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,"

and bowing before me.I haven’t been able to trust Jordan since he failed me but he’s the only hope I have

Goddess that Jordan finally lives up to

fogging over as he assigns 10 men

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

were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back of my legs and lifts me up, carrying me

I have a question for you,"

"Yes?" I ask.

you marry me again?" he

from my face

course!" I squeal, leaning forward to kiss him again as Devina

F**k

Shut up 

home,

my confusion,

over," he says as he shifts back

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

be sure you’re completely healthy for

pups?" I ask and he

our pups," he

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

again?" I ask,

you hate me

need to

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

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not want

"I-I do but-"

excuses!" he shouts, all the memories of

never blame me for my fertility issues.He would hold me and shield me from my fears

I reply with a

pulls

are forgiven,"

for us and she leads me to a private room

Luna,"

missed you around

bed and hold out my arm for her.She performs a full physical and

asks as

trying to make out

me?" I ask,

works silently for a moment before finally sighing

"Yes, Luna."

betrayed your Luna to

was protecting

my arm.I wince from her

betray me again?"

heartbeat," she says

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

my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

our Alpha went

"He rejected me!"

the truth in

life.You swore to put the pack needs above your own and we lost a lot of good people in your absence.Now you’re back after all these years to resume

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

I have allies among the elders and even

her specimens in silence while I scan the room for

minutes," Dr.Lila instructs

turn these samples over to the lab and then you can

she strolls out with vials of my

swipe a pen

out of the room,

your 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;

and from the corner of my eye, watch as

pin her against the wall

human anymore, Doc," I hiss in her

your tongue and force feed it

you want?" she

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

wolfsbane in the

kept in the warrior

get me a tranquilizer," I

nods silently and selects Ativan from the list of

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

as I stumble back on

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

race after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming her forehead against the door twice before tossing her across the

pulling the caps off all of them before pointing them at me.She

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

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

the easy way but you had

limp

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

I carefully open the door and peek into the hall to

corridor and make my way into the main clinic waiting room

***Vanessa***

in the tunnels, my breath visible in the light of

who is Nonna?" I ask, Rionna chuckling as Kota gives an

me through the blanket

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

well fed, clearly," Rionna chuckles,

mother. Egg-ness

see.And you all live together?"

I only recently came into their

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.