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,"

down on one knee and bowing before me.I haven’t been able to trust Jordan since he failed me but he’s the only hope I have now to

I whisper, praying to Moon Goddess that Jordan

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

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

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

I have a question for you," Jack says

"Yes?" I ask.

again?" he asks, his cheeks flushing

my face but I

course!" I squeal, leaning forward to kiss

the F**k

Shut up 

home,

shifts and to my confusion, carries me to the

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

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

sure you’re

I ask

our pups," he

putting two pups in your belly." I shiver with disgust but keep the smile

ask, trying to make

you hate me

to

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

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not want my

"I-I do but-"

he shouts, all the memories

issues.He would hold me and shield

I reply with a small

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

are forgiven," He

inside for us and she

to see you again, Luna," she says quietly as she

missed you around here.

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 end,

asks as she ties the ligature around my

carefully, trying to make out

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

works silently for a moment before

"Yes, Luna."

betrayed your Luna to

protecting my

into my arm.I wince from her aggressive stab and

me

a heartbeat," she

I suggest you think about your child first before doing anything stupid unless you want to have more blood on

my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

our Alpha went mad without

"He rejected me!"

had the truth in your

have pushed 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

this b***h and likely all the other pack members, I rethink my

the elders and

pointless so I let Dr.Lila collect her specimens in silence while I scan the room for a possible solution for

minutes," Dr.Lila instructs once

over to the lab and

and watch as she strolls out

mutters as I swipe a pen from the

slip out of the room, looking both

walls and in janitor closets until I find the room I’m looking for; the med room.It’s locked with a

and from the corner of my eye, watch as she enters her passcode and scans her medical

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 like a

anymore, Doc," I hiss in her

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

you

by the collar of her lab coat to the

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

in

a tranquilizer,"

nods silently and selects Ativan from the

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

back on my feet and crash against

you want, Luna," she sneers as

your accomplice." I race after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming

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

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

the back of her head.She collapses on the ground and I climb on top

the easy way

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

unlocks a drawer and I grab a vial of 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 and look into the glass shelves

door

main clinic waiting room when I suddenly double over as

***Vanessa***

 It’s very cold in the tunnels, my breath visible in the light of my phone and

who is Nonna?" I ask, Rionna chuckling as Kota

peeking at me through the blanket

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies," he

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

his Daddy’s biological mother. Egg-ness is his adoptive

you all live together?" I

I only recently came into their lives,"

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.