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.

to fill my lungs

"I can’t breathe!"

shhh." she soothes,

feel an electric jolt ripple through my body, a calming sensation spreading down

taking in a deep breath with me and letting it out

it," she whispers as we

in and

a quizzical look when I finally

a healer," she

let’s get your baby back.So this man," she says, turning back to

he give a name? Talia, do you recognize the

Christian," I reply, wiping away my

my mind it’s him.He’s the only man that

where

"That’s all I remember."

you?" Celina asks

think for a moment

bag, I check the

you help him take

I swear to you with every fiber in my body, if that bastard hurts my baby, if that bastard harms a hair on Kota’s head, I will hunt you down! I will skin you alive

tell me exactly what you know about Christian

Dakota?" Jordan replies, the sound of his voice

play stupid!" I snap, putting the

I swear!" he

doesn’t trust me anymore.He had me followed and watched and last night we discovered Christian is working with witches to find you and Kota.That’s

angry with myself for not listening to the warning signs

and Nikki," Micah shouts into the receiver

kid who's been

you?" I

2 hours

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

going to Patrick's pack," Celina

meet us at

to River

there in 20

Moon is silent, each of us lost in our own thoughts. I lower down the window, my fears slowly suffocating me as we get closer to the

guilt overwhelming me as I

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

but as tears begin to trickle down my

must be so scared." I whimper, the thought of Christian

I fear they may not have the patience for a frightened four year old who wants hugs and kisses when

Devina murmurs confidently.I set the world on fire

at the pack house, a car already parked in the

the car with Nikki and

four of them greet Celina after she introduces herself as Princess of the lvory Phoenix Kingdom, her

smiles nervously when he sees me but I

when he takes a

Surprise b***h, Devina snickers.

a wolf..."

did this- when did this happen?" His eyes fall on the mark on

"You're marked?"

my personal life!" I snap, unwilling to let

but he does not argue with me.I turn to

finding me, I am not angry with them.It is in their nature to help those in

they know, this particular

pack house and we settle in the dining room to discuss

y-you look good

sheepishly as a glass of water is handed

son?" I ask,

but it's

to kill him? Surely Vanessa has produced an heir or two by now?

this? Did that b***h feel threatened by my son because I can assure you, we

about his sperm donor nor does he need anything from him.He doesn’t belong 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 to my feet

carefully, leaning forward and softening

stare back

"What?"

have not been doing

infertility, Vanessa managed to get herself turned but she fell into a coma.Derek tells me she’s awake but it seems Christian is not interested in her anymore and has

burst into laughter at the audacity that he has to even think that’s an

soul to know Christian and Vanessa

former pack and my pup

for the past four years, growing more desperate with every passing day," Jordan explains, his face

out of control.He’s killed dozens of our

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