The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 24: The Wolf Within
***Jane***

After a quick lunch, Kota begs me for a game of hide and seek, arguing his case by giving me a pair of cute puppy eyes.

The little boy grins triumphantly when I give in, and he asks permission from Aurora for Rio to join us.We walk around the pack for a little while until we find a quiet little patch of trees for us to play in undisturbed.

Kota and Rio take off, leaving me in the middle of a clearing to count out loud.

“O-one…Two…Th-Three…F-F-Four…”

I grow embarrassed as I stumble through the numbers and begin to count quietly to myself until I reach twenty.

“He-Here I c-come Kota!” I call out, my eyes scanning the trees for any signs of the boy.

I sniff the air, catching his scent lingering in the wind.

This is probably the worst game to play with a wolf, Grayson chuckles to himself.

lignore his comment, pretending to look among the bushes for the hiding pup.

An unfamiliar scent suddenly brushes against my nose, the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end.

Something’s wrong, Grayson observes, my ears picking up the sound of rustling in the distance accompanied by the low rumble of a snarl.

Grayson wastes no time taking control and shifting mid-sprint as we follow the sound of Rio’s barking and Kota’s cries.

Please be okay, please be okay, please be okay, I pray to my dear Moon Goddess, my heart racing at the thought of Kota being hurt.

We sprint through the trees until we see a small clearing up ahead, Kota’s scent guiding us to him.

Grayson breaks through the trees and into a clearing, a group of large unfamiliar wolves gathering in the middle as Rio barks up a storm at the intruders.

They don’t appear to be rogues, their fur shiny and well-groomed and their build strong and muscular.

Two of them appear to be Alphas, their fur black as night and both bearing a single white spot on their foreheads, the symbol of an Alpha lineage among normal alpha wolves.

One appears to be older than the other, an air of power surrounding the older one.

has Kota in his jaws by the collar

River Moon guards come sprinting into the clearing in their wolf form to stand between the Alphas

guards, baring his teeth at the Alpha holding Kota

Alpha scans me with judging eyes, an air of arrogance to him as he puffs out his chest to assert his

pup, and we were getting

whimpers, large tears rolling down his

morning, I lower down my walls and listen to the many rivers of thoughts flooding my mind until I figure

that his voice is the only

is to challenge me?

would do well to put the pup down,” Grayson growls, his lips curling back while his fur

me to rearrange the little

stares at me for a moment, a bit shocked to hear my wolf’s voice inside his

“How the-”

said put

the Alpha’s body suddenly tensing as if

the Alpha’s eyes before he gently sets Kota down in front of him, his eyes returning back to normal

licking away his tears as he sobs.I step forward, placing my large paws on either side of Kota to protect him with my frame while I glare at the two

River Moon guards howl an alert and the once silent forest fills Tearing down the dams

snap, a black film glazing over their

by

ever want

pup between his legs and nuzzles his face, licking

okay, Kota.I’m here

a connection

eyes widen as he looks up at me, his fears melting away when he recognizes my eyes which have shifted back to their warm brown

reaching out his small hand to pet my

stroke my fur.A small smile curls

Kota,”I murmur, Kota burying his face in my furry neck. A portal opens beside me, Aurora stepping

and he does not look happy to see the intruding Alphas and their

bow before the on high alert as more guards arrive at

look of worry on her face when she sees Kota snuggling

pup is fine, relief washing over her face

Jacque,” Aurora acknowledges the older Alpha, her face calm and collected despite the