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.

younger of the Alpha’s has Kota in his jaws by the collar of his shirt, Kota's cheeks

to send Grayson into a blind fury, but before he can pounce, three River Moon guards

snarls and pushes past the guards, baring his teeth at the Alpha

air of arrogance to him as

pup, and we

Kota whimpers, large tears rolling

walls and listen to the many rivers of thoughts flooding my mind until

my imaginary dams so that his voice is

does this silver wolf think he is to challenge me? " The

the pup down," Grayson growls, his lips curling back while

you want me to rearrange the little stain on your

at me for a moment, a bit shocked to hear my wolf's voice inside

"How the-"

put my pup

suddenly tensing

the Alpha's eyes before he gently sets Kota down in front of him,

licking 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

silent forest fills Tearing down the dams I

I snap, a black film glazing over their eyes as they carry out

by the neck, his little

do I ever

legs and nuzzles his face, licking

okay, Kota.I'm here _

whisper, opening a connection

up at me, his fears melting away when

out his small hand to pet

learn into his hand, letting his fingers stroke my fur.A small smile curls on his lips, his heart which had been racing, finally

Kota,"I murmur, Kota burying his face in my furry neck. A portal opens beside me, Aurora stepping

look

high alert as more guards arrive at the

worry on her face when she

nod to reassure her the pup is fine, relief washing over her face before she turns

Aurora acknowledges the older Alpha, her face