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

whisper, praying to Moon Goddess

plans, his eyes fogging over as he assigns 10 men

pulling me

you.Inod silently, nuzzling against his chest while wishing I were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to

question for

"Yes?" I ask.

me again?" he asks, his cheeks flushing in

from my face but I smile happily

forward to kiss

F**k we

Shut up 

get you home, Tiny," he

my confusion,

just want the doc to check you over," he says as he shifts back to his human

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

be sure

ask and

our pups," he

wedding tonight, I plan on putting two pups in your belly." I shiver with disgust but keep

what if I have issues again?" I ask,

you hate me

just need to relax," Jack

now.You're better.If you

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not

"I-I do but-"

he shouts, all the memories of our arguments racing back

me for my fertility issues.He would hold me and

reply with a small

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

forgiven,"

Dr.Lila is already waiting inside for us and

see you again, Luna,"

you around here. You look

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

Dr.Lila asks as she ties the ligature around my

study the doctor carefully, trying to make

was cheating on me?" I

a moment

"Yes, Luna."

betrayed your Luna to save

protecting my

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

me

a heartbeat," she

anything stupid unless you want to have

on my hands?"

"You left," she retorts.

us and our Alpha went mad

"He rejected me!"

the truth in

truth.But you were human and humans are selfish creatures who don’t understand pack life.You swore to put the pack needs above your own and

this b***h and likely all

I have allies among the elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I just

in silence while I

for 15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs

these samples over to

she strolls out with

swipe a pen

slip out of the room,

and in janitor closets until I find the room I’m looking for;

from the corner

her inside and closing the door behind us.I pin her against the wall with my

anymore, Doc," I hiss in her

I’ll cut out your tongue and force

do you want?" she

the collar of her lab coat to the

silver or wolfsbane in

kept in the

me a

nods silently and selects Ativan from

her elbow back into my

as I stumble back on my feet and

want, Luna," she sneers as she

after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming her forehead against

her 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

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

my feet, I kick her behind the knee, 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

the easy way but you had to be

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

a clean syringe and shoving the cap back on before slipping

my shirt, I carefully open the door and peek

into the main

***Vanessa***

tunnels, my breath visible in the light

I ask, Rionna chuckling

peeking at me through the blanket he’s wrapped up

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies,"

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

biological mother. Egg-ness is his adoptive mother," she

see.And you all live

I only recently came into

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.