The Silent Alpha

***Zane*** 

Fearing the worst, I throw caution out the window and race towards the pack house, Tylen running after me and begging me to rethink this.

I, however, burst through the gates and don’t stop until I reach the crowd, snarling at the wolves to step aside.

Whimpering with fright, the wolves jump out of my way, revealing a black mass of tentacle-like things holding a bleeding man hostage.

I recognize him as Christian, Talia’s ex and I snarl instinctively at him.

There are cuts and bruises all over his body and a mass of torn tissue hangs between his legs.

Jeez, that thing was small, Grayson squints at the mess of flesh.

I think a shrimp would have been bigger.

The sound of a pained growl draws my attention toa man fighting against his own shadow.

His teeth are bared at Christian and he thrashes violently against his invisible restraints until his face and neck are bright red with rage.

"How could you!?"  the man snarls.

"Your own mother, you ungrateful bastard! How could you do this to me? How could you kill her? Answer me, you sick f**k!”

Christian only sobs and shakes his head.

"I needed my mate...." he whimpers.

His reply only seems to enrage the man and Talia scolds him to pipe down.Her melodic voice makes my heart skip a beat as I see her standing beside her sister, the fierceness in her stance making my spine tingle.

"Christian Hart, in front of your entire pack, you have openly admitted to the murder of Luna Kay Hart, the murder of Beta Derek Mitchel, and the murder of countless omegas over the past four years.In accordance with Silver Crest Law, piece by piece, you will lose that which is most precious to you,"

Talia snarls, Grayson howling with pleasure.

I watch in awe as black mist pours from my mate’s chest, forming two black tentacles that pry Christian’s mouth open and snake inside.

The tentacles wrap around each of Christian’s canines and in a swift motion, pull them out as Christian screams.I'm putting a pup in her when we get to the hotel, Grayson purrs, his tail wagging with excitement.

On second thought I'm putting several pups inside her tonight.

She'll need a wheelchair by the time I’m done with her! I can’t even argue with him, unable to take my eyes off our sexy mate as she takes Christian’s Alpha power.

"Without your venom, you are nothing more than a waste of space," Talia sneers.

Grayson’s purring must be incredibly loud because the entire crowd turns to look at us, including our mate.

A small smile curls on her lips when she sees us and her cheeks become flushed as Grayson wags his tail proudly.

Turning on her heel, she slowly approaches us and from the corner of my eye, I see the delicious look of horror on Christian’s face when she murmurs, "Mate," under her breath.

"Natalia!̃"

Christian calls after her in desperation as she wraps her arms around Grayson's neck.

"Tiny, you can’t...I-I’m your mate!̃"

Talia ignores his pleas, cupping Grayson’s face in her hands.

"You came back to me,," she whispers, tears filling her eyes as leans her forehead against his.

"You came back.."

Needing to feel her in my arms, I shift into my human form, my hands wrapping around her waist and pulling her into me.

"I-I  had to,," I whisper in her ear.

"W-we have a we-wedding to plan, remember??"

Talia giggles against my neck, her hot breath making my stomach do somersaults.

In front of everyone, she stands on the tips of her toes, tilts my chin down, and kisses me.

Pain and fear melt away with her lips, my mate claiming me with such confidence before her former pack, her sister, and her ex mate.

"I’m sorry,," She whispers as she pulls away.

"I had to play into Jack’s delusion in order to” 

"I-It’s already forgotten,," I reply, pressing my lips against hers for a second kiss, this one softer and gentler.

Behind her, I hear Christian lose his mind, berating Talia and insulting her for loving me instead of him.

"My father was right.You are a f*****g w***e~” he snarls, Grayson taking control and storming towards the useless wolf.

He wraps my hand around Christian’s throat, Christian gasping for air as he crushes his windpipe.

"Wanna run that by me again!??"

Grayson snarls in a menacing hiss.

Christian only trembles in my hand, the look of fear in his eyes satisfying my wolf.He knows who the true Alpha is, Grayson smirks.

"You don’t get to be angry with me, Jack,,"

Talia snaps as she stands beside me.She places her hand over my own and I slowly release the bastard from my grasp.

"You divorced me.You rejected me.After everything I did for this pack, all of you turned your back on me!̃"

She huffs, her chest rising and falling defiantly as she glares at her former pack.

