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.

and as I get ready for bed, my phone rings, Christain’s name flashing across

so I gather

Alpha?" I say

have my mate?" He

him the truth, my wolf

"Not yet, sir.She-"

have failed your

not that simple,"

won't even let

force her to listen!" He roars into my

then what, sir?" I

"Should I kidnap her?"

are walking a very fine line right now,

Don’t f****"*g blow it.

did you just say?"

words as the rumble of Christian’s angry voice sends shivers down

reply quickly, my heart racing in my chest as I wait

to me very carefully, Jordan,"

f*****g DAYS, to figure out how to get my mate

enough time, Adam

me a

in one week, ’l lend my own life."He pauses for a

"Fine."

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

hangs up, allowing my body to crash on the mattress

try to figure out what to do to keep Christian from searching for Natalia but I ultimately allow my worries to melt away and fall

knock at the door of my room, Nikki calling

it's Talia!" she cries

"She texted back!"

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

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

me in the morning. Tell me exactly

aloud, looking up at Nikki

pulling Nikki into the room and slamming the

a few times on the other side and I pull on some jeans

Natalia’s voice comes through,

"Nat...I-"

tell me what he

did he find

right to the point, I

hired a private investigator to track down everything

referenced that with your new name.How he discovered that name is unknown

name ‘Talia Ramos’.That’s your

know where I am now?" she suddenly asks, my mind blanking for a

he doesn’t know your current location,

not your

silently, Natalia letting out

he want

carefully as I

and bring home his heir," I

can’t he just move on? What about his precious Vanessa?"

have to say

to explain her sister tried to

to complete a turning

up in a

long pause on the other side and for a moment, I

she is still on the

says matter

ago.I’m an orphan and an only

do not like this cynical

very sweet and caring

longer exists, too hurt and betrayed to ever trust someone

your sister, Nat,"

just made

"Mistakes?"

to my stomach at the sound of the

lying to my face and destroying whatever self confidence I had a mistake? Do you have any idea

did not

and everyone in that awful pack lied to me.I don’t feel an ounce of sympathy for you or Vanessa or anyone in Silver Crest.I don’t feel anything for you anymore.Tell Christian he can go to hell.My son

not coming back," Nikki mutters in

adds with a small

hope she gets her happy ending with Zane and I hope

shake my head at

don’t understand and neither

knew him, is

***Christian***

 I spent all of last night fighting off Jack to keep from flying to Washington myself and finding my

go down without a fight so I will have to make the first moves and demonstrate that after all these years, she is still my

her homecoming, redecorating the house the way she liked it, building a new room for our son with toys

be perfect, absolutely perfect for my

Bring her home...