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,"

adds, getting 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

whisper, praying to Moon Goddess that

as he assigns 10 men to his

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

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

question for you," Jack

"Yes?" I ask.

me again?" he

from my face but I smile happily at

course!" I squeal, leaning forward to kiss

F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

get you home,

shifts and to my confusion, carries me to the

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

must have taken a huge toll on your body," he murmurs as he kisses the back

just want to be sure you’re completely healthy for

ask and he nods

pups,"

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

I have issues again?" I ask, trying

hate me if

to relax,"

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

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not want

"I-I do but-"

the memories of our arguments racing back to

fertility issues.He would hold me and shield me

I reply with a

for questioning you." Jack sighs and pulls me

are forgiven," He

waiting inside for us and she leads

again, Luna," she

you around here.

bed and hold out my arm for her.She performs a full physical and at the end, has me prepare for a blood

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

trying to make out

cheating on me?" I ask, the question catching

moment before

"Yes, Luna."

you betrayed your Luna to save

protecting

she pushes the needle into my arm.I wince from her aggressive

betray me again?"

heartbeat," she says with

you think about your child first before doing anything stupid unless you want to have more

on my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

left us and our

"He rejected me!"

truth in your hands!"

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 of good people in your absence.Now you’re back after

likely all

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

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

for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila

to the lab and then you

as she strolls out with vials of my blood in her

as I swipe a pen from the

and slip out of the room, looking both

down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets

corner of my eye, watch as

door, I rush at her, shoving her inside and closing the door behind us.I pin her against

Doc,"

and I’ll cut out your tongue and force

do you want?" she

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

keep silver or wolfsbane

kept in the

a tranquilizer,"

silently and selects Ativan from the list

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

as I stumble back on

want, Luna," she sneers as she

by the hair and slamming her forehead against the door twice before tossing her across the

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

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

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 elbow over and over again on her head until I’m sure she’s

the easy way but you had to

Dr.Lila’s limp body to the pyxis

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

door and

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

***Vanessa***

very cold in the tunnels, my breath visible in the light

Nonna?" I ask, Rionna

me through the blanket he’s wrapped

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

clearly," Rionna chuckles, giving Kota a kiss on the

mother. Egg-ness is his

all live together?"

only recently came into

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.