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.

been your wolf had you simply trusted in my

the pit of my stomach.What

jealousy got the best

her head disapprovingly, looking

took what was not

bitter anger fills my

but he was mine..." I sob at

met him first! I loved

was not meant

Moon Goddess reprimands.

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

down my

have mercy on me! I know I made

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

in her voice as she tilts her head up to the sky "Do you

my words, unable to look

you crying about her

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

back to reign

must

my bones as I look at Moon Goddess’s cool

took something sacred from your sister and

leaving behind nothing but

"Noo!"

hand to hang on to the beautiful wolf only for her to slip through my

Moon Goddess declares.

grant you your wish.You will receive a wolf, one worthy of your crime, and

wrist, a small brown wolf with reddish brown eyes appearing beside her.She is not nearly as beautiful as

little wolf whines, lowering her gaze to Moon

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

as I gaze upon the pathetic

at the small wolf, stroking

is not much now, but you can make her stronger in time

look down at

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

"Our time is up,"

placing a finger on

will be watching you closely.Until next

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

breathe but there's something lodged in my

scream but all thatPanicking, my hands feel around my

by footsteps and quickly

forward, instructing someone to raise

she mutters, placing her hands on the

"Let's get this out."

large breaths of air once the thick tube is removed,

in the pack hospital and as expected, my

speak, but

mindlink the

tell him you are

***Christian*** 

asked for," 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

closely together

for Natalia's bank statements but she withdrew all of her Luna money from its original account so I

public records in Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in after

of Wyoming requires petitionees looking to change their name

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

granted, her file sealed

was irritating how smart Natalia could be sometimes

to do was make an offer the clerk could not

records like birth certificates, marriage records, real

the search nationwide when we found nothing and even searched within his own databases and networks until he

of searching, I finally have her in my Open it!

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

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

at the

Jack purrs.She still looks

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

the address to

A bar? Jack growls.

That's beneath her! 

congratulations

a drag

to a son.Your son goes by the

feels as though

hadn’t failed me after all.She gave me a son! Hart! Jack

son's

your son in a local daycare,"

and phone

I repeat, testing out