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

Moon Goddess sighs.

your wolf had you simply

sinks to the pit of my

and jealousy got the

Goddess shakes her head disapprovingly, looking towards

what

anger

he was mine..." I sob at

I met him

was not meant for

Moon Goddess reprimands.

deal with you.Someone who would do anything to please you and show you

trickle down my

Grace.Please have mercy on me! I

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

you have any idea the pain your sister felt when she walked

to look the goddess

nights, she came to you crying about her pains, pains you were causing," Moon

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

Goddess shouts, stepping back to reign

now you must pay the

my bones as I look

your sister and now ...She will

leaving

"Noo!"

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

Moon Goddess declares.

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

brown eyes appearing beside her.She is not nearly as beautiful

little wolf whines, lowering her gaze to Moon Goddess's

lesson to you...Never interfere with

I gaze

Goddess looks down at the small wolf, stroking

now, but you can make her stronger in

look down at

be Luna with that mangy mutt? How the hell am I supposed to give Christian his

"Our time is up,"

Goddess whispers, placing a finger on my

watching you closely.Until

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

there's something lodged in

but all thatPanicking, my

and

someone to

she mutters, placing her hands on the tube coming out of

"Let's get this out."

large breaths of air once the thick tube

the pack hospital and as

speak, but Dr.Lila

the Alpha,"

him

***Christian*** 

I ask Saul, the private investigator

manila envelope from

been working closely together for the past week trying to locate

Luna money from its original account so I could no

scoured public records in Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in after leaving Silver Crest according to her

for me, the state of Wyoming requires petitionees looking to change their

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

was granted, her file sealed

be sometimes but money

an offer the clerk could not refuse and before I knew it,

Talia Ramos against other public records like birth certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing, and other court records across the state of

found nothing and even searched within his own databases and networks

searching, I finally have her in my Open it!

not waste anymore time and tear the envelope open, finding a real estate

badge with a photograph of Natalia, her lips pressed together and her hair

at

purrs.She still looks

a bar," Saul says as he lights up a cigarette,

address to

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

congratulations are in

taking a drag

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

feels as though

all.She gave me

our son's

me she enrolled your son in a local

given you the address and phone number to that

I repeat, testing out the name on