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 fill my lungs

"I can’t breathe!"

shhh." she soothes, smoothing back

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

a deep breath with me and letting it out

she whispers as we breathe in

in and out.In and

when I finally manage

a healer," she

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

name? Talia, do

Christian," I reply, wiping away my

in my mind it’s him.He’s the only

you would know where to find him,"

"That’s all I remember."

you?"

try to quell my racing thoughts and think for a moment but I am interrupted by my

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

you help him take

do this to me because I swear to you with every fiber in my body, if that bastard hurts my baby, if that bastard harms a

me exactly what you know about Christian and his plans.I want

the sound of

snap, putting the phone on

I swear!"

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 and Kota.That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you! Christian is using

with myself for not

Micah and Nikki,"

some other random kid who's been watching Jordan like

are you?" I

just arrived in some City about 2 hours north

going to- what’s the pack called?-

to Patrick's

meet us at River

to River

us there in

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

guilt overwhelming me as I watch

saying a word, I curl up beside her, Rionna looked shocked as I rest my head

trickle down my cheeks, she wraps me up in her embrace

must be so scared." I whimper, the thought

patient and I fear they may not have the patience for a frightened four year old who

murmurs confidently.I set the

at the pack house, a

and Micah and a

she introduces herself as Princess of the lvory Phoenix

he sees me

widen in shock when he takes a good

Surprise b***h, Devina snickers.

a wolf..." he

His eyes fall on the mark

"You're marked?"

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

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

them.It is in their nature to help those in need and

do they know, this particular wolf is a

into the River Moon pack house and

look

water

my son?" I ask,

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

kill him? Surely Vanessa has produced an heir or

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

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

eyes me carefully, leaning forward and softening

is infertile." I stare back

"What?"

been doing too well,"

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

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

of satisfaction 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 his

past four years, growing

out of control.He’s

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