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,"

Jordan since he failed me but he’s

praying to Moon Goddess that Jordan

approves of Jordan’s plans, his eyes fogging over as he assigns 10 men to his

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

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

question

"Yes?" I ask.

again?" he asks, his cheeks

face but I

forward to kiss him again as Devina howls

the F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

you home, Tiny," he

to my confusion, carries me

the doc to check you over," he says as he shifts

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

sure

I ask and he

pups," he

our wedding tonight, I plan on putting two pups in your belly." I shiver with

what if I have issues again?" I ask, trying to

you hate me if

just need to

better.If you think you'll fail, you

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not want my

"I-I do but-"

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

would hold me and shield me from my fears with

I reply

sorry for questioning you." Jack sighs and pulls

are forgiven," He

waiting inside for us and she leads me to

Luna," she says quietly as

missed you around here. You look

how 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 the

Dr.Lila asks as she

trying to make out

cheating on me?" I ask, the question catching her

moment before finally sighing out

"Yes, Luna."

betrayed your Luna to save your Alpha,"

was protecting my

my arm.I wince from her

you betray me again?"

she says

think about your child first before doing anything

on my

"You left," she retorts.

left us and our Alpha went mad

"He rejected me!"

truth

you away if he knew the truth.But you were human and humans are selfish creatures who don’t understand pack life.You swore to put the pack needs above your own and we lost a lot of good people in your absence.Now you’re back after all these years to resume

this b***h and likely all the other

itself won’t help me, but perhaps I have allies among the elders

specimens in silence while I

here for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs once

go turn these samples over to the lab and then

she strolls out with vials

I swipe a

the room, looking both ways as I

toe down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets until I find the room I’m looking for;

Dr.Lila walking down the hall, I hide behind a wall and from the corner of my eye, watch as she

pin her against the wall with my elbow pressed across her shoulder blades and

human anymore, Doc," I hiss in

cut out your tongue and

do you want?"

snap, pulling her by the collar of her lab coat to the locked pyxis containing

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

kept in the

get me a

selects Ativan

scanner, she jams her elbow back into my stomach, turning around and punching me on the side of

I stumble back on my feet and

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

will not be your accomplice." I race after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming her forehead against the door twice

feet, 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 time her movements carefully to dodge her blows until I see an

step behind her, using my momentum to slam her against the wall.She retaliates and swings her arm at my

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

the easy way

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

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

open the door and peek into the

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

***Vanessa***

tunnels, my breath visible in the light of my phone and

Rionna chuckling as Kota

makes cakes," he replies, peeking at me through the blanket he’s wrapped up

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies,"

chuckles, giving Kota a kiss

Egg-ness is his adoptive

see.And you all live together?" I

came into their lives," She

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.