The Silent Alpha

***Vanessa*** 

It's very dark, always so dark in this place.I don't know where Iam, but it scares me.I want to get out but no matter how much! cry or scream, I am always met with cold, dark silence.

Regardless, I do not stop searching for a way out, running in any direction in hopes of finding the way out of this nightmare.

The pounding of my heart drums against my ears as I sprint into the nothingness, searching desperately for a light, a sound, anything, to let me know that I am not alone, that I'm still alive and that this is not the end for me.I force myself to keep running, putting one foot in front of another.

As I take another step into the darkness, the ground beneath my feet gives way and I find myself collapsing into the emptiness, my heart sinking to the pit of my stomach as I fall into the endless pitch black.

My arms fling about, searching for something to grab onto and save me from this never-ending fall.

The fall is long and torturous, and after a while, I give up and brace myself for my inevitable death.

Death, however, never comes to take me and my body finally stops falling, colliding into a pool of water.

I open my mouth to scream, my lungs filling with water but I stop when I notice the light above my head, illuminating the waves of the water as it sways to and fro.

My heart fills with hope; Moving my arms and legs, I swim to the surface, coughing up the water I drank and gulping the fresh air as the gentle breeze kisses against my skin.

I wipe my eyes and look around, elated to have finally made it out of the darkness and in what appears to be a lake.I see a sandy beach on the horizon and a silent forest sitting just behind it.

The sky has a greenish tint to it, not a cloud in sight.

I swim to the shore and lay for a moment to rest, counting my breaths.

Looking down at my body, I notice I am dressed in a flowy white dress with no sleeves, my feet completely bare.

After calming my heart, I venture in the lush green forest.

It does not take me long to realize that {I am still alone but the quiet does not scare me for some reason, a gentle calm washing over me the deeper I walk into the forest.

The breeze hums quietly in my ears.

"Vanessa..." it whispers.

I follow the delicate voice of the wind into the woods, feeling the damp earth beneath my feet as I rush through the trees.

Beneath the canopy, I hear the light trickling of water in the distance.I search for the source and come upon a stream rushing through a rocky bed.

Completely exhausted, I step into the cool waters to wash my feet and sit on a small boulder.

"Hello child," a silky voice murmurs from behind me, startling me enough that I nearly slip off the rock and into the water.

I turn around to find a beautiful woman with porcelain skin face down to her waist.

Like me, her feet are bare but she wears white dress with blue trim and embroidery.Her eyes resemble the dark skies of the night, two onyx beads containing a million stars.Her thin lips are as red as a rose, curled like two petals into a smile.

"Come with me," the woman instructs, holding out a hand towards me.

A calming presence surrounds her and when I place my hand in hers, a cool electric sensation tingles up my arm.

"Do you know who I am, child?" she says as we walk along the stream.

I take a good look at the woman, and while something about her seems familiar, I cannot put a finger on where I could have possibly met her.

"You seem...familiar," I reply honestly, my voice shaking a little.

A small chuckle escapes her perfect lips.

"I should hope so.You called me here."

I stop in my tracks and look at her closely, raising an eyebrow.

"I did?"

The woman laughs again, the sound rich and mystifying.

"You asked for a wolf,"

She murmurs, my eyes widening in shock.

"You're..."

"I go by many names," She smiles.

"But most call me Moon As the words leave her lips, a beautiful gray-blue wolf appears beside her.

"Devina..."

I whisper, a smile curling on my lips ast remember meeting her the first time.

Devina's piercing blue eyes flicker towards me when I call out to her, her head tilting to the side in amusement.I drop down on my knees before Moon Goddess, lowering my head and kissing her feet.

"Your Grace," I cry, ecstatic that my wish is coming true.

"Oh thank you for this gif-"

"You have nothing to thank me for,"

Moon Goddess snaps, stepping back.

"I have given you nothing."

"But I thought."

to those

Moon Goddess sighs.

wolf had you simply

to the

got the

her head disapprovingly, looking towards

took what was not

bitter anger fills

but he was mine..." I sob

mine! I met him first! I loved him

not

Moon Goddess reprimands.

would do anything to please you and show you what it's like

down

on me! I

any idea what it's like to have your mate taken from

head up to the sky "Do you have any idea the pain your sister felt

back my words, unable to

nights, she came to you crying about her pains,

it was all in her head.You made her feel crazy! You have forsaken a sacred bond between two

reign in her emotions and

now you must pay the

into my bones as I look at

took something sacred from your sister and now

Goddess's side, leaving behind nothing but dust in

"Noo!"

out my hand to hang on to the beautiful wolf only for her to slip through my fingers receive the

Moon Goddess declares.

I will still grant you your wish.You will receive a wolf, one worthy of your crime,

a small brown wolf with reddish brown eyes appearing beside her.She is not nearly as beautiful

wolf whines, lowering her gaze to

this be a lesson to you...Never

I gaze upon the pathetic

looks down at the small wolf, stroking her

much now, but you can make her stronger

look down at the wolf

mutt? How the hell am

"Our time is up,"

placing a finger on

watching you

blinds me, Moon Goddess and the wolf disappearing.I close my eyes to shield them

breathe but there's something lodged in

can't breathe! I can't breathe! I want to scream but all thatPanicking, my hands feel around my throat, a heart monitor beeping

and quickly find myself

instructing someone

her hands on the tube

"Let's get this out."

thick tube is

in the pack hospital and as expected, my husband is nowhere

my mouth to speak, but

mindlink the

him you

***Christian*** 

ask Saul, the private investigator I

Saul replies, plucking a large manila envelope from his suitcase and sliding

closely together for the past week trying to locate

tried searching for Natalia's bank statements but she withdrew all of her Luna money

in Wyoming, the state Natalia

to change their name to notify the public of

and despite not having proof of physical abuse or a restraining order against me, she managed to

was granted, her file

Natalia could be sometimes

offer the clerk could not refuse and

marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing,

nothing and even

of searching, I finally have her in my Open it! Jack

do not waste anymore time and tear the envelope open, finding a real estate record for a home in a town called

of a medical assistant badge with a photograph of

smile at

Jack purrs.She

he lights up a cigarette,

the address to

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

believe congratulations

chuckles, taking a drag from the

found the birth certificate confirming Natalia gave birth to a son.Your

feels as

me after all.She gave me a son! Hart!

son's name to Dakota

tell me she enrolled your son in a local daycare," Saul says, blowing out smoke from

the address and phone number to that

repeat, testing out the name