The Silent Alpha

***Natalia*** 

It takes every ounce of strength I have to hold myself back from proclaiming my mate, but now is not the time to be proud.I have to buy Rionna and Vanessa time to get my Kota out of here safely.

"Who.Marked.You!?"

Jack snarls again, his hand wrapping around my throat as he invades my space.It does not escape me that I feel no sparks when he touches me, relief washing over me that there is not a chance in the world Jack and I will ever be bonded again.

Jordan instinctively growls at Jack for touching me, but I lightly kick him to back off so he can execute my plan.

The look of pure rage in Jack's eyes reminds of the night he rejected me all those years ago, but this time, I will be in complete control.I gently place my hands around Jack’s arm and lightly tug at his hand.

Forcing tears to my eyes, I put my plan into action.

"Jack," I gasp when he squeezes my throat.

"Jack, my love, please! Please, let me explain!"

"What are you going to explain?" he snarls back.

"That you were whoring around while I waited for you?" I almost laugh in his face but manage to keep my composure.

This f*****g prick...

Devina growls.

"No! No!" I sob back.

"No, I would never! I-l was marked by force by a wolf who took me."

"You expect me to believe your bullshit lies!?" he growls.

"Kota told me all about his new daddy."

Goddess, I love my little boy but why is he so damn stubborn! I snap.

Gee, ! wonder who he gets it from? Devina snorts.

"I-It’s not a lie!" I wheeze, struggling to get air into my lungs as he crushes my windpipe.

"I-I love you, Jack.I-l was just hurt by what Christian did to me so I left.I didn’t think you loved me anymore,"

I cry.

"I ran into some wolves not too long ago and their Alpha became obsessed with me! He made me believe he loved me but he didn’t.Not like you.He hurt me, Jack! He forced his mark on me! But I know in my heart, I belong only to you.I turned so I could get rid of his mark,"

I sob.

"But it didn’t work! It didn’t work and I was so disgusted with myself that I didn’t want you to see me because the honor of marking and turning me belongs only to you.I’m sorry Jack! I’m so sorry for being so weak.I just love you so much and I was afraid you wouldn’t take me back if you saw what I became."

"You love me?" He asks with a softness in his voice.

Got him...

"Yes,"

Inod.

"Of course I do," I whisper, pushing against his hand to lean in closer for a kiss.

"Can you forgive me, Jack?" I ask, standing on the tips of my toes so that my lips graze against his when I speak.

"Please," I beg.

"I just want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Something flickers in his eyes but before I can decipher what he thinks or feels of my story, he loosens his grip on my throat and pulls me towards him, pressing our lips together in a hot, wet kiss.

Jack tastes of vinegar and salt, nothing like my Zane, whose lips can soothe the turmoil in my soul with just one kiss, and I resist the urge to gag as I wrap my arms around his neck.

Forgive me, Zane, I whisper to myself.

Please forgive me for not claiming you.

Jack swipes his tongue along the seam of my lips and despite Devina’s protests, I part my lips and let him taste me.

Savor me, Jack, I snarl with disgust.

Because it'll be the last kiss you ever have.I pull away breathlessly, blinking my eyes innocently at the wolf still holding my throat hostage in his hand.

"Take me home, Jack," I whisper, Jack nodding in response.

"Take me home." He looks behind me with a gentle smile.

"Where’s our pup?" he asks, my heart nearly skipping a beat as I search for an explanation.

"How did you know to come here? I didn’t mention the cabin." Jordan comes to my rescue.

"I brought her here.Vanessa was furious about the divorce and threatened to hurt Kota unless Natalia backed off so we raced here to meet her but she was already gone by the time we arrived.We were in the middle of searching for clues when you arrived," he explains.

"Is this true?" Jack asks, almost with relief.

"Did Vanessa threaten to hurt our son?"

I can’t bring myself to say yes for fear of what he might do to her if he finds her, but my silence seems to only verify Jordan’s story.

