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,"

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

you," I whisper, praying to Moon Goddess

his eyes fogging over as he assigns 10 men to

Jack soothes, pulling me to his chest and stroking my

in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back of my legs

question for you," Jack

"Yes?" I ask.

he asks,

blood drains from my face but I smile happily at

leaning forward to kiss

F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

get you home,

my confusion,

just want the doc to check you over," he

away for 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

to be sure

I ask

pups," he

I plan on putting two pups in your belly." I shiver with disgust

I have issues again?" I ask, trying to

hate me

just need to relax," Jack

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

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not want

"I-I do but-"

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

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

reply with a small

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

are forgiven," He

and she leads me to a private room for her

you again, Luna," she says quietly as

around here.

her as I sit on the edge of the bed and hold out my

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

study the doctor carefully, trying to make out if!

know Christian was cheating on me?" I ask,

works silently for a moment before finally sighing out an

"Yes, Luna."

to save your

protecting my

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

me again?"

a heartbeat," she

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

on my

"You left," she retorts.

and our Alpha went mad without

"He rejected me!"

you had the truth in your hands!" she

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

where I stand with this b***h and likely all the other

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

is pointless so I let Dr.Lila collect her specimens in silence while

15 minutes,"

go turn these samples over to the

as she strolls out with vials of my blood

a pen from the

the room, looking both ways as I hurry down

behind walls and in janitor closets until I

hide behind a wall and from the corner of my eye,

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

not a human anymore, Doc,"

out your tongue and force feed it to your

you

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

keep silver or wolfsbane in the clinic,"

kept in

a

Ativan

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

as I stumble back on my feet

want, Luna," she sneers

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

and pulling the caps off all of them before pointing them at me.She swings her armed hand at me and I time

lunges forward for a stab, I hook my arm around hers and step behind her, using my momentum to slam her against the wall.She retaliates and swings her arm at my head,

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 passed

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

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

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 to make sure Dr.Lila didn’t leave

my hair and my shirt, I carefully open the door and peek into the hall to make sure the coast is

my way into the main clinic waiting room when I suddenly double over as a

***Vanessa***

the tunnels, my breath visible in the

Rionna chuckling as

at me through the blanket he’s

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies," he

chuckles, giving

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

you all

came into

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.