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,

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

breath with me and

it," she whispers as we breathe in

and out.In and

her a quizzical look when I finally manage

healer,"

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

Talia,

I reply,

in my mind it’s him.He’s the only man that would have any

you would know where

"That’s all I remember."

you?" Celina asks

to quell my racing thoughts and think for

the caller ID

take my

bastard harms a hair on Kota’s head, I will hunt you down! I will

exactly what you know about

replies, the sound of his voice

snap, putting the phone

I swear!" he

swear I didn’t know.Yes, Christian sent me 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 witches to find you

‘we’?" I ask, growing angry with myself

Oi, mon cheri, Micah and Nikki," Micah shouts into the receiver

some other random kid who's been watching Jordan

you?"

in some City about 2 hours north

what’s the pack

Patrick's

them to meet us at River

Blood Moon.Go to River Moon," I

us there in

us lost in our own thoughts. I lower down the window, my fears slowly

me, Rionna avoids my gaze, the guilt overwhelming me

her, Rionna looked shocked as

she remains very still but as tears begin to trickle down my cheeks, she wraps me up

whimper, the thought of Christian

the patience for a frightened

him back, Devina murmurs confidently.I set the world on fire if! have

house, a car already parked in

growls when we see Jordan step out of the car with Nikki and Micah and a kid that looks familiar, but I can’t make out who he

Celina after she introduces herself as Princess of the lvory Phoenix Kingdom,

smiles nervously when he sees me but I do not return

when he takes a

Surprise b***h, Devina snickers.

a wolf..." he

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

"You're marked?"

to discuss Christian, not my personal life!" I snap, unwilling to let

defeat washing over him, but he does not argue with me.I

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

know, this particular wolf

Moon pack house and we settle in the dining room to discuss

look

of water is handed to him by an

Christian going to kill my son?" I ask, getting

looks stunned by the question, but it's a valid fear

our son if not to kill him? Surely Vanessa has produced an heir or two by

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

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,

carefully, leaning

stare back

"What?"

and Christian have not been doing too well," Jordan

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 already prepared divorce papers.What he wants now

that

tickles my soul to know Christian and

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

years, growing more desperate with every passing day," Jordan

control.He’s

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