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,"

adds, getting down on one knee and bowing before me.I haven’t been able to trust Jordan since he failed me but he’s the only

I whisper, praying to Moon Goddess that Jordan finally lives up

eyes fogging over as he assigns 10 men to

pulling me to his chest and

in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down

have a question for you," Jack says

"Yes?" I ask.

me again?" he asks, his cheeks flushing

blood drains from my face

forward to kiss him again as Devina howls with

F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

you home,

shifts and to my confusion, carries me to

doc to check you over," he says as

must have taken a

just want to be sure you’re completely healthy for our

pups?" I ask and he

our pups,"

in your belly."

I ask, trying to make myself

hate me

to

better.If you think you'll

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not want my

"I-I do but-"

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

blame me for my fertility issues.He would hold me

I reply

for questioning you." Jack sighs and pulls me into

are forgiven,"

is already waiting inside for us and she leads me

to see you again, Luna,"

around here. You

I sit on the edge of the bed and hold out

asks as she ties the ligature around

to make out if! can trust

you know Christian was cheating on me?" I ask,

works silently for a moment

"Yes, Luna."

you betrayed your Luna to save

was protecting my

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

betray me again?" I

a heartbeat," she

about your child first before doing anything stupid unless

my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

our

"He rejected me!"

had the truth in your

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

this b***h and likely all

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

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

15 minutes," Dr.Lila instructs

turn these samples over to

don’t respond and watch as she strolls out with

mutters as I swipe a pen from the

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

like your plan, 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

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

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

Doc,"

out your tongue and force feed it

you want?"

the collar of her lab coat to the locked

silver or wolfsbane in

in the warrior

a

silently and selects Ativan from the list

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

groan as I stumble back on my feet

she sneers as she rushes to

her, grabbing her by the hair and

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 time

a stab, I hook my arm around hers and step behind her, using my momentum to slam her against the wall.She retaliates

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 her, slamming my elbow over and over again

way but

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

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 to make

I carefully open the door and peek into the

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

***Vanessa***

my breath visible in the light

who is Nonna?" I ask, Rionna chuckling

me through the blanket he’s

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

chuckles, giving Kota a

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

all live together?"

came

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.