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.

would have been your wolf had you simply trusted in

My heart sinks to the pit of my stomach.What plan?

impatience and jealousy got the

her head disapprovingly, looking towards

what

bitter anger fills my

but he was mine..."

him first!

was not meant for

Moon Goddess reprimands.

who would do anything to please you and show

trickle down

have mercy on me! I know I

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

her voice as she 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

swallow back my words, unable to look the goddess

you crying about her pains,

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

to reign in

you must

settles into my bones as I look

sister and now

Moon Goddess's side, leaving

"Noo!"

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

Moon Goddess declares.

show you just how merciful I am, I will still grant you your wish.You will receive a wolf, one

brown wolf with reddish brown eyes

lowering her gaze to

be a lesson to you...Never interfere

Goddess explains as I gaze

at the small wolf, stroking her

is not much now, but you can make

look down at

Luna with that mangy mutt? How the hell

"Our time is up,"

a

watching you closely.Until next

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 them again, I find myself staring at a

but there's something

I want to scream but all thatPanicking, my hands feel around

and

steps forward, instructing someone

her hands on the tube coming out

"Let's get this out."

the thick tube is removed, my eyes

the pack hospital and as expected, my husband

to speak, but

mindlink the

him you are

***Christian*** 

ask Saul, the private investigator

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

and I have been working closely together for the past week trying to locate

bank statements but she withdrew all of her Luna money from its original account so

state Natalia

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

physical abuse or a restraining order

granted, her

smart Natalia could be sometimes

had to do was make an offer the clerk could not refuse and before I knew it, Talia Ramos became my

against other public records like birth certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing, and

expanded the search nationwide when we found nothing and even searched within his own databases

searching, I finally have her

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

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

at the

Jack purrs.She still looks

cigarette, Jack growling at the

provided the address

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

believe congratulations are in

chuckles, taking a drag

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

heart feels as

hadn’t failed me after all.She gave me

fix our son's

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

the address and phone number to that as

out the