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!"

she soothes,

ripple through my body, a calming sensation spreading down

deep breath with me and

whispers as

and out.In

give her a quizzical look when I finally manage to

a healer,"

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

give a name? Talia, do you recognize the

reply, wiping away

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

know where

"That’s all I remember."

you?" Celina asks

and think for a moment but I am interrupted

I check the caller ID

help him take my

I 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

you are going to tell me exactly what you know about

replies, the sound of his voice

I snap, putting the phone on

not! I swear!" he

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

I ask, growing angry with myself for not listening to the warning

Oi, mon cheri, Micah and Nikki," Micah shouts

other random kid who's been watching Jordan like a

you?" I

2 hours north of San

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

Patrick's pack," Celina

them to meet us

Blood Moon.Go to River Moon," I instruct

there in

River Moon is silent, each of us lost in our own thoughts. I

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

her, Rionna looked

to trickle down my cheeks, she wraps me up

thought of Christian or Jack

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

back, Devina murmurs confidently.I set the world

pack house, a

with Nikki and Micah and a kid that looks familiar, but I can’t

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

nervously when he sees me but I do not

shock when he

Surprise b***h, Devina snickers.

have a wolf..." he

when did this happen?" His eyes fall

"You're marked?"

personal life!" I snap, unwilling to let him into my life

argue with me.I turn

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

this particular wolf

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

y-you look good

glass of water is

going to kill my son?" I ask, getting

but it's a valid fear of

if not to kill him? Surely Vanessa has produced an

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

a family.He has a father.So for f***s sake, give

carefully, leaning forward and

is infertile." I stare back

"What?"

and Christian have not been doing

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 has already prepared divorce papers.What

at the audacity that he has

soul to know Christian and

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

four years, growing more desperate with every passing day," Jordan explains, his

of control.He’s killed

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