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!"

shhh." she soothes, smoothing back

jolt ripple through my body, a calming sensation spreading down

breath with me and letting it out

whispers as we breathe in and

in and out.In and

a quizzical look when I finally manage to catch my breath and

healer,"

this

he give a name? Talia, do you

Christian," I reply,

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

know where to find him,"

"That’s all I remember."

do you?" Celina asks

for a

I check the caller ID before answering, my blood boiling with

take

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

to tell me exactly what you know about

the sound of his

stupid!" I snap, putting the

not! I swear!"

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 magic! He’s

ask, growing angry with myself for not listening to

Nikki," Micah

who's been watching Jordan like a blind

are you?" I

about 2 hours north of San Francisco," Jordan

to- what’s the pack called?- The

Patrick's

to meet us at

to River Moon,"

us there in

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

overwhelming me as I watch her

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

still but as tears begin to trickle down my cheeks, she

the thought of

the patience for a frightened four year old

murmurs confidently.I set the world on fire

pack house, a car

with Nikki and Micah and a kid that looks familiar, but I can’t make out who he

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

he sees me but I

in shock when he takes

Surprise b***h, Devina snickers.

a wolf..." he

happen?" His eyes fall on the mark on my

"You're marked?"

personal life!" I snap, unwilling to let

with

am not angry with them.It is in their nature to help those in need and they likely took pity on

do they know, this particular wolf

all into the River Moon pack house and we settle in

look

sheepishly as a glass of water is

my son?" I

but

kill him? Surely

feel threatened by my son because

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

eyes me carefully, leaning forward and

stare back

"What?"

have not been doing too well," Jordan

tells me she’s awake but it seems Christian is not interested in her anymore and has already prepared divorce papers.What

the audacity that he has to

soul to know Christian and Vanessa are

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

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

is out of control.He’s killed dozens of

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