The Silent Alpha

Chapter 76: Friend 

***Natalia*** 

Rionna’s face pales when she turns to face me, a young woman standing at her side attempting to comfort her.

Something is very wrong here, Devina whispers.

"Where is Kota?" I ask, dread settling in the pit of my stomach.

"Where is my baby?"

"I- I ," Rionna stammers, tears clinging to her eyes as she looks around the play center frantically.

"I was just reading a magazine..." she whimpers.

"And then-" I follow her gaze, not seeing Kota anywhere in the playcenter.

"Where is my baby?" I repeat, handing my things to Celina and storming through the play center.

"Kota? Kota, ¢ donde estas? Dakota!"

Rionna follows close behind me, tears streaming down her face as I search for my pup.My lungs feel as though they are collapsing, every breath I take labored and almost too painful to take.I hold my breath as I search the area, refusing to breathe until I know my baby is safe.

A lump forms in my throat, trapping in the scream I want to release so desperately that it scratches and claws at my soul.

After a thorough search, I turn to Rionna, hoping this is all just a sick joke she’s playing.

"Where is he, Ri?" I ask her calmly, growing irritated when she opens her mouth but says nothing.

Grabbing her by the shoulders, I shake her violently.

"Where is my baby?!"

"I-I’m so sorry!" she cries, collapsing on her knees and begging for forgiveness.

"I was just reading my magazine when this-this man came up to me and-"

"Aman?!" I snap.

"What man?!"

"I don’t know." Rionna shakes her head.

"He was tall...blue eyes," she says, gesturing to her eyes.

"H-his hair, it was light but not blonde."

A chill crawls up my spine as she describes the man she had spoke to.

"H-He asked me which kid was mine and then I woke up all alone”  Rionna explains.

"I started searching for Kota and ....Oh Goddess! I’m so sorry!"

She sobs, taking my hands in hers and squeezing them for comfort.

"I don’t...I don’t know what happened! I don’t know! I looked away for just a moment, it was just a moment-"

She weeps uncontrollably, Agnes doing her best to soothe her.

Meanwhile, something inside me is breaking, shattering into a million pieces as I try to take a breath and find myself unable to inhale even an ounce of air.My chest tightens and it hurts.It hurts to breathe.

All the sounds of the world, Rionna’s sobs, the laughter of the children playing in the background, the questions Celina asks the other adults in the room...

suddenly go quiet, and all I hear is the sound of my own beating heart.

Ba dump...

Ba dump...

Ba dump..

Dakota...

It means friend and for many weeks after I left Silver Crest, Kota was my only friend.

After he was born, Kota became my only source of happiness and my daily reminder to keep moving forward.I could not just collapse because I had a little someone depending on me to be strong and brave.I had to work, I had to forget, I had to build my walls nice and tall so no one would ever hurt us again.

But now, as the world around me continues moving forward, my world...my small beautiful little world is gone.

All the pent up frustration I’ve held in for so long has finally reached its limit.It starts with the tears rolling down my cheeks and a burning in my throat.

My face flushes with anguish and Celina tries to calm me down.

"Breathe, Talia, breathe!" she says cupping my cheeks.

unable to fill my lungs with

"I can’t breathe!"

she soothes, smoothing

suddenly feel an electric jolt ripple through my body, a calming

in a deep breath with me and letting

as

girl.Breathe in and out.In

a quizzical look when I finally manage to catch

healer," she

your baby back.So this man," she

give a name? Talia, do

Christian," I reply, wiping away my

no doubt in my mind it’s him.He’s the only man that would

where to find

"That’s all I remember."

you?" Celina asks

and think for

check the

help him take

if that bastard hurts my baby, if that bastard harms a hair on Kota’s

you are going to tell me exactly what you know about Christian and

replies, the

play stupid!" I snap, putting the phone

I swear!"

know exactly where you are.I just flew into California because I found your plane tickets and a phone number from the area.Christian doesn’t trust me anymore.He had me followed and watched and last night we discovered Christian is working with witches to find

angry with myself for not listening to the warning signs

Nikki," Micah

other random kid who's been watching

you?" I

about 2 hours north

going to- what’s the pack called?- The

Patrick's pack,"

to meet us at River

to River Moon," I instruct

there

thoughts. I lower down the

the guilt overwhelming me

up beside her, Rionna looked shocked as I rest my head

but as tears begin to trickle down my cheeks, she wraps me up in her

thought of Christian or Jack hurting my baby terrifying

and I fear they may not have the patience for a frightened four

him back, Devina murmurs confidently.I set the

house, a car already

Jordan step out of the car with Nikki and Micah and a kid that looks familiar,

herself as Princess of the lvory Phoenix Kingdom, her

smiles nervously when he sees me but I do

shock when he

Surprise b***h, Devina snickers.

have a wolf..."

when did this happen?" His eyes fall on

"You're marked?"

not my personal life!" I snap, unwilling to

he does not argue with me.I

Jordan in finding me, I am not angry with them.It is in their nature to help those in need and they likely took

this particular

the River Moon pack house and we settle in

look good

says sheepishly as a glass of water is

kill my son?" I

stunned by the question, but it's a valid

else would Christian want our son if not to kill him? Surely Vanessa has

that b***h feel threatened by my son because I can assure you, we want nothing to do with Silver Crest," I

at Silver Crest.He already has a home.He has a family.He has a father.So for f***s sake, give me back my pup and leave us alone!" I demand, rising

carefully, leaning forward and softening his

stare back at him in

"What?"

been

fell into a coma.Derek tells me she’s awake but it seems Christian is

into laughter at the audacity that

to know Christian and

is at war with his former pack and my pup is missing, likely terrified to be away

the past four years, growing

control.He’s killed dozens

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