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.

texts, Nikki takes me to their spare room and as I get ready for bed, my phone

so

say

mate?" He

him the truth, my wolf Adam,

"Not yet, sir.She-"

have failed

not that simple," I

even let me speak

her to listen!" He roars into my

then what, sir?" I

"Should I kidnap her?"

fine line right

Don’t f****"*g blow it.

just say?" Christian

words as the rumble of Christian’s angry voice sends

heart racing in my chest as I wait for

to me very carefully, Jordan," Christian

figure out how to get my mate back to me

enough

me a

don’t have her in one week, ’l lend my own life."He pauses for a moment

"Fine."

despite him not being

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

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

knock at the door of

Talia!" she cries

"She texted back!"

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

but her robe and underwear, but I ignore her exquisite figure as I take

in the morning. Tell me exactly

read aloud, looking up at Nikki as I

I dial Natalia’s number, pulling Nikki into the room

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

through, a bit hoarse

"Nat...I-"

tell me what he knows," she

how did he

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

to track down everything about you," I

able to track your flight down to Wyoming and cross referenced that

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

now?" she suddenly asks, my mind blanking for a

know your current location,

your Luna,"

nod silently, Natalia letting

he want with

my words carefully as I do not exactly understand my Alpha’s

his Luna and bring home his heir,"

he just move on? What

she have to say

explain

complete a turning in order

up

for a

call out, hoping she

she says matter of

don’t know what having a sister years ago.I’m an orphan and an only child as far as I’m

like this cynical version of

to be very sweet and caring to

once very generous and loving Luna likely no longer exists, too hurt and

your sister, Nat,"

made

"Mistakes?"

stomach at the sound

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

I did not believe love existed,"

amazing man who truly wants to love me and I’m too afraid to give him my heart.I’m 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

coming back,"

with a small

her happy ending with Zane and I hope your Alpha leaves her

I shake my head at

understand and neither does

as she knew him,

***Christian***

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

to go down without a fight so I will have to make

past week, I have prepared 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

perfect, absolutely perfect for

Bring her home...