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."

good things to those who

Moon Goddess sighs.

wolf had

sinks to the pit of my stomach.What

got the

Goddess shakes her head disapprovingly, looking towards

you took what was not

bitter anger fills my

but he was mine..." I

him first! I loved

not

Moon Goddess reprimands.

with you.Someone who would do anything to please you

down

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

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

the sky "Do you have any idea the pain your sister felt when she walked into her bedroom and found you

to look

nights, she came to you crying about her pains, pains you

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

shouts, stepping back to reign in her

now you must pay

into my bones as I look

your sister and now

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

"Noo!"

only for her to slip through my fingers

Moon Goddess declares.

will receive a wolf, one worthy of

brown eyes appearing beside

her gaze to

a lesson to you...Never interfere with my plans again,

explains as I gaze upon the

looks down at the small

not much now, but you can make her stronger in

look down at the

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

"Our time is up,"

a finger on

will be watching you

else, a bright white light blinds me, Moon Goddess and the wolf disappearing.I close my eyes to

but there's something lodged in my

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

loud slam followed by footsteps and quickly find

steps forward, instructing someone to raise

placing her hands on the tube coming out of

"Let's get this out."

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

as

open my mouth to speak, but Dr.Lila beats

mindlink the Alpha," she

him you are

***Christian*** 

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

requested is right in here," Saul replies, plucking a large manila envelope from

been working closely together for the

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

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

to change their name to notify the public of

abuse

was granted, her file sealed

Natalia could be sometimes but money moves mountains these

could not refuse and before I

like birth certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing, and other court records across the state

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

four years of searching, I finally have her in my

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

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

smile at the

purrs.She still

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

the address

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

congratulations

taking a

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

heart feels as though it's

gave me a son! Hart! Jack

our son's

your son in a local daycare," Saul says, blowing

given you the address and phone number to

testing out the name on