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 ensure Jack

you," I whisper, praying to Moon Goddess that Jordan finally lives up

as he assigns

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

bring our 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 legs and

I have a question for you," Jack

"Yes?" I ask.

again?" he asks, his cheeks

from my face but I smile

leaning forward to kiss

the F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

get you home, Tiny,"

my confusion, carries me to

check you over," he says as he shifts back

have taken

be sure you’re completely healthy for

ask

pups,"

two pups in your belly." I shiver

issues again?" I ask, trying

you hate me

need to

you think you'll fail,

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not

"I-I do but-"

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

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

reply

Jack sighs and pulls me into his

are forgiven," He

us and she

again, Luna,"

missed you around here. You

smile back at her as I sit on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm for her.She performs a

your child?" Dr.Lila asks as

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

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

works silently for a moment before

"Yes, Luna."

to save your Alpha,"

protecting my

wince from her aggressive stab and look away from Dr.Lila’s

betray me again?"

a heartbeat," she says with

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

on my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

left us and our Alpha went

"He rejected me!"

had the truth in

to put the pack needs above your own and we lost a lot of good people in your

and likely all

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

so I let Dr.Lila collect her specimens in silence

15 minutes," Dr.Lila

to the lab and then you

out with vials of

swipe a pen from

my wolf and slip out of the room, looking both ways

Devina hisses.I tip toe down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets until I find the room I’m looking for;

corner of my eye, watch as she

and closing the door behind us.I pin her against the

anymore, Doc," I hiss in her

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

do you want?"

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

don’t keep silver or wolfsbane in the clinic," she

in

get me a tranquilizer,"

Ativan from

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

I stumble back on my feet and crash against a

sneers as she rushes to the

by the

all of them before pointing them at

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

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 passed

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

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

my shirt, I carefully open the door and peek into the hall to make

and make my way into the main clinic waiting

***Vanessa***

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

Rionna chuckling as Kota gives an

cakes," he replies, peeking at me through the blanket

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies,"

fed, clearly," Rionna chuckles,

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

you all

came into their lives," She

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.