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

Moon Goddess that Jordan finally lives up

his eyes fogging over as he assigns 10 men

me to his chest and stroking my

while wishing 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

have a question for you,"

"Yes?" I ask.

you marry me again?" he asks, his cheeks flushing

my face but I

kiss him again as Devina howls with

F**k we

Shut up 

get you home,

confusion, carries me to the

over," he

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

just want to be sure

I ask and he nods

pups," he

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

I ask, trying to

hate me if I

to relax," Jack

now.You're better.If you think

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not

"I-I do but-"

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

for my fertility issues.He would hold me and shield me from my fears

I reply with a

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

are forgiven,"

us and she leads

Luna," she says

missed you around here. You

how to 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

carefully, trying to make out if! can trust her or

Christian was cheating on me?" I ask, the question catching her

silently for a moment before

"Yes, Luna."

betrayed your Luna to save your

was protecting my

pushes the needle into my arm.I wince from her

me again?" I

a heartbeat," she says with

suggest you think about your child first before doing anything stupid

my

"You left," she retorts.

our Alpha went mad

"He rejected me!"

the truth in your hands!"

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? HA!

b***h and likely all the other

among the elders and even Alpha Christopher

Dr.Lila collect her specimens in silence while

minutes," Dr.Lila instructs once she’s

over to the lab and then you can

she strolls out with vials

swipe a pen from the

wolf and slip out of the room, looking both ways

plan, 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

Dr.Lila walking down the hall, I hide behind a wall and from the corner of my eye, watch as she enters her

against the wall with my elbow pressed across her shoulder blades and hold the

anymore, Doc," I

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

you

the collar

don’t keep silver or wolfsbane in

in

me a tranquilizer,"

silently and selects Ativan from

she jams her elbow back into my

stumble back on

you want, Luna," she sneers as she

race after her, grabbing her by the hair and

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

I hook my arm around hers and step behind her, using my momentum to

her behind the knee, and slam my 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

have done this the easy way but you had

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

on before slipping it into my pocket.I take

the door and peek into the

corridor and make my way into the main clinic waiting room when I suddenly

***Vanessa***

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

Rionna chuckling as Kota

me through the blanket

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies,"

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

Egg-ness is his adoptive mother," she

all

came into

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.