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.

have been your wolf had you simply trusted

sinks to the pit of my stomach.What

and jealousy got

her head disapprovingly, looking towards

you took what was

anger fills my

was mine..." I sob

him first! I loved him

was not meant

Moon Goddess reprimands.

do anything to please you and show you what it's like to be

down

your Grace.Please have mercy on me! I know I made

taken from you? To have someone else tear

the sky "Do you have any idea

to look

about her pains, pains you were causing," Moon

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

shouts, stepping back to reign in her emotions and

must

I

and now ...She will take something

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

"Noo!"

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

Moon Goddess declares.

your wish.You will receive a wolf, one worthy of your

wrist, a small brown wolf with reddish brown eyes appearing beside

her gaze to

this be a lesson to you...Never

explains as I gaze

looks down at the small wolf, stroking her dull

but you can make her

down at the wolf with

hell am I supposed to be Luna with that mangy mutt? How

"Our time is up,"

Goddess whispers, placing a finger

watching you

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

but there's something lodged

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

by footsteps and quickly find myself

someone to raise my

down, Luna," she mutters, placing her hands on the

"Let's get this out."

gulp large breaths of air once the thick tube is removed, my eyes

hospital and as expected, my husband is nowhere to be

mouth to speak, but

mindlink the

him

***Christian*** 

I ask Saul, the private investigator I

in here," Saul replies, plucking a large manila envelope from his suitcase and sliding it across my desk for

together for the past week trying

all of her Luna money from its original account so

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

to change their name to

proof of physical abuse or a restraining order against

granted, her file sealed

irritating how smart Natalia could be sometimes but money moves mountains these

could not refuse

like birth certificates, marriage records, real

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

searching, I finally have her

finding a real estate record for a

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

smile at the

Jack purrs.She still

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

provided the address to

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

congratulations are

chuckles, taking a

birth certificate confirming Natalia gave birth to a

heart feels as though

failed me after all.She gave

fix our son's name to Dakota

contacts tell me she enrolled your son in a local daycare," Saul says, blowing out smoke from his nose and

and phone number

out the name on my