The Silent Alpha

***Jane*** 

After a quick lunch, Kota begs me for a game of hide and seek, arguing his case by giving me a pair of cute puppy eyes.

The little boy grins triumphantly when I give in, and he asks permission from Aurora for Rio to join us.We walk around the pack for a little while until we find a quiet little patch of trees for us to play in undisturbed.

Kota and Rio take off, leaving me in the middle of a clearing to count out loud.

"O-one...Two...Th-Three...F-F-Four..."

I grow embarrassed as I stumble through the numbers and begin to count quietly to myself until I reach twenty.

"He-Here I c-come Kota!" I call out, my eyes scanning the trees for any signs of the boy.

I sniff the air, catching his scent lingering in the wind.

This is probably the worst game to play with a wolf, Grayson chuckles to himself.

lignore his comment, pretending to look among the bushes for the hiding pup.

An unfamiliar scent suddenly brushes against my nose, the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end.

Something's wrong, Grayson observes, my ears picking up the sound of rustling in the distance accompanied by the low rumble of a snarl.

Grayson wastes no time taking control and shifting mid-sprint as we follow the sound of Rio's barking and Kota's cries.

Please be okay, please be okay, please be okay, I pray to my dear Moon Goddess, my heart racing at the thought of Kota being hurt.

We sprint through the trees until we see a small clearing up ahead, Kota's scent guiding us to him.

Grayson breaks through the trees and into a clearing, a group of large unfamiliar wolves gathering in the middle as Rio barks up a storm at the intruders.

They don't appear to be rogues, their fur shiny and well-groomed and their build strong and muscular.

Two of them appear to be Alphas, their fur black as night and both bearing a single white spot on their foreheads, the symbol of an Alpha lineage among normal alpha wolves.

One appears to be older than the other, an air of power surrounding the older one.

has Kota in his jaws by the collar of his

send Grayson into a blind fury, but before he can pounce, three River Moon guards come sprinting into the clearing in their

pushes past the guards, baring his teeth at the

an air of arrogance to him as he puffs out

our pup, and

Mommy!" Kota whimpers, large tears

down my walls and listen to the many rivers

build my imaginary dams so that his voice

is to challenge me? " The Alpha thinks to himself, Grayson snarling

put the pup down," Grayson growls, his

me to rearrange the

a moment, a bit shocked to hear my wolf's voice

"How the-"

put

suddenly tensing as if

black film glazes over the Alpha's eyes before he gently sets Kota down in front of him, his eyes returning back to

away his tears as he sobs.I step forward, placing my large paws on either side of Kota to protect him with my frame while I glare at the

fills Tearing down the dams I built, I fill the intruders' minds with my

a black film glazing over their eyes as they carry out

as he clutches Rio by the neck, his little

life do I ever want to see him so scared

at the small pup between his legs and nuzzles his face,

Kota.I'm

a connection

me, his fears melting away when he recognizes my eyes which have shifted

he asks, timidly reaching out his small

fur.A small smile curls on his lips, his heart which had been racing, finally

portal opens beside me, Aurora stepping through it with Evan at

in his wolf form and he does not look happy

before the on high

alright?" Aurora asks, a look of worry on her face when she sees Kota snuggling

the pup is fine, relief washing over her face

Jacque," Aurora acknowledges the older Alpha, her face calm and