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,"

before me.I haven’t been able to trust Jordan since

whisper, praying to Moon Goddess that Jordan finally lives up

fogging over as he assigns 10 men to his

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

have a question for you," Jack says

"Yes?" I ask.

me again?" he asks,

from my face but I smile happily

to kiss

the F**k we

Shut up 

you home, Tiny," he

and to my confusion, carries me to

to check you over," he says as he shifts

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

to be sure you’re completely healthy for

ask and he nods

our pups,"

wedding tonight, I plan on putting two pups in your belly." I shiver with disgust but keep the smile of

if I have issues again?" I ask, trying to make myself seem small and

me if I

to

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

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not

"I-I do but-"

all the memories of our arguments racing back to

never blame me for my fertility issues.He would hold me and shield me from my fears with his

I reply

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

forgiven,"

Dr.Lila is already waiting inside for us and she

Luna," she says quietly

around here. You look

on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm for her.She performs a full physical and at the end, has

asks as she ties the ligature

to make

on me?" I ask, the question

silently for a moment before finally

"Yes, Luna."

your Luna to save your Alpha," I

protecting my

needle into my arm.I wince from her aggressive stab

betray me

she says with

I suggest you think about your child first before doing anything

my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

and our Alpha went mad

"He rejected me!"

truth in your

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 your role?

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

the elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I just need to tread

her specimens in silence while I scan

here for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs once

these samples over to the lab and

don’t respond and watch as she strolls out with vials of my

I swipe a pen

slip out of the room, looking both ways

walls and in janitor closets until I

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

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 and hold

a human anymore, Doc,"

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

do you

I snap, pulling her by the collar of

or wolfsbane in

kept in the warrior

get me a

nods silently and selects Ativan from the list

back into my stomach,

back on my feet and crash

she sneers as

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

of syringes and pulling the caps off all of them before pointing them at me.She

she lunges forward 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 arm at my head, landing

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

this the easy way but you had to

limp body to the pyxis machine, grabbing her thumb and pressing

shoving the cap back on before slipping it into my pocket.I take a few moments to catch my breath and look

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

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

***Vanessa***

in the tunnels, my breath visible in the

Rionna

he replies, peeking at me

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

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

his Daddy’s biological mother. Egg-ness is

you all

only recently came into their

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.