The Silent Alpha

*** Jordan***

 "Natalia..." I say anxiously.

"It’s me..."

There is a long silence on the other side and I find myself holding my breath as I wait for a response.

"How did you get this number?" Natalia growls, her voice seething with contempt and hatred.

"How do you have Nikki’s phone?"

I look over at the nervous she-wolf beside me, Nikki biting her nails anxiously as I try to find the words to explain.It’s taken me over a week to gain Micah and Nikki’s trust and even longer to find the courage to call Natalia and explain her predicament.

"I’ll explain later," I reply, my hands shaking as they hold the phone to my ear.

"We need to talk-"

"We have nothing to talk about," she snarls, the venom potent in her voice.

"Nat, I-"

"Do not call me that!" she spits back.

"In fact, don’t call me at all.You lost that privilege a long time ago.Whatever it is, leave me out of it.I don’t care."

"But Christian has gone insane!" I argue.

"I don’t care about Christian or any of the Silver Crest wolves for that matter,"she snaps.

Leave me alone, Jordan.You're good Her words sting but I persist.This is too important.

"He knows about Dakota!" I cry desperately before she can hang up the phone and she gasps, the fear evident in her voice.

"What did you say?" I sigh in relief now that I have her attention.

"He knows about Dakota.He knows you have a son, Luna-"

"Don't call me that!" She shrieks into the phone.

"Sorry,"I mutter apologetically.

"He knows you have a son.He knows you enrolled him in the little daycare center near your house at the edge of town.He knows you work at the Poulsbo clinic as a medical assistant and at the masque in the evenings as a waitress.He knows all about you and Dakota and he’s coming.He’s coming back for his Luna and his pup."

"No," she whimpers, the frustration in her voice heart-wrenching.

"No.No.No! I was careful.I was so f*****g careful.How did he...How did he find me? And what about Vanessa? Hasn’t she given him a pup by now he can use as his heir?"

"Vanessa is infertile," I sigh, a sudden burst of laughter coming from the other side.

"Ha, really?" Natalia giggles.

"Goddess, this is unbelievable."

"It’s not funny, Nat," I scold her.

"This is serious.Your sister has really messed s**t up-"

"And that is your own fault.Silver Crest chose her over me," to you because you still chose to protect Christian and Vanessa.

Don’t come crawling back to me now that you’ve realized your mistake.It’s been over four years since I left and now all of sudden, you call out of nowhere, expecting me to believe you’ve come to your senses and realized you’ve made a mistake with Vanessa? Tch! f**k you, Jordan."

"Natalia, please, I’m begging you," I plead.

"Please listen”

"No," she snaps.

"I begged you to help me through my pain, to help me find a cure and you stood there and did nothing for me! You mocked me with your silence and your lies.No more! I’m done helping you.I’m done with Silver Crest.I'll figure out what to do on my own without your help.f**k you!"

She hangs up the phone before I have a chance to speak another word, not giving me the opportunity to explain just how much danger she’s in.

If she refuses Christian, there’s no telling what Jack will do to her.I try dialing again, but the call goes straight to voicemail and I find myself resisting the urge to fly out to California and search every city for her.

"Text her," Nikki urges.

"She's angry and upset so she won’t want to listen to you right now but once she cools off, she might be more willing to at least read what you have to say.Even if she doesn’t answer, she needs to know what’s going on with her ex and her sister." advice and I type out the text explaining Christian’s murder spree.

I just hope Natalia is more willing to understand things in the morning.

"I’ll give Zane a text in the morning," Micah offers.

"He might be willing to listen and convince Talia to take this threat seriously."

Nikki and Micah had explained to me that he was Natalia’s second chance mate though she was not very fond of him the last time they spoke with her.

According to them, he is a mute silver wolf who seems like a good guy.

It is a huge relief to know that Natalia is not completely alone and that she has someone to defend her against Christian.I just hope this new mate treats her better than Christian ever did.

to their spare room and as I get ready for bed, my phone rings, Christain’s name flashing

seem too suspicious so I gather

say into

mate?" He asks without

tell him the truth, my

"Not yet, sir.She-"

have failed

that simple,"

even let me

her to listen!" He roars into my

what, sir?" I

"Should I kidnap her?"

fine

Don’t f****"*g blow it.

did you just say?"

as the rumble of Christian’s angry voice sends shivers

racing in my

very carefully, Jordan," Christian

to get my mate back

not enough time, Adam

me a week," I

week, ’l lend

"Fine."

you, sir," I reply, nodding despite him not being

when he hangs up, allowing my body to crash on the mattress from

Christian from searching for Natalia but I ultimately allow my worries to melt away

a knock at the door of my room,

Jordan, it's Talia!" she cries

"She texted back!"

bolt and spring to the door, nearly tripping over my jeans

ignore her exquisite figure as I take the phone from Nikki.She bites her nails as I read the text

in the morning. Tell me

aloud, looking up at Nikki as

Nikki into the room and slamming the

few times on the other side and

Natalia’s voice comes through, a

"Nat...I-"

what he knows," she

how did he find

hang up if I don’t get right to the point, I clear my throat

a private investigator to track down everything about you," I

and cross referenced that with your new name.How he

‘Talia Ramos’.That’s your home address, Dakota’s

he know where I am now?" she suddenly

doesn’t know

not your

nod silently, Natalia letting out an annoyed

exactly does he want with

as I do not exactly understand my

his Luna and bring home his heir," I reply, a loud

just move on? What about his precious Vanessa?" She

have to

good time to explain

to complete a turning in order to salvage her

up

side and for a moment, I fear she

call out, hoping she is

says

sister years ago.I’m an orphan and an only child as far as I’m

like this cynical version of

be very sweet and caring

generous and loving Luna likely no longer exists, too hurt and betrayed to ever trust someone with her heart

sister, Nat," I

just made some

"Mistakes?"

to my stomach at the sound of the hatred in her

my husband, MY MATE, over and over again a mistake? You call lying to my face and destroying whatever self confidence I had a mistake? Do you have any idea what she and Christian did to me? What you did to me?" She

recently, I did not believe love existed," she

in that awful pack lied to me.I don’t feel an ounce of sympathy for you or

back,"

with a

Zane and I hope your Alpha leaves her and that beautiful little boy

I shake my head

understand and neither

as she knew him, is

***Christian***

to keep from flying to Washington myself and finding my mate, but I knew better than to march right up to Natalia and

without a fight so I will have to make the first

building a new room for our son with toys and new clothes and getting all the supplies for

be perfect, absolutely perfect for

Bring her home...