The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 86

Read The Silent Alpha by Stephanie Light Chapter 86 – Silver Crest

***Vanessa***

The adrenaline pumping through my veins numbs the burning of my leg as we rush down the tunnel  and I use the cold walls as support to limp onwards. You‘re doing great,” Rionna whispers. “We‘re almost out of here.”  I can‘t tell if she‘s trying to soothe me, Kota, or herself, but regardless, I find comfort in her words. We speed walk down the tunnels for what seems like an eternity until finally we see a bit of light peeking in from a distance.  “Dear Goddess,” Rionna sighs in relief as she throws my arm over her shoulder. “Come on, let‘s get you out of here.”

She lets me lean against her and helps me limp my way through until we reach the end of the tunnel. As Jordan promised, the exit is hidden within an old hollow tree and after climbing out, we find ourselves somewhere in the forest. Though it is late in the evening, the sun is only just setting, the light burning our eyes as we gather our bearings..

“Do you know where we are?” Rionna asks as she shields her eyes from the sun.

I look around with uncertainty and a bit of guilt. Luna Kay had been adamant I memorize the map of the territory but I had never paid much attention to her lessons.

“I don‘t know,” I mumble sheepishly. “This doesn‘t look like the Silver Crest pack territory anymore.”

“That‘s alright,” Rionna says as she watches me struggle to recognize anything. “We‘ll figure something out. Come on,” she says, setting Kota down. “Let‘s see how that leg is doing.”

It‘s only then that I notice the bites and claw marks on her shoulders and chest. “You‘re hurt too!” I gasp, feeling guilty that she helped me while she was hurt too.

She waves me off however and finds a large stone for me to sit on. With a little effort, she manages to tear open my pant leg to reveal an already healing bite wound on my ankle.

“Uh–oh! That‘s a big ouchie!” Kota cries as he peers over Rionna‘s shoulder. “Does it hurt?” I shake my head, though I still wince when Rionna ties a strip of my jeans around my ankle.

“It looks like your wolf is healing the wound quite nicely,” Rionna says, helping me to my feet. “I take it you are a Silver wolf?”

I stare blankly at her. “A Silver wolf?”

“I guess not,” she laughs awkwardly. “They are wolves with special abilities. Gifts granted by Moon Goddess. I had a Silver wolf once but I lost mine.”

“You lost your wolf?” I ask.

“It‘s complicated,” Rionna replies. “But I am still a wolf, just without a gift. You, however, appear to have a very interesting gift,” she adds curiously. “The shadows. They followed your command didn‘t  they?”

We are not a Silver wolf, a voice whispers in my head, startling me. “What‘s wrong?” Rionna asks. “Nothing,” I reply. “I just thought I heard someone.” You did, the voice chuckles. Me.

“There it is again!“I cry out, grabbing either side of my head.

Rionna studies me carefully before bursting into laughter, Kota laughing with her, though I don‘t think he knows what the joke is.

“You must be hearing your wolf,” She giggles. “Has she never spoken to you before?” She smiles when I shake my head. “Well, why don‘t you start with an introduction? Maybe she knows what you are.”

Before I have time to think, however, we hear rustling in the trees behind us and I instinctively push Kota behind me, the shadows around us gathering into little tendrils ready to attack.

Aman and young she–wolf step out from the trees and Rionna visibly relaxes, Kota running up to the man for a hug.

“Micah!” he squeals.

“Little dude!” the man named Micah replies as he crouches down on his knees to pick Kota up. “Little  dude, you had us worried sick!” he scolds the little boy. “You just disappeared on us!”

“Boo!” Kota shouts, the man laughing with the child.

Micah finally notices us and immediately removes his t–shirt and hands it over to Rionna, turning around to give her privacy as she dresses.

“Vanessa, this is Micah and Nikki. They are Talia‘s friends. Guys, this is Vanessa, Talia‘s older sister,”  Rionna introduces us. She looks around and a worried look washes over her face. “Where‘s Brody?” she asks.

him up. He‘s behind that tree over there,” Micha

I reply quietly as I fight back tears. “And I don‘t know where my sister is or what she‘s up to but I‘m afraid. 1–1 have to

all my fault,” I whimper, shaking her off. “None of this would have happened had I not gotten in  the way. I

those wolves and you

should be a town to the west of the territory,” I add,

forest, Kota squeezing Micah’s neck tightly and hiding

taken too long,” I mutter, nudging Rionna towards the sunset.

of paws stomping towards us. “You promised Natalia you would keep Kota safe. Go! I‘ll only hold

of my eye, I see a patrol wolf hiding in the trees and I shove Rionna out of the way as he leans on his

pouncing on me and pinning me to

me but a second wolf appears and attacks

me and form tendrils that stab and hurt my attacker‘s shadow, the wolf collapsing on top of me. I struggle as I push the wolf off of me and look up to see that Rionna has shifted, Micah climbing on

nod silently for her to go on without me. There is a sadness in her eyes but she begins to sprint

shadow, pools of his own blood  gathering at his paws. I dust myself off as the wolf collapses dead on the ground and I instruct Nikki to  follow and protect Rionna and Kota as

look flashes in Nikki‘s eyes and I answer

limping in the direction that the wolves came from. “I have

***Natalia***

corridor and make my way into the main clinic waiting room when I suddenly double over as a pain

I lean against the wall to catch

through my nose and out through my mouth, tears springing to

my heart sink to the pit of my stomach. Is  he hurt too? Did

wave of anxiety washes over me and my wolf quietly tries to soothe me. Don‘t let your thoughts wander, she scolds. Dakota

it this far. Finish the

the pain and my thoughts fade away. Once calm, walk out into the waiting room where I find Christian waiting

a forced smile as I approach him. “I‘m

and pulling me into his arms. “Now, I take you

Jack carries me towards the pack house, stopping by a tree to let me climb off and he finds a pair of

walks me through the front door of the pack house where we find the Omegas already waiting for us lined up in a single file. Their heads hang in a low bow and their

in unison, not an ounce of enthusiasm

their faces from me, I notice the forced smiles on their faces. Olga, the head Omega of the house brings me

remembered that these were your favorites,” Jack smiles as I take the vase and find a small white box among the

sword lilies are my favorite, you j***t, Iscoff but

and a large diamond in the center. Despite its

one knee and slides the ring up my finger,

ring made for you,” Jack murmurs in my ear. “Your dresses

elders and then tomorrow, a full banquet and reception,” he adds, nibbling on my ear lobe. “Goddess, I can‘t wait to make you

jaw, when suddenly

for you only for the Omegas to tell me you weren‘t here and they haven‘t seen you since last

  “She‘s a wolf,” Jack finishes for him. “And after

to fly to California and fly back,” Jack

Natalia and I will be able to get married

mother is missing and that‘s what

about? Marriage?”

face, his green eyes studying

fingers and an Omega comes running in carrying an envelope which she hands to Jack. He flicks the envelope between his fingers before holding out to his father. “She

He tears it open quickly, reading the content before crumpling the

he growls, lunging at Jack who moves faster and counters his

“But Mom has been looking for a way out for years and Derek gave her one,” he sneers. “He found her

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