The Silent Alpha

***Jane*** 

My father orders two guards to unchain me and I collapse onto the ground, my open wounds burning as I hit the cold pavement.

The guards force me to walk down the dark corridors, both of them pushing and shoving me when I walk too slowly.

As we make it out of the dungeons, the bright light of the day burns my bruised eyes and I wince, the guards laughing at me.

They lead me out to the main road where Gamma Wyatt and Agnes are waiting for me by a pick up truck.

Anger boils in my veins when I see Agnes’ bruised face, her cheeks swollen and her lip split open from a beating.

Agnes bursts into tears as I collapse onto my knees before her and I brace myself for her anger for getting us both exiled from Scarlet Haven.

She, however, takes me in her arms , gently cradling my head and sobs into my bloody hair.

"I thought they killed you," she signs as she pulls away.

"I thought you left me."

Gamma Wyatt dismisses the guards and instructs Agnes and I to get into the pick up truck.I notice two backpacks in the truck and I nod towards them.

"They let me pack a few things before we left,"

Agnes She begins examining my wounds as we drive to the edge of the territory, large tears streaming down her face.

"It’s okay," I sign, wincing as she dabs a cloth to my torn back.

"I-it’s not as bad as it looks."

She frowns but makes no comment as she continues to clean the wounds with her small cloth.

At the edge of the woods, Gamma Wyatt orders us out of the car and hands us the bags Agnes packed.He then hands me a small Manila envelope.

Confused, I open it and find a wad of cash inside.

"A gift," he says quietly.

"Your mother was my best friend...not a day goes by that I don’t regret not finding her sooner." I stare at the money, unsure what to say.

Gamma Wyatt had never treated me poorly but he had never done anything to help me either.

Why help me now? As I stare at the envelope, I notice a small picture inside and pull it out, tears threatening to fall down my cheeks when I realize it was a photograph of my mother and I taken just a few days before the attack.

"Your father kept this picture hidden in a drawer" Gamma Wyatt explains.

"I figured you may have better use for it."

Before I can react, he pulls out a map, hundreds of red dots scattered over the state explains.

"Stay clear of them and you should avoid getting yourselves killed."

He points to the few small towns with no dots near them.

"These are your safest bet.They’re perfect for two rogues starting over.Try Poulsbo first.It’s about 100 miles south from Maple Falls and is small enough that it wouldn’t be a target for any packs."

He rolls up the map and shoves it in my hand.

"You better hurry before it gets dark. A deaf wolf and mute one are two perfect targets for a desperate rogue looking for a meal." I nod and stuff the map into my backpack.

"Moon Goddess be with you Zane,"

Gamma Wyatt murmurs, turning on his heel and jumping back into his truck.

Agnes and I watch as he drives off back towards the pack, a bit of dread settling in the pit of my stomach.I feel a warm hand interlock with mine and I squeeze it back for comfort.

Agnes tugs at my hand and I look down to her smiling up at me.

"We'll be okay," she signs, picking up her bag and slinging it over her back.

"Pll carry you," I sign, mentally preparing to shift.

"I can walk," she huffs, turning towards the woods.

I try to carry her bag but she once again refuses, determined not to be a burden for me.

Of course, I’ve never seen her as one to begin with.

injuries but we finally make it as the sun sets over the horizon.

Afraid people would ask too many questions about my gory state, I hand Agnes some money and have her book a small motel room for the both of us.

The room is small and dingy but would do just fine for the night.

There’s only one bed and after a small argument, we agree to share it.

Worried about my injuries, Agnes goes to a nearby pharmacy and grabs some supplies for me.

I jump in the shower to rinse the blood off from the several cuts on my back.

Normally the wounds would have healed by now but the silver chain had slowed my healing process significantly.

My cuts and burn will scar permanently due to the silver and I will forever be reminded of what Caine and Sara did to me.

and let out my frustrations on the furniture of

her trip, finding me in a state of near panic

"Sit down," she pleads.

shake my head

I just talk? Why am I so broken?" She

"You’re not broken."

why are we

her, pulling away

disowned me because I’m worthless! She bites her lips,

I worthless then

just insulted the only person who had ever loved me

hanging my head

“ She holds her hands up and

gestures to

those

sink into the bed, holding perfectly still as she tapes me up.She whimpers to herself as she cleans each wound

sorry.I don’t mean what I said," I apologize and she

not that," she wipes her

what that...that

fine," I reassure

just a

to the s-shaped

at the raw skin,

pleased me to

got a matching

cleaning me up grocery bag and heats up the food in

silence and I thank

body still aches in the morning but at least the bruises

my back before we

buy two tickets to Edmonds just outside of Seattle and we board the

nearly a day of traveling by bus and ferry, Agnes and I arrive in Poulsbo in

was a small town nestled on an island just off

small motel on the outskirts of the sleepy town, both of us eager

any sleep, my mind reeling

on the money Gamma Wyatt gave us and it would be plenty for a deposit on a small

job soon if I wanted to give Agnes a warm comfortable

and groans, wanting to

since my last shift and he needed to stretch out his legs.I roll over onto my side and find Agnes wide awake, staring silently at the ceiling.I throw a pillow at her to catch"Want to

and

and after a quick survey of the area,

minutes, a snout brushes up against my back and I turn to see a small light

her wolf, Cynthia, is

make up

could see and smell far

eyes twinkle with delight at being set free and

and remove my clothes, inspecting my almost healed

is also a silver wolf, his metallic fur gleaming under the

knew my abilities were related to the mind, but the extent of my strength was a mystery even to

ending thoughts of every person I encountered, their inner voices nearly driving me mad.I

was awful being constantly bombarded by random thoughts, unable to

their thoughts under control and I locked him in the dark recesses of my mind for a while until I

of the end of our

to speak to me; he only growls

would go into a catatonic state for a few hours and I couldn't bear to see her go

I might hurt someone.I hand Grayson the reins to my

two race through the trees, jumping over stones and stumps until

their sprint, the two make their way to a

cool off, swimming around lazily

when I hear rustling in the trees directly behind

and sticks her

the direction of the rustling and see two

eyes which stare curiously at Cynthia and I while the smaller grey wolf looks frightened and hides behind

taking a protective stance in

and shifts into a man, no more than 30 years old with dark brown hair and a piercing on

but not buff by any means and his

says, his "We

and his partner backing up a bit

on his hind legs, never taking

wolf shifts into a cute woman with a pixie cut and several tattoos

new here," the man continues awkwardly,

haven't seen a wolf around this area in ages.It's

walk over to the female but Grayson blocks her path,

this could all be a trap and

sniffs the air again, her eyes scanning the area for any more

that there are none, she licks my

case of an attack as Cynthia inches closer to the couple, sniffing the she-wolf's

allows herself to be pet and

seen a silver wolf before," the man comments,

one without

me control again, completely

the

this is my best friend, uh...what's left