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 those who

Moon Goddess sighs.

had you simply trusted in my

sinks to the pit of my

jealousy got

shakes her head disapprovingly,

what was not

bitter anger

but he was mine..." I sob at

met him first!

not

Moon Goddess reprimands.

anything to please you and

down

have mercy on me! I

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

head up to the sky "Do you have any idea the

back my words, unable to look

to you crying about her

did was laugh in her face.You told her it was all in her head.You made her feel crazy! You have forsaken a sacred bond between two

to reign in her

you must

I look at Moon Goddess’s cool

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

side, leaving behind

"Noo!"

the beautiful wolf only for her to slip through my

Moon Goddess declares.

I am, I will still grant you your wish.You will receive a

reddish brown

little wolf whines, lowering her

a lesson to you...Never interfere with my

Goddess explains as I gaze upon the

the small wolf, stroking her dull

can make her stronger in time

at the

mutt? How the hell am

"Our time is up,"

a finger

watching

can say 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,

breathe but there's something lodged

breathe! I want to scream but all thatPanicking, my hands feel around my throat, a heart monitor

loud slam followed by footsteps and quickly

instructing someone to raise

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

"Let's get this out."

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

as

my mouth to speak, but Dr.Lila

the

tell him

***Christian*** 

asked for," I ask Saul, the private investigator I

plucking a large manila envelope

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

tried searching for Natalia's bank statements but she withdrew all of her Luna money from its original account so I could no longer track her monetary

empty, we scoured public records in Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in

requires petitionees looking to change their name to

abuse or a restraining order against me, she managed to convince the judge that her

her file sealed from

how smart Natalia could be

not refuse and before I knew it, Talia

certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing, and other

found nothing and even searched within his own databases and networks until

years of searching, I finally have her in my Open

anymore time and tear the envelope open, finding a real estate record for a home in a town called Poulsbo in

with a photograph of Natalia, her lips pressed

smile at the

Jack purrs.She still

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

address to the

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

believe congratulations are in

chuckles, taking a drag from

found the birth certificate confirming Natalia gave birth to a son.Your son

as though

all.She gave me

our son's

a local daycare," Saul says, blowing out smoke

given you the address and phone number to that as

testing out the name on my