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.

have been your wolf had you simply trusted

the pit of

and jealousy got the best

shakes her head disapprovingly,

took what was not

bitter anger fills my

but he was mine..."

met him first! I

not meant for

Moon Goddess reprimands.

you.Someone who would do anything to please you and show you what it's like

trickle down my

have mercy on me! I know

have any idea what it's like to have your mate taken from you? To have someone else tear you apart from the person you love

up to the sky "Do you

unable to

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

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

stepping back to reign

must

my bones as I

something sacred from your sister and now ...She

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

"Noo!"

hang on to the beautiful wolf only for her

Moon Goddess declares.

will receive a wolf, one worthy of

wrist, a small brown wolf with reddish brown eyes appearing beside her.She is

whines, lowering her gaze to Moon Goddess's

this be a lesson to you...Never interfere

Goddess explains as I gaze upon

the small

you can make her

down at

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

"Our time is up,"

placing a finger on my

will be watching you

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

breathe but there's something lodged

all thatPanicking, my hands feel around my

hear a loud slam followed by footsteps and quickly

someone

she mutters, placing her hands on the tube coming out

"Let's get this out."

the thick tube is

pack hospital and as expected, my husband is nowhere

open my mouth to speak, but Dr.Lila beats me to

the Alpha," she

tell him you are

***Christian*** 

I've asked for," I ask Saul, the

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

closely together for the past week trying to

Luna money from its

that came up empty, we scoured public records in Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in after leaving Silver Crest according to

looking to

confidentiality and despite not having proof of physical abuse or a restraining order

granted, her file sealed from

irritating how smart Natalia could be sometimes but money moves mountains

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

cross-referenced Talia Ramos against other public records like birth certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing, and other court

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

I finally have her in my Open it!

the envelope open, finding a real estate record for a home in a town called Poulsbo

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

smile at

Jack purrs.She still looks

lights up a cigarette, Jack growling at the thought of our mate working in such

provided the address

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

believe congratulations are in

a drag from the

birth to a

heart feels as though it's

all.She gave me

son's name to Dakota

tell me she enrolled your son in a local

the address and phone number

out the name