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

praying to Moon Goddess

over as he assigns 10

worry, baby," Jack soothes, pulling me to his

instead.Jack slides his hands down my

have a question

"Yes?" I ask.

he asks, his

face but I smile happily

leaning forward to kiss

the F**k we

Shut up 

get you home, Tiny,"

shifts and to my confusion,

doc to check you over," he says as

and turning must have taken a

sure you’re completely

ask and

our pups," he

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

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

me

to relax," Jack

wolf now.You're better.If you think

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not want my

"I-I do but-"

shouts, all the memories of our

would never blame me for my fertility issues.He would hold me

Alpha," I reply with a

and pulls

forgiven,"

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

you again, Luna," she says quietly as

missed you around

don’t 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 performs a full physical

your child?" Dr.Lila asks as she ties the ligature around

carefully, trying to make out if! can trust

cheating on me?" I ask, the question catching her

a moment

"Yes, Luna."

betrayed your Luna to save your Alpha," I

protecting my

snaps as she pushes the needle into my arm.I wince from her aggressive stab and look away

me again?" I

a heartbeat," she says

child first before doing anything stupid unless you want to have more

on my

"You left," she retorts.

and our

"He rejected me!"

had the truth in your

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!

likely all

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

her specimens in silence while

minutes," Dr.Lila

to the lab and

she strolls out with vials

a pen

and slip out of the room, looking both ways as I

hisses.I tip toe down several corridors, hiding behind walls and in janitor closets until I find the room I’m looking for; the med room.It’s locked with

walking down the hall, I hide behind a wall and from the corner

her against the wall with my elbow

Doc,"

cut out your tongue and force feed it to your

you want?" she

I snap, pulling her by the collar of her lab coat to the locked pyxis containing all

wolfsbane in the

in

me a tranquilizer,"

Ativan from

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

groan as I stumble back on my

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

I will not be your accomplice." I race after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming her forehead against the door twice before tossing her across

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 movements carefully to dodge

using my momentum to slam her against the wall.She retaliates 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 ground and I climb on top of her, slamming my elbow over and over again on

could have done this the easy way but you had to be

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

shoving the cap back on before slipping it into my pocket.I

my shirt, I carefully open the door and peek into the hall to make sure the coast is

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

***Vanessa***

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

I ask, Rionna

he replies, peeking at me through the blanket he’s wrapped

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

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

biological mother. Egg-ness is his adoptive

all

came into their lives," She

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.