The Silent Alpha

***Wyatt (Scarlett Haven Gamma)*** 

"He is not to say a word to anyone.You understand me? Not a word,"

Alpha Sebastian snarls in my ear as he hands me the tablet with the California Pack Map.

"Keep him silent until he’s brought before me."

I know better than to question him, so I just nod my head and take the tablet.

In the hall, Caine and my son, Korbin, await my instructions.

"So where exactly does this Alpha live?" Korbin asks as I lead them down to the car.

"My sources tell me the Bay Area," I reply curtly, not looking forward to this wild goose chase.

Caine is silent as I pull out of the drive and head towards the airport, a feeling of dread settling in my stomach.I don’t know why Sara requested Caine to join me on my mission but I know it can’t be good.I'll just have to keep a close eye on him and make sure he doesn't get himself killed.

"So what's this Alpha like?"

Korbin asks, leaning back against his seat with his arms behind his head.

"Have you met him?"

"I have," I sigh tiredly, knowing Korbin will be asking a million questions throughout this drive.

"And?"

Korbin pries, suddenly sitting up straighter towards me, as if paying attention to what I have to say about his older brother ifonly you knew you've already met him...

"He's a man of little words," I reply carefully.

Neither of them need to know who Zane really is.

At least not yet, anyways.

"What’s the Alpha’s name-"

"Would you quit calling him Alpha?"

Caine snaps, finally fed up with Korbin’s incessant questions.

"I’m the Alpha!"

"Not yet you’re not,"

I retort, glaring at him through the rearview mirror.

"So I suggest you change that tone of yours if you want to remain on this mission."

"If he is such an Alpha, then why did Dad send him away? If he were a real Alpha, he would have never accepted to part with his pack.He wouldn’t hide away, he would face Ravenstone like a Man!"

"Well, unlike you, Alpha Toran actually does have an interest in your brother," I reply smuggly, the look of indignation on Caine’s face pleasing me.

"He’s valuable to him."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Caine sneers.

"Nothing," I shrug nonchalantly.

"Just that your brother is a Purebred Silver wolf… unlike you… and Alpha Toran is no i***t.He knows that a silver wolf like your brother is rare.Purebreds are hard to find, the last known ones being the Altamirano clan of México, a family line which disappeared years ago.Why waste his heir instead?"

"Who do you think you are to speak to me that way?" Caine snarls.

"Your superior," I reply calmly, his face contorting in anger.

"Listen very carefully Caine, because I’m only going to say this once.You might be the Alpha’s son and a silver wolf, but this is my mission.You were invited to join by your mother.As such, I amin charge and you will not question me on any decisions I make.You will not speak, you will not move, you will not do anything unless I tell you to.Do I make myself clear?"

He only grunts in response, looking out the window to avoid me.I sigh in frustration.

Caine is young and stupid.

The only place he will lead our pack to is to its doom.

Schilling silence fills the car but before long, we find ourselves in the airport searching for our terminal.I hate flying but there’s no way in hell I’m staying in a car with Korbin and Caine for 15 hours.I’d rather die.

"So what’s his gift?"

Korbin hisses as we find our seats by the wings of the plane, Caine upgrading only himself to first class like the prick he is.I only shrug in response.I did not witness Zane’s first shift, so I do not actually know what his gift is.

Traditionally, the first shift is a very important event for a werewolf.

Not only do you meet your other half, but you also get to communicate with your other pack members at the next full moon.

We call it a Night of Melodies ritual.

As an outcast, however, Zane’s first shift was anything but special.

"Sir are you sure-"

"Are you questioning my decisions again, Wyatt?" Sebastian snarls.

His voice deepens when I shake my head.

"Then take him to the cabin by the waterfall and leave him there for his shift.Bring him back next week."

"You intend to make him deal with his first shift alone, Alpha? "

Lask, bewildered by such a thought.

"But he is your-"

"Enough!" Sebastian roars.

not explain my

I reply, biting back my

Sebastian’s

"Take Agnes with you."

with his back to me, his eyes looking down at a small photograph of Elenore, baby

can ...ahem ...she can watch over him

"Yes sir,"

as I go in search of Zane and Agnes at the Hive

do is hope that he

explain to him that his father does not wish to attend his first shift and that he is being sent away to

for the decision nor does he display any anger towards me or his father

with a small nod and begins to pack up a few clothes for the trip to the

still notice the slight tremor

must

hating the situation on his

up the luggage and

I have managed to pick up a bit of sign and I am

be going with me?"

Agnes

he quickly

it hurt?" he

him, I place my hand

this, but the joy does not reach his eyes.I can tell he is scared but as always, he accepts his fate, his pain or fear being locked away in his heart

to the waterfall cabin is not long, but far enough away that no Scarlett Haven wolf will disturb

bought it years ago as a

place where he would meet

cabin down to Sebastian but

being reminded

and I unload his

from my rear view mirror as

pain, Zane looks after the people he

his son truly is, maybe then he would accept his son the way he

don’t regret not being there for Zane’s first

left her son alone on the most important day of his life, she would never

over the Coast, I pull out the California map, studying the packs of the Bay

it is important to

are territorial in nature and we do not like newcomers trespassing

itself does not contain any our wolf form but werewolf businesses

in the Bay Area who are willing to house us safely for the duration

have no doubt finding Zane will be

one is not likely

have already found a

likely already knows where he is too and it won’t be long before

red dots on the map, knowing Zane and Agnes could not have

that

you think

sigh in annoyance, studying the pattern of packs

think they are

stretching out his

straight," I snap, Korbin sitting up and

to a red dot in the Santa

the airport.See that little Red Dot?" I ask, Korbin

is an old ally of King Arthur

“And if they don’t?"

the sea of

Goddess

*** Jordan*** 

hot day in Seattle as I leave the airport, a breeze of hot air

baggage claim fairly quickly and take an uber to the

journey, I arrived in the small town

is full of colors with

it is rather quiet,

images of her walking a little boy to school flood my mind.I curse Christian and Jack for asking me to

me.She needs to know it’s not safe for her or

in the town square and after settling in, I begin examining

read her files,

when she sees me? I wonder, knowing Natalia is

late to check the daycare or the clinic for Natalia, so my best

on the journey in and came prepared with a masquerade mask for

quite wrap my head around her working at a club but knowing Natalia, she must have felt the job was necessary to

"Dakota..."

mumble to myself as I read about the little

to his file, he

there is no picture attached but I imagine he looks just like her.I carefully

and her eyebrows are still

smile, however, has

does not reach her eyes like it used to, hardly any emotion peeking through her

Natalia, her cheeky grin was the first

one that could make a person

Kay taught her how to refine her smile to one that displayed not only kindness but strength.I used to catch her practicing in the mirror, curling and uncurling her lips her happiness long before

her smile...because a good Luna should always

must be now...I wonder, tucking away her

bag, I get ready for the

quiet town and I mumble a small speech to

lets me in, music blaring through the speakers as I

poles while beautiful girls dress in tiny schoolgirl outfits and fishnets carry trays of drinks to

swaying bodies of drunk dancers on the

coming from the male bartender

pack maps prior to arrival

come from? He seems to sense my wolf as

He asks, pouring out

to make of this lone wolf

lot of...visitors...around here," he adds, carefully