimately begin to

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

where I find an elderly woman sitting cross-legged

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

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

rises to her feet to get

reach it, I pull

your

voices in my head begin to shriek

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

Juegos," the God within sneers, the

my patience wearing thin but I hold my tongue

to himself, turning

have

the blue

I

release your wolf, crush the stone and call to your

"That’s it."