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.

can’t!" I gasp, unable to

"I can’t breathe!"

she soothes,

suddenly feel an electric jolt ripple through my body, a

taking in a deep breath with me and

it," she whispers as

and out.In

her a quizzical look when I finally manage to

healer," she

this man," she says, turning back to

give a name? Talia, do you recognize the

reply, wiping

him.He’s the only man that would have any

said you would know where to find him," Rionna

"That’s all I remember."

you?" Celina

think for a moment but I am interrupted by

I check the caller ID before answering,

you help him take my

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

exactly what you know about Christian

replies, the

stupid!" I snap, putting the

not! I

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

ask, growing angry with myself

cheri, Micah and Nikki," Micah shouts into the

who's been watching

you?" I

about 2

the pack

to Patrick's pack," Celina

to meet

to River Moon," I instruct

there in

River 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 pack

avoids my gaze, the guilt overwhelming me as I watch her

Rionna looked shocked

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

so scared." I whimper, the thought of Christian

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

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

the pack 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

after she introduces herself as Princess of the lvory Phoenix Kingdom, her ivory aura masked by her

when he sees me but I do not

when he

Surprise b***h, Devina snickers.

have a wolf..." he

this- when did this happen?" His eyes fall

"You're marked?"

personal life!" I snap, unwilling to let

does not argue with me.I turn to Nikki and Micah and they

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

they know, this particular wolf is a

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

look good

glass of water is handed to

to kill my son?" I ask, getting right to the

by the question, but it's a

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

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

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

leaning forward

stare

"What?"

not been doing too

an attempt to fix her infertility, Vanessa managed to get herself turned but she fell into a coma.Derek tells me she’s awake but it

audacity that he has to even think that’s an

soul to know

pack and my pup is missing, likely terrified to be away from his home and

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

of control.He’s killed dozens

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