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,"

to trust Jordan since he failed me

Moon Goddess that Jordan finally lives up to his

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

pulling me to his chest and

his chest while wishing I were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist

a question for

"Yes?" I ask.

again?" he asks, his

from my face but I smile

kiss

the F**k we

Shut up 

you home, Tiny,"

shifts and to my confusion, carries me to

check you over," he

turning must have taken a huge toll on your body," he murmurs as he kisses the

sure you’re completely healthy for

I ask

our pups," he

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

if I have issues again?" I ask, trying to make myself seem small and

me

just need to relax," Jack

better.If you think you'll fail, you

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not

"I-I do but-"

shouts, all the memories of our

me for my fertility issues.He would hold me

Alpha," I reply with a small

for questioning you." Jack sighs and pulls me into his arms

are forgiven," He

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

see you again, Luna," she

missed you around here.

on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm for her.She performs a full physical and at the

asks as

to make out if! can trust her

on me?" I

works silently for a moment before

"Yes, Luna."

to

protecting

wince from her aggressive stab and

me again?" I

she says with

anything

on my hands?"

"You left," she retorts.

and our Alpha went mad without

"He rejected me!"

had the truth

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

and likely all the other pack members, I

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

is pointless so I let Dr.Lila collect her specimens in silence while I scan the room for a possible solution

15 minutes,"

these samples over to the lab

watch as she strolls out with vials of my blood

mutters as I swipe a pen

room, looking both ways as I hurry

Devina hisses.I tip toe down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets until I

hide behind a wall and from the corner

against the wall with my elbow pressed across her

human anymore, Doc," I hiss in her

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

do you want?" she

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

or wolfsbane in the

kept in the

get me a tranquilizer," I

nods silently and selects Ativan

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

back on my

what you want, Luna," she sneers as she

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

all of them before pointing them at

and step behind her, using my momentum to slam her

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 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

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

and I grab a vial 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

open the door and peek into the hall to make sure

step out into the corridor and make my way into the main clinic

***Vanessa***

tunnels, my breath visible in the light

Rionna chuckling

peeking at me through the blanket he’s

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

clearly," Rionna chuckles, giving

biological mother. Egg-ness

see.And you all live

came into their lives,"

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.