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,"

me.I haven’t been able to trust Jordan since he failed me

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

as he assigns

pulling me to his

bring our son back to you.Inod silently, nuzzling against his chest while wishing I were in Zane’s strong arms instead.Jack slides

a question for you," Jack

"Yes?" I ask.

me again?" he

blood drains from my face

forward to kiss him again as Devina

F**k we won't!She

Shut up 

get you home,

and to my confusion, carries

doc to check you over," he says as

for so long at the mercy of a crazed Alpha and turning must have taken a huge toll on your body," he murmurs as he kisses

be sure you’re completely healthy for

pups?" I ask

pups,"

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

what if I have issues again?" I ask,

me

need to

now.You're better.If you think you'll fail, you

"But-"

"Enough!" Jack snarls.

you not want my

"I-I do but-"

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

my fertility issues.He would hold me and shield me

reply with a small

and pulls me into his

forgiven," He

us and she leads me to a private room

nice to see you again, Luna," she says quietly as

around here. You

how to respond and simply smile back at her as I sit on the edge of the bed and hold out my arm for

as she

to make out if! can trust her

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

works silently for a moment before finally sighing out

"Yes, Luna."

Luna to save your Alpha,"

was protecting

the 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 says with

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

my hands?" I

"You left," she retorts.

left us and our Alpha went mad

"He rejected me!"

had the truth in your hands!"

to put the pack needs above your own and we lost a lot of good people in

where I stand with this b***h and likely all the

perhaps I have allies among the 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 for

here for 15 minutes,"

turn these samples over to the lab and then you can

she strolls out with vials of my blood in her

a

out of the room, looking both ways

janitor closets until I find the room

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

against the wall with my elbow pressed across her shoulder blades and hold the pen to her back like

not a human anymore, Doc," I hiss in

cut out your tongue and force feed it to

you want?"

silver, or a tranquilizer," I snap, pulling her by the collar of her

silver or wolfsbane in

kept in

me a tranquilizer,"

silently and selects Ativan from

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

as I stumble back on my feet and crash against

she sneers as she rushes

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

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

around hers and step behind her, using my momentum to slam her against

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

the easy way but you had to be ab***h,"

drag Dr.Lila’s limp body to

back on before slipping it into

hair and my shirt, I carefully open the door and

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

***Vanessa***

cold in the tunnels, my breath visible in the light of my phone and the ground

Rionna

peeking at me through the blanket

"And Egg-ness?" I ask.

cookies," he

is well fed, clearly," Rionna chuckles,

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

see.And you all

only recently came into their lives," She

" It-it’s complicated."

"Right," I laugh nervously.