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.”

things to

Moon Goddess sighs.

have been your wolf had you

My heart sinks to the pit

jealousy got the

Goddess shakes her head disapprovingly, looking

what was

bitter anger

mine…” I sob

mine! I met him first! I loved him

was not meant

Moon Goddess reprimands.

to please you and show

trickle down my

your Grace.Please have mercy on me! I know I made a

have any idea what it’s like to have your mate taken from you? To have someone else tear you apart from the person

Goddess asks, a slight tremor in her voice as she tilts her head up to the sky “Do you have

unable to look

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

was laugh in her face.You told her it was all in her

Goddess shouts, stepping back to reign in her emotions

now you must pay

my bones as I look at Moon Goddess’s cool black

from your sister and now …She will take

suddenly vanishes from Moon Goddess’s side, leaving behind nothing but dust in her

“Noo!”

hang on to the beautiful wolf only for her to slip

Moon Goddess declares.

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

brown eyes appearing beside her.She is not nearly

lowering her gaze to Moon

to you…Never interfere with my plans

Goddess explains as I gaze upon the pathetic

at the small

but you can make her stronger in time and with patience.Lots of

down at the wolf with

supposed to be Luna with that mangy mutt?

“Our time is up,”

Goddess whispers, placing a finger on my

be watching

me, Moon Goddess and the wolf disappearing.I close my eyes to shield them from the burning brightness and

try to breathe but there’s something lodged

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

followed by footsteps and quickly find myself surrounded by people in

steps forward, instructing someone to raise

placing her hands on

“Let’s get this out.”

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

and as expected, my husband is nowhere to be

mouth to speak, but Dr.Lila beats me to

mindlink the

him you are

***Christian***

what I’ve asked for,” I ask Saul, the private investigator I hired to find

Saul replies, plucking a large manila envelope from his suitcase and sliding it across my desk

and I have been working closely together for the past week

Natalia’s bank statements but she withdrew all of her Luna money from its original account so I could no longer

state Natalia landed in

me, the state of Wyoming requires petitionees looking to change their name to notify the

despite not having proof of physical abuse

granted, her

how smart Natalia could be sometimes but money moves mountains these

to do was make an offer the clerk could not refuse and before I knew it, Talia

cross-referenced Talia Ramos against other public records like birth certificates, marriage records, real estate ownerships,

and even searched within his own databases and

I finally have her in

not waste anymore time and tear the envelope open, finding a real estate record for

a copy of a medical assistant badge with a photograph of Natalia, her lips pressed together

smile at

Jack purrs.She still

up a cigarette,

the address to

A bar? Jack growls.

That’s beneath her!

congratulations are in

chuckles, taking a drag from

birth to

heart feels as though

hadn’t failed me after all.She gave

our son’s

son in a local daycare,” Saul says, blowing out smoke from his

the address and phone number

I repeat, testing out