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.”

never mind-linked before.

was like he was inside my head,” Korbin explains. “Like he could hear and see

an urge to do as he said. All he said was shut up

“Like an Alpha command?”

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

doesn’t make

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

am only going to say this once.” I snarl through gritted

my plan to him, Korbin muttering it to himself over and

we pull up to the pack house, Beta Earl is already at the door ready

step

your failed mission,” he mutters, eyeing the truck suspiciously. “You have some serious explaining to

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

Earl shifting his gaze between Korbin

“Where is Caine?”

help and I

we have a Moon Warrior Ceremony

***Sebastian***

Earl announces as he bursts

his

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

says loudly, Korbin jumping

definitely wrong, Arden, my

count two heads, but where is

question and lowers himself

Alpha, that things took an unexpected turn while

fear laced within

clearly. You’re not making any sense,” I snarl, barely hanging

sir,” Wyatt nods solemnly. “I took Caine and Korbin to speak with

we crossed paths with Zane. Caine took a

audacity to override my wishes and do

was killed so I can be done with this ordeal while

into an altercation for control of the gun so I don’t exactly know who shot who but the

world comes to a stand still, my own

my face stone

bluntly, the familiar pain of another lost son filling my heart.

no fault of my

calls

I hear footsteps approaching, Sara stepping out of the house as

She whimpers through a

inside,” I command, Sara ignoring me completely

chest as several tears

GO INSIDE,” I snap, Earl stepping in

“No! Nol Not my babyl” She shrieks, Earl wrapping his arms around her as she cries.”My babyl

against Earl’s chest in hopes of breaking

to the house to comfort his I

she snarts, slapping Wyatt across the face when he

sobs angrily,

truck, finding a body covered in linen tucked tightly in the bed. My hands shake

closing my eyes instantly when I see Caine’s face with two gaping