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 the only hope I have now to ensure

Goddess that Jordan finally lives up to

plans, his eyes fogging over as he assigns 10 men to his command via mind

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

in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back of my legs and lifts me up,

a question for you,"

"Yes?" I ask.

me again?" he asks, his

from my face but I smile happily at

to kiss him again as

the F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

you home, Tiny," he

confusion, carries me to the

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

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

just want to be sure

ask and

our pups,"

in your belly." I shiver with disgust but keep the smile of

issues again?" I ask, trying to

you hate me

need to

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

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not want my

"I-I do but-"

stop making up excuses!" he shouts, all the memories of our

me for my fertility issues.He would hold

reply with a small

questioning you." Jack sighs and pulls me

forgiven,"

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

again, Luna," she says

around here. You look

sit on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm for

child?" Dr.Lila asks as she

the doctor carefully, trying to make out if! can

was cheating on me?" I ask, the question

works silently for a moment before finally sighing

"Yes, Luna."

to save your

protecting

arm.I wince from her aggressive stab and

me

a heartbeat," she

child first before doing anything stupid unless you want

my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

and our Alpha

"He rejected me!"

the truth in your

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

b***h and likely all the other pack

have allies among the elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I just need to

her specimens in silence while I scan the room

for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs once

turn these samples over to the lab and then you can

out with vials of my blood in

mutters as I swipe a pen from the

room, looking both

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

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

opens 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 and hold the pen to her

anymore, Doc," I hiss in her

cut out your tongue

you

collar of her lab coat to the locked pyxis

wolfsbane

kept in the

me a tranquilizer," I

Ativan from

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

groan as I stumble back on my feet

what you want, Luna," she sneers as

accomplice." I race after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming her forehead against the door twice before tossing

to her 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

using my momentum to slam

fist into her stomach so 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 my

could have done this the easy way but you had to be ab***h,"

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

in a clean syringe and shoving the cap back on before slipping it into my pocket.I take a few moments

I carefully open the door and peek into the hall to make sure the coast

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

***Vanessa***

in the light of my phone and the ground is

ask, Rionna chuckling as Kota gives

me through the blanket he’s wrapped up

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies,"

Rionna chuckles, giving Kota a

mother. Egg-ness is

you all

came into

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.