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.

I get ready for bed, my phone

so I

say into

mate?" He

tell him the truth, my wolf

"Not yet, sir.She-"

have failed your

not that simple,"

let

listen!" He roars

what, sir?" I

"Should I kidnap her?"

fine

Don’t f****"*g blow it.

just say?" Christian

as the rumble of Christian’s

my heart racing in

to me very carefully, Jordan,"

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

not enough time, Adam

give me a week," I

have her in one week, ’l lend my own life."He pauses

"Fine."

I reply, nodding despite him not being able to see

let out a tired sigh when he hangs up, allowing

as I try to figure out what to do to keep Christian from searching for Natalia but

a knock at the door of

Jordan, it's Talia!" she cries

"She texted back!"

like a lightning bolt and spring to the door, nearly tripping

exquisite figure as I take the phone from

the morning. Tell me

up

Nikki into the room and slamming

side and I pull

Natalia’s voice comes through, a bit hoarse and

"Nat...I-"

tell me what he knows," she

did he find

will likely hang up if I don’t get right to the point, I

to track down everything about you,"

referenced that with your new name.How

found your public records related to the name ‘Talia Ramos’.That’s your home address, Dakota’s birth certificate, your work addresses, Kota’s school

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

doesn’t know

not your Luna,"

letting out

want

carefully as I do not exactly understand my Alpha’s

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

move on? What about his precious Vanessa?"

she have to say in all

good time to explain her sister

a turning in order to salvage her

ended up

pause on the other side and for a moment, I fear she may

out, hoping she is still

says matter

ago.I’m an orphan and an only child

not like this cynical version of my former

very sweet and caring to

Luna likely no longer exists,

Nat,"

made

"Mistakes?"

to my stomach at the sound of

I had a mistake? Do you have any idea what she and Christian did to me? What you did to me?" She asks, a tremor audible in her

did not believe love existed," she

too afraid to let myself fall for him because all I can think about is the pain I felt when I walked in on Vanessa and Christian.What I felt when I realized you 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 already has a Dad and I have an Alpha who I am going to love.I am going to love him and I am going to be happy because after all these years spent being angry Without another word, she hangs up the phone, fear gripping my

not coming back," Nikki

adds with

she gets her happy ending with Zane and I hope your Alpha leaves her and that beautiful little

I shake

and neither does

knew him, is

***Christian***

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

down without a fight so I will have to make the first moves and demonstrate that after all these

for her homecoming, redecorating the house the way she liked it, building a new room for our son with toys and new clothes and getting all the supplies for

perfect, absolutely perfect for

Bring her home...