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 those who

Moon Goddess sighs.

have been your wolf had you simply trusted in

sinks to the

jealousy got

shakes her head disapprovingly,

you took what

anger

was mine..."

I met him

was not meant

Moon Goddess reprimands.

would do anything to please you and show

trickle down

me! I know I made

taken from

voice as she tilts her head up to the sky "Do you have any idea the

unable to look the goddess in the

she came to you crying about her

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

Goddess shouts, stepping back to reign in her emotions and

must

I look at Moon Goddess’s

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

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

"Noo!"

the beautiful wolf only for her to slip through my fingers receive the wolf that was once meant for

Moon Goddess declares.

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

brown wolf with reddish brown eyes appearing

her gaze to Moon Goddess's

lesson to you...Never interfere with my plans

explains as I gaze upon the

looks down at the small wolf, stroking

now, but you can make her stronger

look down at the wolf with

with that mangy mutt? How the hell am

"Our time is up,"

whispers, placing a finger

be watching

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

but there's something

to scream but all thatPanicking, my hands feel around my throat, a heart monitor beeping erratically

and quickly find myself surrounded

instructing someone

placing her hands on the

"Let's get this out."

the thick tube

as

open my mouth to speak, but Dr.Lila

the Alpha,"

him you

***Christian*** 

have what I've asked for," I ask Saul, the private investigator I

you requested is right in here," Saul replies, plucking a large manila envelope from his suitcase and sliding it across my

working closely together for the past week

searching for Natalia's bank statements but she withdrew all of her Luna money from its original account so I could no longer track her monetary

we scoured public records in Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in after

to change their name to notify the public of their name

abuse or a

her file sealed

how smart Natalia could be

to do was make an offer the clerk could not refuse and

birth certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing, and

when we found nothing and even searched within his

have her in my Open

and tear the envelope open, finding a real estate record for a

a photograph of Natalia, her lips pressed together

smile at

Jack purrs.She still

he lights up a cigarette, Jack growling at the thought

address

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

congratulations

chuckles, taking a drag

gave birth to a son.Your son goes by the

feels as though it's

all.She gave me

our son's name

contacts tell me she enrolled your son in a local daycare," Saul

and phone

repeat, testing out the