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

my head,” Korbin explains. “Like he could hear

I felt an urge to do as he said. All he said was shut up and I couldn’t help but listen to

“Like an Alpha command?”

“No, my wolf wasn’t compelled to listen… It was me. I felt this urge, this need, this desire to do

It doesn’t

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

very carefully, Kor, because I am only going to say this once.” I snarl

my plan

up to the pack house, Beta Earl is already at the door ready to receive us, a deep frown

I step out of the

furious about your failed mission,” he mutters, eyeing

where is the little prick? His mother has been driving me insane all day asking why you took so long to

explain later,” I reply, Earl shifting

“Where is Caine?”

me for help and I clear

a Moon Warrior

***Sebastian***

arrived, Alpha,” Beta Earl announces as he bursts through the door

forehead, the look in his eyes telling me something is off about Wyatt’s arrival.

the driveway. There, I find Wyatt standing by the truck along with multiple guards, the look in his eyes distant and emotionless. Korbin

loudly,

wrong,

count two heads, but where is my

understand my question and lowers himself onto his

to inform you, Alpha, that things took an unexpected turn while we were visiting California,”

fear laced within

sense,” I snarl, barely hanging on to

and Korbin to speak with Zane one last time before we left and as we were

crossed paths with Zane. Caine took a gun

news of Caine’s audacity to override

hopes that the boy was killed so I can be done with this ordeal while the other half prays no harm comes

two got into an altercation for control of the gun so I don’t exactly

an eye, the world comes to a stand still, my own lungs pausing

face stone cold as I

bluntly, the familiar pain of another lost son

fault of my

sharp gasp calls out from behind

approaching, Sara stepping out of

She whimpers through

go inside,” I command, Sara ignoring

you say?” She repeats, her hand clinging to her chest as several

INSIDE,” I snap, Earl stepping in

his arms around her as she

chest in hopes

comfort his I una, but she does not want his comfort. She wants

across the face when he tries to hug her.

waste of space!” She sobs angrily, collapsing to the ground on

approach the truck, finding a body covered in linen tucked tightly in

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