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,"

since he

Goddess that Jordan finally lives up to his

over as he assigns 10 men to

soothes, pulling me to his chest and

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

I have a question for you," Jack

"Yes?" I ask.

you marry me again?" he

The blood drains from my face but I smile happily at

course!" I squeal, leaning forward to kiss him

F**k we

Shut up 

you home, Tiny,"

shifts and to my confusion,

he

of a crazed Alpha and turning must have taken a huge toll on your body," he murmurs as he kisses

want to be sure you’re

I ask and

our pups," he

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

ask, trying to make myself seem small and

hate me if

just need to relax,"

now.You're better.If you

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not want

"I-I do but-"

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

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

I reply with a small

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

are forgiven," He

let’s go." Dr.Lila is already waiting inside for us and she leads me to a

see you again, Luna," she says quietly as

missed you around here. You look

simply smile back at her as I sit on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm for

asks as she ties the ligature

to make

on me?" I ask, the question catching

for a moment before finally sighing out an

"Yes, Luna."

Luna to

was protecting

as she pushes the needle into my arm.I wince from her aggressive stab and look away from Dr.Lila’s cold

betray me

a heartbeat," she says

about your child first before doing anything stupid unless you want to have

my

"You left," she retorts.

us and our Alpha went mad

"He rejected me!"

had the truth in your

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

likely all the other pack members,

help me, but perhaps I have allies among the elders and even

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

here for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila

these samples over to the lab

respond and watch as she strolls out with vials of my

I swipe a pen from the

wolf and slip out of the room, looking both ways

closets until I find the room I’m looking for; the med

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

pin her against the wall with my elbow pressed across her shoulder blades

human anymore, Doc," I hiss in her

I’ll cut out your tongue and force

you

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

silver or wolfsbane in the clinic," she

in

a tranquilizer," I

Ativan

back into my stomach, turning around and punching

as I stumble back on my

Luna," she sneers as she

by the

of syringes and pulling the caps off all of them before pointing them at me.She swings her

using my momentum to slam her against the wall.She retaliates and swings her arm at my head,

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 the

done this the easy way but you

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

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 a

door and peek into the hall to

into the corridor and make my way into the main clinic waiting room when I suddenly

***Vanessa***

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

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

makes cakes," he replies, peeking at me through the blanket he’s wrapped up

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

well fed, clearly," Rionna chuckles,

am his Daddy’s biological mother. Egg-ness

see.And you all live together?" I

only recently came

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.