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 he failed me

you," I whisper, praying to Moon Goddess

approves of Jordan’s plans, his eyes fogging over as he assigns

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

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.

he

blood drains from my face but

to kiss him again as Devina

the F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

get you home, Tiny,"

my confusion, carries me to the pack

you over," he says as he shifts back to his

a crazed Alpha and turning must have taken a huge

sure you’re

pups?" I ask and he

our pups,"

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

I ask, trying to make myself seem

hate me if I

just need to

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

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not

"I-I do but-"

stop making up excuses!" he shouts, all the memories of our arguments racing back to

issues.He would hold

I reply

pulls

forgiven,"

Dr.Lila is already waiting inside for us and she leads me to a

Luna," she says quietly as she

missed you around

and hold out my arm for her.She performs a full physical and at

asks as she

study the doctor carefully, trying to make out

cheating on me?" I ask,

a moment before finally sighing

"Yes, Luna."

you betrayed your Luna to

protecting my

as she pushes the needle into my arm.I wince from her aggressive stab and look away from

me again?"

heartbeat," she says

before doing anything stupid unless you want to have more blood on your

on my

"You left," she retorts.

us and our Alpha went mad

"He rejected me!"

the truth in your hands!" she

to put the pack needs above your own and we lost a lot of good people in your absence.Now you’re

this b***h and likely all the

me, but perhaps I have allies among the elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I just

Dr.Lila collect her specimens in silence

here for 15 minutes,"

these samples over to the lab and

watch as she strolls out with vials of my blood in her

I swipe a

my wolf and slip out of the room, looking

tip toe down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets

wall and from the corner of my eye, watch as she enters

the door behind us.I pin her against the wall with my elbow pressed across her shoulder blades and

anymore, Doc," I hiss

I’ll cut out your tongue and

do you want?" she

collar of her lab coat to

don’t keep silver or wolfsbane in the

kept in the

me a

selects Ativan from the

she lifts her hand to the fingerprint scanner, she jams her elbow back into

groan as I stumble back on

you want, Luna," she sneers as she

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

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 carefully to

my momentum to slam her

down on the back of her head.She

this the easy way but you had to be ab***h," I

I get to my feet and I drag Dr.Lila’s limp

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 to make sure

the door and peek into the hall to make

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

***Vanessa***

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

who is Nonna?" I ask, Rionna chuckling as

replies, peeking at me through the blanket he’s wrapped

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies," he

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

Egg-ness is his adoptive

you all live

I only recently came into their lives,"

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.