"I moved on.You should have done that too instead of becoming this monster living inside a fantasy.Own up to what you did, Jack.You killed your own mother, your pack members, your Beta”

did it all for you!”  he

"Because I love you-"

a small gasp escapes his lips as he lowers his gaze to his stomach where we see a

Vanessa’s

"That was love??"

her hand from

did to my

let his demented thoughts slowly flood my mind and I quickly

memory projecting out on the pavement for all

Talia watches in silent horror as the man she once loved kicks her sister and slams her against the

his

Kota with a belt, leaving Kota’s little legs bruised and

the look of pure anguish and rage in her eyes both

shifts into her wolf, Devina pouncing

wolf and

Jack, tearing him limb from limb

avenge the deaths of their beloved omegas until all

from the bloodbath, I admire her beauty, her gorgeous gray fur stained with the blood of the demon that once haunted her.Her fiery blue

quietly approaches me, everyone behind me

seems to worry my mate and Devina becomes timid, her blue eyes staring at her own paws and

think I fear her too, I tiptoe towards the pretty wolf

her furry face until her tail wags violently with

so perfect, D-Devi,," I

I-I can’t wait to sp-spend the rest of m-my life with y-you.Devina shifts in my arms and Talia once again takes control, burying her face in my chest and inhaling

presence but there are still several matters we must take

together, Talia and Vanessa are now the rightful Alphas

of wolves watching us, but I do not want her to address the pack in the nude and instead search for some of the tattered remains of her clothes and wrap the scraps of a shirt around

I work, her

my hands quickly covering my dangling

the tips of her toes to kiss my cheek before

be your Alpha,," she announces to

you, Christopher, love to remind me at

at the man named

pack.My son is half human so I hereby

to Silver Crest,," Vanessa whispers, her

wish to set foot in this place

among the crowd, the future of Silver Crest

us

snarls, Talia laughing in

sister and I refuse to take on that role, it seems as though the position falls back to

requested the presence of every pack member and the elders to make this transition of power easier.Decide amongst yourselves who deserves to be your next Alpha.My mate and I are going

get to just walk

growls, lunging

blocks his path to my mate, large black spears sprouting from within and pointing towards

my

Talia says calmly.

if I were you, I would be more concerned with funeral arrangements and finding your Luna’s body than with your son’s

to bend her

a hug.She, however, steps away and turns to her sister who

anywhere to

don’t worry about me,," Vanessa replies quietly with a forced

"I'll figure something out.."

hums to herself as she tries to decide what to do before taking her sister’s hand

is Vanessa, my sister.She’ll need a room for the

request when Tylen, who had

my father arrange it,

beat Tylen over

course, I plan to explain it all to Talia soon, but not while she’s dealing

appear Talia hears Tylen’s

"Nat, it’s fine,,"

begins to protest but Talia hears

forgive you just yet.I’m still healing

Kota deserves a proper goodbye

Vanessa reluctantly accepts the room and the four of us make our way to a cabin so Vanessa can grab the few belongings she has left and her purse

sleeping arrangements for

to let her know we all made it out safe and collect Kota from Rionna’s and Toran’s room while I wait for Talia

poor pup is so exhausted, he doesn't even stir when I pick him up, his little snores continuing as I

it in his sleep.I lay down beside my sleeping pup, my mind wandering to my mate.I have so many questions about her wolf and her

now, I just need her and our pup

my t-shirts and my boxers

to talk,," she says timidly, standing at the foot of the bed as she twists my shirt around in

what we did, but I swear

title.It was him.I told him not to but he

Seriously? I mutter.

only shrugs in response and my palms become

I-I do something wrong??" I ask, Talia softening her tone

"Not necessarily,," she laughs.

didn’t you??" I feel my heart rate rise and

going to te-tell y-you but I-I...I- I

settles down on my lap, kissing my cheek

whispers, cupping my face in her

to know what the title of my baby’s

up ifit means I-I get to sp-spend the rest

is worth losing

asking you to give up anything for me,," Talia smiles, twirling a tuft of my hair between her

wonder where our baby is

this was a big move for

Moon so perhaps we

go off on a tangent explaining possible alternatives to a big move in Ravenstone, Talia smiling like a fool at me and

is it??" I