"Don’t protect her, Tiny," Jack snaps.

"She has our pup.Goddess forbid she hurts him!"

He turns to his men and points to the house.

"Search the house! Check the tunnels! Leave no stone unturned and bring me back my son!"

"Plead the team,"

Jordan volunteers, my body relaxing knowing Jordan will keep Christian’s men away from my pup."ll make sure your son is safe, Luna,"

down on one knee and bowing before me.I haven’t been able to trust Jordan since he failed me but he’s the only hope I have now to

Goddess that Jordan finally lives up

eyes fogging over as

soothes, pulling me to his chest and stroking

I were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back of my

I have a question for you," Jack says

"Yes?" I ask.

marry me again?" he asks,

The blood drains from my face but I smile happily at

squeal, leaning forward to kiss him again as Devina howls with

F**k we

Shut up 

get you home, Tiny," he

shifts and to my confusion,

he says as he shifts back

and turning must have taken a huge toll on your body,"

sure you’re

pups?" I ask and

our pups," he

plan on putting two pups in your belly." I shiver with disgust but keep the smile of delight on my

I ask, trying to

hate me

need to relax," Jack

now.You're better.If you think you'll

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not

"I-I do but-"

up excuses!" he shouts, all the memories of our arguments racing back to

me for my fertility issues.He would hold me and shield me from my

I reply with a

for questioning you." Jack sighs and pulls me into his arms to

forgiven," He

go." Dr.Lila is already waiting inside for us and she leads me to a private room for

see you again, Luna," she says quietly

around here. You look

to respond and simply smile back at her as I sit on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm for her.She performs a full physical and at

asks as she ties the ligature around my

study the doctor carefully, trying to make out if!

you know Christian was cheating on me?" I ask, the

silently for a moment before finally sighing

"Yes, Luna."

to

protecting

snaps as she pushes the needle into my arm.I wince from her aggressive stab and look away from Dr.Lila’s cold

me

heartbeat," she says

about your child first before doing anything stupid unless you want to

my hands?"

"You left," she retorts.

left us and our Alpha went

"He rejected me!"

had the truth in your hands!"

pack needs above your own and we lost a lot of good people in

I stand with this b***h and likely

elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I

in silence while I scan the room for a possible solution for

minutes," Dr.Lila instructs

to the lab and

out with vials of my blood in her

swipe a pen from the bedside

room, looking

janitor closets until I find the room I’m looking

and from the corner of my eye, watch as she enters her passcode

the door, I rush at her, shoving her inside and closing the door behind us.I pin her against the wall with my elbow pressed across her shoulder blades

Doc," I hiss in her

I’ll cut out your tongue and

you

her by the collar of her lab coat to the locked pyxis containing all the

don’t keep silver or wolfsbane in the clinic," she

in

get me a

nods silently and selects Ativan from

the fingerprint scanner, she jams her elbow back into my

stumble back on my feet and crash

you want, Luna," she sneers as she rushes to

not be your accomplice." I race after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming

into a jar of syringes and pulling the caps off all of them before pointing them at me.She swings her

stab, I hook my arm around hers and step behind her, using my momentum to slam her against the wall.She

before slamming my elbow down on the back of her head.She collapses on the ground and I climb on top of her, slamming my elbow over and over

done this the easy way

my feet and I drag Dr.Lila’s limp body to the pyxis machine,

unlocks a drawer and I grab a vial of medication, loading it up in a clean syringe and shoving the cap back on before slipping it into my pocket.I take a few moments to catch my breath and look into the glass shelves to

door and peek into the hall to make sure the coast

and make my way into the main clinic waiting room when I suddenly double over as a pain spreads across my

***Vanessa***

my breath visible in the light

Nonna?" I ask, Rionna

me through the blanket

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies," he

fed, clearly," Rionna chuckles, giving Kota a kiss on

his Daddy’s biological mother. Egg-ness is his adoptive

all

I only recently came into their

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.