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."

things to those who

Moon Goddess sighs.

wolf had

to the pit

and jealousy got the best

her head disapprovingly, looking towards

what was not

anger fills my

mine..." I sob

was mine! I met him first! I loved him

not meant for

Moon Goddess reprimands.

to please you and

down my

on me! I know I made a

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

sky "Do you have any idea

unable to look the goddess in the

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

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

Goddess shouts, stepping back to reign in her emotions and calm

you must pay the

settles into my bones as I look at

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

Moon Goddess's side, leaving behind

"Noo!"

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

Moon Goddess declares.

just how merciful I am, I will still grant you your wish.You will receive a wolf, one worthy of your crime, and

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

lowering her gaze to

this be a lesson to you...Never interfere with

explains as I gaze

down at the

but you can make her stronger

at the wolf with

mangy mutt? How the hell am I supposed to give

"Our time is up,"

whispers, placing a

watching you

me, Moon Goddess and the wolf disappearing.I close my eyes to shield them from the burning brightness and when

there's something lodged in my

I want to scream but all thatPanicking, my

followed by footsteps and quickly

someone to raise my

placing her hands on the tube coming out of my

"Let's get this out."

thick

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

my mouth to speak, but Dr.Lila

mindlink the

tell him

***Christian*** 

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

a large manila envelope from his suitcase and sliding it across

been working closely together

all of her Luna money from its original account so I could

in Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in after leaving Silver Crest according

state of Wyoming requires petitionees looking to change their

of physical abuse or a restraining

motion was granted, her

be sometimes but money moves

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

certificates, marriage records, real estate

nothing and even searched within his own databases and networks until

finally have her

finding a real estate record for a home in a town called Poulsbo in

of a medical assistant badge with a photograph of Natalia, her

smile at

Jack purrs.She still looks

he lights up a cigarette, Jack

address to

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

congratulations

taking a drag from

the birth certificate confirming Natalia gave birth to a

feels as though it's

all.She gave

fix our son's name to

she enrolled your son in a local daycare," Saul says, blowing out

the address and

I repeat, testing out