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,"

getting down on one knee and bowing before me.I haven’t been able to trust Jordan since he failed me but

praying to Moon Goddess that Jordan finally lives

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

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

son back to you.Inod silently, nuzzling against his chest while wishing I were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back of my

a question for you,"

"Yes?" I ask.

he asks, his cheeks

The blood drains from my face but I smile happily

squeal, leaning forward to kiss him again

F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

home, Tiny," he

confusion, carries me to the pack

he says as he shifts back to his

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

want to be sure you’re completely healthy for our

I ask and

pups,"

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

ask, trying to

you hate me if

need to

you think you'll fail,

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not want my

"I-I do but-"

excuses!" he shouts, all the memories

for my fertility issues.He would hold

Alpha," I reply

questioning you." Jack sighs and pulls

forgiven,"

inside for us and she

see you again, Luna," she

around here. You look

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

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

carefully, trying to make out if! can trust her

was cheating on me?" I

a moment before finally sighing out an

"Yes, Luna."

to save your

was protecting my

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

you betray me again?"

a heartbeat," she

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

on my

"You left," she retorts.

us and our Alpha went mad

"He rejected me!"

the truth in your hands!" she

swore to put the pack needs above your own and we lost

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

pack itself won’t help me, but perhaps I have allies among the elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I just need

silence while I scan the room for a possible

here for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs

to the lab and then

and watch as she strolls out with vials of

swipe a pen from the

room, looking

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 med room.It’s locked with a passcode and badge

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

I rush at her, shoving her inside and closing the door behind us.I pin her against the wall with my elbow pressed across

not a human anymore, Doc," I hiss in her

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

you

I snap, pulling her by the collar of her lab coat to the

or wolfsbane in

in

get me a tranquilizer," I

Ativan from

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

I stumble back on my feet and crash against

what you want, Luna," she sneers as she rushes

I race after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming her forehead

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

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

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

done this the easy way but

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

shoving the cap back on before slipping it into my pocket.I take a few moments to

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

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

***Vanessa***

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

Rionna

me through the blanket he’s wrapped

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies,"

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

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

you all live together?" I

I only recently came

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.