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.

I gasp, unable to

"I can’t breathe!"

soothes,

electric jolt ripple through my body, a calming sensation spreading

a deep breath

it," she whispers as

and

quizzical look when I finally manage to catch my breath and she smiles

healer," she

back.So this man," she says, turning back to

give a name? Talia,

I reply, wiping away my

doubt in my mind it’s him.He’s the

you would know where

"That’s all I remember."

do you?" Celina asks

thoughts and think for a moment but I am interrupted by my phone

out of my bag, I check the caller ID before answering, my blood

him take my

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 and tear you limb from limb." I pant, Devina growling violently in

are going to tell me exactly what you know about Christian and his plans.I

replies, the sound of his voice

snap, putting the phone on

I swear!" he

to come find you, but I still don’t 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

angry with myself for not listening to

cheri, Micah and Nikki," Micah shouts into the

other random kid who's been watching Jordan like a

are you?"

about 2

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

going to Patrick's

to meet us

Moon.Go to River Moon," I

us there in 20

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

avoids my gaze, the guilt overwhelming me

word, I curl up beside her, Rionna looked shocked as

as tears begin to trickle down my cheeks, she wraps

thought of

I fear they may not have the patience for a

confidently.I set the world on fire if! have

at the pack house, a car already parked

out of the car with Nikki and Micah and a kid that looks familiar, but I can’t

them greet Celina after she introduces herself as Princess of the lvory Phoenix

me but I

he takes a good look

Surprise b***h, Devina snickers.

a wolf..." he

did this- when did this happen?" His eyes fall

"You're marked?"

my personal life!"

nods solemnly, defeat washing over him, but he does not argue with me.I turn to Nikki and

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

do they know, this particular

invites us all into the River Moon pack house and we settle in the dining room to

look

says sheepishly as a glass of water is handed

going to kill my son?" I ask,

by the question, but it's a

son if not to kill him? Surely

threatened by my son because I can assure you, we want nothing to do with Silver Crest," I

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

eyes me carefully, leaning forward and softening his

is infertile." I stare back at him in

"What?"

have not been doing too

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

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

tickles my soul to know Christian and

that my mate is at war with his former pack and my pup is missing, likely terrified

you for the past four years, growing more

of control.He’s

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