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,"

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

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

approves of Jordan’s plans, his eyes fogging over as he assigns 10

baby," Jack soothes, pulling me to his

silently, nuzzling against his chest while wishing I were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides his hands down my waist to the back of my legs and lifts me up, carrying

I have a question

"Yes?" I ask.

you marry me again?" he

drains from my face

kiss him again as Devina howls

the F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

home, Tiny," he

to my confusion, carries me

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

of a crazed Alpha and turning must have taken a huge toll on your body," he murmurs

sure you’re completely healthy for

I ask and he

pups," he

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

ask, trying to make

me if

to

you

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

not

"I-I do but-"

shouts, all the

would hold me and

reply with

and pulls me into his arms to

are forgiven," He

waiting inside for us and she leads me to a private

to see you again, Luna," she

you around here.

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

as she ties the ligature around my

to make out if! can trust her or

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

a moment before

"Yes, Luna."

betrayed your Luna to save your Alpha,"

was protecting my

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

me again?"

she says with

before doing anything stupid unless you want to have more blood on

my

"You left," she retorts.

left us and our Alpha went mad without

"He rejected me!"

truth

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

this b***h and likely

elders and even Alpha Christopher himself.I just need to tread carefully from

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

minutes,"

these samples over to the

respond and watch as she strolls out with vials of

a pen from the bedside

out of the room, looking both ways as

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

and from the corner of my eye, watch as she

the door behind us.I pin her against the wall with my elbow pressed across her shoulder

not a human anymore, Doc," I hiss in

and I’ll cut out your tongue and force feed it to

do you want?"

silver, or a tranquilizer," I snap, pulling her by the collar of her lab coat to the locked pyxis containing all the

keep silver or wolfsbane in the clinic,"

in

a tranquilizer,"

selects Ativan from the list of

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

groan as I stumble back on my feet and crash against a

you want, Luna," she sneers as

not be your accomplice." I race after her, grabbing her by the hair

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

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

over before slamming my elbow down on the back of her head.She collapses on the

easy way but you had

to my feet and I drag Dr.Lila’s limp body to the pyxis machine,

back on before slipping it into my pocket.I take a few moments

open the door and peek into the hall to make

out into the corridor and make my way into the main clinic waiting room when I suddenly double over as a

***Vanessa***

in the light of my

ask, Rionna chuckling as Kota

me through the blanket he’s wrapped

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

makes cookies,"

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

Daddy’s biological mother. Egg-ness is his

you all

only recently came into

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.