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,"

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

Goddess that Jordan finally lives up to his

Jordan’s plans, his eyes fogging over as he assigns 10 men to

me

were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back

I have a question for you," Jack

"Yes?" I ask.

you marry me again?" he asks, his cheeks

face but I smile

to kiss him again as Devina

F**k we

Shut up 

you home, Tiny,"

confusion,

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

crazed Alpha and turning must have taken a huge

sure you’re completely healthy for

ask and he nods

pups,"

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

again?" I ask, trying to

you hate me if I

just need to

better.If you think you'll fail,

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not want my

"I-I do but-"

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

fertility issues.He would hold

I reply with

pulls me into his

are forgiven,"

us and she

to see you again, Luna," she says

missed you around here. You look

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

Dr.Lila asks as she ties the ligature

carefully, trying to make out if! can trust

know Christian was cheating on me?" I ask,

moment before finally sighing out

"Yes, Luna."

Luna to save

protecting my

into my arm.I wince

betray me

heartbeat," she says with

doing anything

on my hands?"

"You left," she retorts.

and our Alpha went

"He rejected me!"

had the truth

pack needs above your own and we lost a lot of good people in your absence.Now

b***h and likely all the

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

silence while I scan the room for a possible solution

minutes," Dr.Lila

turn these samples over to the lab and

and watch as she strolls out with vials

mutters as I swipe a pen from the bedside

room, looking both ways as I hurry down

Devina 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 a passcode and

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

her, shoving her inside and closing the door behind us.I pin her against the wall with my elbow pressed across her

not a human anymore, Doc," I

cut out your tongue and force feed it

do you want?"

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

don’t keep silver or wolfsbane

kept in

a

silently and selects Ativan from the list

she jams her elbow back

back on my feet and crash

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

accomplice." I race after her, grabbing her by the hair and slamming her forehead against the

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 her blows until I see an

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

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 her, slamming my elbow over and over again on her head until I’m sure she’s

have done this the easy way but you had to be ab***h," I

limp body to the

on before slipping

shirt, I carefully open the door and peek into

make my way into the main clinic waiting room when I

***Vanessa***

very cold in the tunnels, my breath visible in

I ask, Rionna chuckling as Kota

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

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

Rionna chuckles, giving Kota a kiss on

Daddy’s biological mother. Egg-ness is his adoptive

see.And you all

I only recently came into their lives," She

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.