The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 32: Consequences
***Vanessa***

It’s very dark, always so dark in this place.I don’t know where Iam, but it scares me.I want to get out but no matter how much! cry or scream, I am always met with cold, dark silence.

Regardless, I do not stop searching for a way out, running in any direction in hopes of finding the way out of this nightmare.

The pounding of my heart drums against my ears as I sprint into the nothingness, searching desperately for a light, a sound, anything, to let me know that I am not alone, that I’m still alive and that this is not the end for me.I force myself to keep running, putting one foot in front of another.

As I take another step into the darkness, the ground beneath my feet gives way and I find myself collapsing into the emptiness, my heart sinking to the pit of my stomach as I fall into the endless pitch black.

My arms fling about, searching for something to grab onto and save me from this never-ending fall.

The fall is long and torturous, and after a while, I give up and brace myself for my inevitable death.

Death, however, never comes to take me and my body finally stops falling, colliding into a pool of water.

I open my mouth to scream, my lungs filling with water but I stop when I notice the light above my head, illuminating the waves of the water as it sways to and fro.

My heart fills with hope; Moving my arms and legs, I swim to the surface, coughing up the water I drank and gulping the fresh air as the gentle breeze kisses against my skin.

I wipe my eyes and look around, elated to have finally made it out of the darkness and in what appears to be a lake.I see a sandy beach on the horizon and a silent forest sitting just behind it.

The sky has a greenish tint to it, not a cloud in sight.

I swim to the shore and lay for a moment to rest, counting my breaths.

Looking down at my body, I notice I am dressed in a flowy white dress with no sleeves, my feet completely bare.

After calming my heart, I venture in the lush green forest.

It does not take me long to realize that {I am still alone but the quiet does not scare me for some reason, a gentle calm washing over me the deeper I walk into the forest.

The breeze hums quietly in my ears.

“Vanessa…” it whispers.

I follow the delicate voice of the wind into the woods, feeling the damp earth beneath my feet as I rush through the trees.

Beneath the canopy, I hear the light trickling of water in the distance.I search for the source and come upon a stream rushing through a rocky bed.

Completely exhausted, I step into the cool waters to wash my feet and sit on a small boulder.

“Hello child,” a silky voice murmurs from behind me, startling me enough that I nearly slip off the rock and into the water.

I turn around to find a beautiful woman with porcelain skin face down to her waist.

Like me, her feet are bare but she wears white dress with blue trim and embroidery.Her eyes resemble the dark skies of the night, two onyx beads containing a million stars.Her thin lips are as red as a rose, curled like two petals into a smile.

“Come with me,” the woman instructs, holding out a hand towards me.

A calming presence surrounds her and when I place my hand in hers, a cool electric sensation tingles up my arm.

“Do you know who I am, child?” she says as we walk along the stream.

I take a good look at the woman, and while something about her seems familiar, I cannot put a finger on where I could have possibly met her.

“You seem…familiar,” I reply honestly, my voice shaking a little.

A small chuckle escapes her perfect lips.

“I should hope so.You called me here.”

I stop in my tracks and look at her closely, raising an eyebrow.

“I did?”

The woman laughs again, the sound rich and mystifying.

“You asked for a wolf,”

She murmurs, my eyes widening in shock.

“You’re…”

“I go by many names,” She smiles.

“But most call me Moon As the words leave her lips, a beautiful gray-blue wolf appears beside her.

“Devina…”

I whisper, a smile curling on my lips ast remember meeting her the first time.

Devina’s piercing blue eyes flicker towards me when I call out to her, her head tilting to the side in amusement.I drop down on my knees before Moon Goddess, lowering my head and kissing her feet.

“Your Grace,” I cry, ecstatic that my wish is coming true.

“Oh thank you for this gif-”

“You have nothing to thank me for,”

Moon Goddess snaps, stepping back.

“I have given you nothing.”

“But I thought.”

good things to those who

Moon Goddess sighs.

been your wolf had you simply

heart sinks to the pit of my stomach.What

jealousy got the best

her head disapprovingly,

took what was not

anger

but he was mine…”

him first! I

was not meant for

Moon Goddess reprimands.

who would do anything to please you and show

trickle down my

mercy on me! I know I made

to have your mate taken from you? To have someone else tear you apart

you have any idea the pain your

to

about her pains, pains you were causing,” Moon Goddess

you did was laugh in her face.You told her it was all in her head.You made her feel crazy! You have forsaken a sacred bond between

stepping back to reign in

you must pay

as I

from your sister and now …She

Goddess’s side, leaving behind nothing but dust in

“Noo!”

hang on to the beautiful wolf only for her to

Moon Goddess declares.

merciful I am, I will still grant you your wish.You will receive a wolf, one worthy of your crime, and endure

brown eyes appearing

whines, lowering her

to you…Never interfere with my plans

as I gaze upon the

Goddess looks down at the small wolf, stroking her

can make her stronger in time and

at the

mangy mutt?

“Our time is up,”

a finger on my

will be watching you

close my eyes

breathe but there’s

can’t breathe! I want to scream but all thatPanicking, my hands feel

loud slam followed by footsteps and quickly find

forward, instructing someone to raise

she mutters, placing her hands on the

“Let’s get this out.”

gulp large breaths of air once the thick tube is removed,

hospital and as expected, my husband

mouth to speak, but Dr.Lila

mindlink the Alpha,”

tell him

***Christian***

asked for,” I ask Saul, the private investigator I hired

you requested is right in here,” Saul replies, plucking a large manila envelope from his suitcase and sliding it across my

been working closely together

she withdrew all of her Luna money from its

came up empty, we scoured public records in Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in after leaving Silver Crest

state of Wyoming requires petitionees looking to change their name to notify

abuse or a restraining order against me,

motion was granted, her file

smart Natalia could be sometimes but money

clerk could not refuse and before I knew

other public records like birth certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships, vehicle

and even searched within his own databases and networks until

years of searching, I finally have her in

a real estate record for a home in a town called Poulsbo in the

a copy of a medical assistant badge with a photograph of Natalia, her

smile at

purrs.She

he lights up a cigarette, Jack growling at the

the address to

A bar? Jack growls.

That’s beneath her!

congratulations are

chuckles, taking a

birth to a son.Your son goes by the name Dakota

as though it’s

hadn’t failed me after all.She gave me a

fix our son’s

local daycare,” Saul says,

you the address and phone

out the name