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,"

Jordan since he failed me but he’s the only

Goddess that Jordan finally

fogging over as he assigns 10 men to his command

me to

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

question for you,"

"Yes?" I ask.

me again?" he asks, his cheeks

blood drains from my face

forward to kiss him

F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

home, Tiny,"

confusion, carries me to the pack

over," he says as

been away for so long at the mercy of a crazed Alpha and turning must have taken a huge toll

to be sure you’re completely healthy for

I ask and he

our pups,"

our wedding tonight, I plan on putting two pups in your belly." I shiver with disgust but keep the smile of delight on my

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

you hate me

just need to relax,"

better.If you think you'll fail, you

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not want my

"I-I do but-"

shouts, all the memories of our

issues.He would hold me and shield

reply

and pulls

are forgiven,"

already waiting inside for us and she leads me to a private room for her

Luna," she says quietly as

around here. You

know how to respond and simply smile back at her as I sit on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm for her.She

Dr.Lila asks as she ties

study the doctor carefully, trying to make out if!

cheating on me?" I ask,

for a moment before finally sighing

"Yes, Luna."

Luna to

was protecting my

arm.I wince from her aggressive stab and look away

betray me

a heartbeat," she

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

on my hands?"

"You left," she retorts.

left us and our

"He rejected me!"

you had the truth in your

selfish creatures who don’t understand pack 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 your role? HA! Don’t

I stand with this b***h and likely all

pack itself won’t help me, but perhaps I have allies among the elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I

is pointless so I let Dr.Lila collect her specimens in silence

15 minutes," Dr.Lila

turn these samples over to the lab and then you

respond and watch as she strolls out with

as I swipe a

of the room, looking both ways as

behind walls and in janitor closets until I find the room I’m looking

from the corner of my eye, watch as she

us.I pin her against the wall with my elbow pressed across her shoulder blades and

a human anymore, Doc,"

out your tongue and

do you

collar of her lab coat to the locked

or wolfsbane

in the

a tranquilizer," I

and selects Ativan from the list

her elbow back into my stomach, turning around and punching me on the

back on my feet and crash against

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

after her, grabbing her by the hair

pulling the caps off all of them before pointing them at me.She swings her armed hand at me and I time her movements carefully to dodge her blows until I see an

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

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

could have done this the easy way but you

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

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

and my shirt, I carefully open the door and peek into

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

***Vanessa***

very cold in the tunnels, my breath visible in the light

ask, Rionna chuckling as

replies, peeking at me through the

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies,"

clearly," Rionna chuckles, giving Kota

biological mother. Egg-ness

all live together?"

recently came into their

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.