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,"

able to trust Jordan since he failed me but he’s the only hope I have now to

Goddess that

over as he assigns 10

worry, baby," Jack soothes, pulling me to his chest and stroking

son back to you.Inod silently, nuzzling against his chest while wishing I were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back of my legs and lifts me up, carrying me away from the

have a question for you," Jack says

"Yes?" I ask.

again?" he asks,

drains from my face but

kiss him again as Devina

the F**k

Shut up 

you home, Tiny," he

my confusion, carries me to

doc to check you over," he says as

at the mercy of a crazed Alpha and turning must have taken a huge toll on your body," he murmurs as he

sure you’re completely healthy for

ask

pups," he

belly." I shiver with

again?" I ask, trying to

you hate me

need to relax," Jack

now.You're better.If you

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not

"I-I do but-"

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

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

Alpha," I reply with

and pulls me into his arms to kiss my

forgiven,"

us and she leads me to a

nice to see you again, Luna,"

you around

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

is your child?" Dr.Lila asks as she

study the doctor carefully, trying to make out if! can

Christian was cheating on me?" I ask, the question

a moment before

"Yes, Luna."

Luna to save your Alpha," I

protecting my

needle into my arm.I wince from her aggressive stab and look away

me again?" I

heartbeat," she

doing anything stupid

on my hands?"

"You left," she retorts.

and our Alpha

"He rejected me!"

had the truth

who don’t understand pack life.You swore to put the pack needs above your own and we

with this b***h and likely all the other

me, but perhaps I have allies among the elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I just need

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

here for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs

go turn these samples over to

out with vials of

mutters as I swipe a pen from the bedside

room, looking both ways as I hurry down

Devina hisses.I tip toe down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets until I find the

down the hall, I hide behind a wall and from the corner of my eye, watch as she enters her passcode and scans her

pin her against the wall with

not a human anymore, Doc,"

anyone for help and I’ll cut out your tongue and force feed it to your

you want?" she

collar of her lab coat to the locked

or wolfsbane

in the

get me a

selects Ativan

jams her elbow back into my stomach, turning around

on my feet

you want, Luna," she sneers as

her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming her forehead against the door twice

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

she lunges forward for a stab, I hook my arm around hers and step behind her, using my momentum to slam

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

have done this the easy way but you had to be

puffing as I get to my feet and I drag Dr.Lila’s limp body

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 make sure Dr.Lila didn’t

my hair and my shirt, I carefully open the door and peek into the

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

***Vanessa***

very cold in the tunnels, my breath visible in

is Nonna?" I ask, Rionna chuckling

cakes," he replies, peeking at me

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies,"

clearly," Rionna chuckles, giving Kota

biological mother. Egg-ness is his

all live

came

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.