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,"

me.I haven’t been able to trust Jordan since he failed me but he’s the only hope I have now to ensure

whisper, praying to Moon Goddess that Jordan

eyes fogging over as he

pulling me to his chest and

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

question for you," Jack

"Yes?" I ask.

you marry me again?" he asks, his

drains from my face but

kiss him

the F**k we

Shut up 

home, Tiny,"

confusion, carries me to

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

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

to be sure

I ask and he

our pups," he

two pups in your belly." I

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

you hate me if I

just need to

better.If you think you'll fail,

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not want my

"I-I do but-"

excuses!" he shouts, all the memories of our

for my fertility issues.He would hold

reply with

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

are forgiven," He

is already waiting inside for us and she leads me to a

Luna," she

around

as I sit on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm

your child?" Dr.Lila asks as she ties the

to make out if! can trust her or

me?" I

moment before

"Yes, Luna."

betrayed your Luna to save your Alpha," I

protecting

into my arm.I wince

you betray me

a heartbeat," she

suggest you think about your child first before doing anything stupid unless

on my

"You left," she retorts.

and our

"He rejected me!"

had the truth in your hands!"

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

stand with this b***h and likely all

elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I

Dr.Lila collect her specimens in silence

for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs once

these samples over to the lab

respond and watch as she strolls out with vials of my

mutters as I swipe a pen from the bedside

the room, looking both ways as I hurry down the

Devina hisses.I tip toe down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets until I find the room I’m looking for; the med room.It’s

walking down the hall, I hide behind a wall and from the corner of my

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 and hold the pen to her back

not a human anymore, Doc," I hiss

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

do you want?" she

or a tranquilizer," I snap, pulling her by the collar of her lab coat to the locked pyxis

don’t keep silver or wolfsbane

in the warrior

get me a tranquilizer,"

Ativan from the list

hand to the fingerprint scanner, she jams her elbow back into my

on my feet

sneers as she rushes to

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

them before pointing them at me.She swings her armed hand at me and

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

the back of her head.She collapses on the ground

the easy way but you had

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

back on before slipping

my hair and my shirt, I carefully open the door and peek into the hall to make sure

way into the main clinic waiting room when I suddenly double

***Vanessa***

visible in the light of my phone and the ground

ask, Rionna chuckling as Kota

peeking at me

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies," he

is well fed, clearly," Rionna chuckles, giving Kota a kiss on the

biological mother. Egg-ness is his adoptive mother," she

all live

I only recently came into

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.