The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

60. Fallen Heirs 

***Wyatt**** 

Korbin is eerily quiet as we drive the last leg of our trip home, staring off at the trees that we zoom past. It’s frightening. He’s never

quiet.

Thad not even set foot on the plane when Korbin called me the day of the attack, the fear thick in his voice as he demanded I return

to the hotel. He could not even explain to me what had happened, his words slurred as he incoherently begged me to come help him. I did my best to calm him down and stayed on the line with him until I returned to the hotel where I got the shock of my life, finding

Caine’s lifeless body stuffed in the back of the truck.

“What happened?” I demanded, unwilling to believe my own eyes as I stared at the body.

“H-he just went crazyl” Korbin hiccuped between sobs. “I-I don’t even know what- what happened,” he cried. “I tried to stop him. I

tried but he wouldn’t listen to mel He wouldn’t… He just shot himself,” he whimpered. “He shot… He shot himself.”

It took several hours to calm Korbin down enough to make sense of what he was saying and even then, I could not make out the

events of that day, unable to understand how Zane made Caine shoot himself without uttering a single word. Caine is many things, but

suicidal is not one of them. He would have put up a fight before dying. Something else must have taken place that day but I cannot get

Korbin to tell me the truth.

“Dad…” Korbin whispers, his eyes glossy as he looks over at me. “I’m scared.”

So am I, I want to tell him but these words will do him no good right now, so I swallow them back and put on a brave face.

“Alpha will want to know the exact details of that day,” I sigh tiredly, looking over at Caine.

“So what should I tell him?” Korbin whispers to himself.

My hands tighten their grip around the steering wheel as I try to think of a good answer to that. Korbin can’t lie to save his life so it is

best to come clean with what happened. Lying to Sebastian is simply not an option.

“Tell me exactly what happened again,” I reply.

Korbin nods, his eye blinking fast as he clears his throat. “W-we were on our way to River Moon like you told us, when we saw Zane

and his mate driving in the opposite direction. That’s when Caine went berserk and drew a gun from his pants. I tried to stop him but he shot at them. I think he hurt Zane’s mate. I don’t know. Everything just happened so fast and then Caine pulled over and started shooting

at Zane again. Zane shifted and just stared at Caine for a really long time. That’s when Caine suddenly spun the cylinder of his gun and pointed it to his own head but he was crying, like he was begging Zane for mercy but Zane never said anything. He just stood there, staring at him. Caine even pissed himself, he was so scared. He pulled the trigger many times until a bullet finally made its way through his skull.”

“Zane turned to me and I panicked,” Korbin adds. “I told him your message and he told me Alpha Sebastian would regret pushing

him away”

“Wait, Zane actually spoke to you?” I ask, trying to remember the last time I ever heard Zane utter a single word.

“Well no,” Korbin shakes his head. “He mind-linked me but… it was weird.”

raising an eyebrow at him. Zane had never mind-linked before. I wasn’t even sure he could. “How

inside my head,” Korbin explains. “Like

order and I felt an urge to do as he said. All he said

“Like an Alpha command?”

listen… It was me. I felt this urge, this need, this desire to do

doesn’t make

and his cryptic storytelling as we pull up to the Scarlett Haven

carefully, Kor, because I am only going to say this once.” I snarl through gritted teeth.

plan to him, Korbin muttering

at the door ready to receive us, a

step out

about your failed mission,” he mutters, eyeing

driving me insane all day asking why

shifting his gaze between Korbin

“Where is Caine?”

me for help

Alpha we have a Moon Warrior Ceremony to

***Sebastian***

arrived, Alpha,” Beta Earl announces as

at his forehead, the look in his eyes telling me something is off

rise to my feet and follow him out to the driveway. There, I find Wyatt standing by the truck along with multiple guards, the look in his eyes distant and emotionless. Korbin trembles anxiously beside him, any slight movement

says loudly, Korbin jumping

is definitely wrong, Arden, my wolf,

but where

my question and lowers himself onto his

unexpected turn while we were

fear laced

sense,” I snarl, barely hanging

with Zane one last time before we left and as

a gun from

boils hearing the news of Caine’s audacity to override my wishes and do as he

I ask, a war waging in my head. A part of me hopes that the boy was killed so I can be done with this ordeal while the other half prays no harm

Zane reacted to the gunfire. The two got into an altercation for control of the gun so I don’t exactly know who shot who but the gun went off, and Caine

a blink of an eye, the world comes to a stand

Caine?” I ask, my face stone cold as I wait for

the familiar pain of another lost son

no fault

sharp gasp calls out from

I hear footsteps approaching, Sara stepping out of the house as her lips quiver in

did you say?” She

I command, Sara ignoring me completely and staring

her hand clinging to her chest as several

said, GO INSIDE,” I snap, Earl stepping in her way and pushing her back

my babyl” She shrieks, Earl wrapping his arms around her as she cries.”My babyl My babyl” She

against Earl’s chest in hopes of breaking

the steps to the house to comfort his I una, but she does not want

slapping Wyatt across

of space!” She sobs angrily, collapsing

body covered in linen tucked tightly in the bed.

in place and I pull back the linen, closing my eyes instantly when I see Caine’s face with two gaping holes on