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,"

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

Goddess that Jordan

as he assigns 10

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

instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back of my legs and lifts me up, carrying me away from the

question for you," Jack

"Yes?" I ask.

marry me again?" he asks, his cheeks flushing

drains from my face but

course!" I squeal, leaning forward to kiss

F**k

Shut up 

home,

to my confusion, carries me to the pack

just want the doc to check you over," he says as he shifts

at the mercy of a crazed Alpha and turning must have taken a huge toll on

want to be sure you’re completely

pups?" I ask and he

pups,"

tonight, I plan on putting two pups in your belly." I shiver with disgust but keep the

again?" I ask, trying to make myself seem

you hate me if I

just need to

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

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not want my

"I-I do but-"

shouts, all the memories of our arguments racing back

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

reply

Jack sighs and pulls me into his arms to kiss my

forgiven,"

go." Dr.Lila is already waiting inside for us and she

you again, Luna,"

missed you around

back at her as I sit on the edge of the bed and

asks as she ties the

study the doctor carefully, trying to make out

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

moment

"Yes, Luna."

Luna to save your

was protecting my

wince from her aggressive stab and

you betray me

a heartbeat," she says

before doing anything stupid unless you want to

my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

left us and our Alpha went mad without

"He rejected me!"

the truth

he knew the 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

with this b***h and likely all

won’t help me, but perhaps I have allies among the elders and even

collect her specimens in silence while I scan the room for a possible solution for

here for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs once she’s

samples over to the lab

don’t respond and watch as she strolls out with vials of my

swipe a pen from the

and slip out of the room, looking both ways

like your plan, Devina hisses.I tip toe down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets until I find the room I’m

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

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

a human anymore, Doc,"

cut out your tongue and force feed it

do you want?" she

her by the collar of her lab coat to the locked

or wolfsbane

kept in

me a

silently and selects Ativan from the

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

on

she sneers as she rushes

grabbing her by the

feet, reaching 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 her

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

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

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

huffing and puffing as I get to my feet and I drag Dr.Lila’s limp body to the pyxis machine, grabbing her thumb and pressing it against the

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

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

corridor and make my way into the main clinic waiting

***Vanessa***

in the tunnels, my breath visible in the

ask, Rionna chuckling

me through the blanket he’s

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies,"

well fed, clearly," Rionna chuckles, giving Kota a kiss on the

Daddy’s biological mother. Egg-ness is his

all live together?"

recently came into their lives," She

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.