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."

good things to

Moon Goddess sighs.

your wolf had you

the pit of my stomach.What

jealousy got the best of

shakes her head disapprovingly,

what was

anger fills my

was mine..."

I met him

was not meant for

Moon Goddess reprimands.

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

down my

have mercy on me! I know

like to have your mate taken from you? To have someone else tear you apart from the person you

tilts her head up to the sky "Do you have any idea the pain your sister felt when she walked into her bedroom and found you with her

unable to look the goddess

nights, she came to you crying about her pains, pains

her face.You told her it was all in her head.You made her feel crazy! You

shouts, stepping back to reign in

you must

as I look at

took something sacred from your sister and now ...She will take

Moon Goddess's side, leaving behind nothing but dust in

"Noo!"

for her to slip through

Moon Goddess declares.

wish.You will receive a wolf, one worthy of your crime, and endure all

brown eyes appearing beside her.She is

whines, lowering her gaze to Moon

lesson to you...Never interfere

explains as I gaze upon the pathetic

looks down at the small wolf, stroking her dull

not much now, but you can make her stronger in

look down at the

that mangy mutt? How the hell am

"Our time is up,"

whispers, placing a finger

be watching you closely.Until next

say anything else, a bright white light blinds me, Moon Goddess and the wolf disappearing.I close my eyes to shield them from the burning brightness and when I open

breathe but there's something lodged in

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

by footsteps and quickly find myself

forward, instructing someone to

mutters, placing her hands on

"Let's get this out."

gulp large breaths of air once the thick

hospital and as expected, my

open my mouth to speak, but Dr.Lila

mindlink the Alpha," she

tell him you are

***Christian*** 

I ask Saul, the private investigator I hired

plucking a large manila envelope from his suitcase and sliding

have been working closely together for the

Luna money from its original account so I could no longer

scoured public records in Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in after leaving Silver

state of Wyoming requires petitionees looking to change their name to notify

to records, Natalia filed for a motion of confidentiality and despite not having proof of physical abuse or a restraining order against me, she managed to convince the judge that

granted, her

Natalia could be sometimes but money moves mountains these

the clerk could not refuse and before I knew it, Talia

cross-referenced Talia Ramos against other public records like birth certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing,

expanded the search nationwide when we found nothing and even searched

years of searching, I finally have her in my

real estate

copy of a medical assistant badge with a photograph of Natalia, her lips pressed together and her hair tousled off to the

at

purrs.She still looks

bar," Saul says as he lights up a cigarette, Jack growling at the thought of our mate working

the address to the

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

congratulations are

chuckles, taking a drag from the

certificate confirming Natalia gave birth to a son.Your son goes by the name

as though

hadn’t failed me after all.She gave me a

fix our son's name to

your son in a local

given you the address and phone number to that

testing out the name on