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.

that tree over there,” Micha says, pointing to the

didn‘t make it,” I reply quietly as I fight back tears. “And I don‘t know where my sister is or what she‘s up to but

whimper, shaking her off. “None of this would have happened had I

helping,” Rionna retorts. “You helped protect Kota from those wolves and you got us out of the tunnel with your

my sister needs my help,” I reply, scanning the horizon. “There should be a town to the west of the territory,” I add, holding up my

hear howls break the silence of the forest, Kota squeezing Micah’s neck tightly and hiding his little

Rionna towards the sunset. “Jack must have sent a

us. “You promised Natalia you would keep Kota safe. Go! I‘ll only hold you back! Just go!“I

I see a patrol wolf hiding in the trees and I shove Rionna out of the way as

wolf pouncing on me

me but a second

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 top of her while

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

stab and slice into her opponent‘s shadow, pools of his own blood  gathering at his paws.

eyes and

snap, limping in the direction that the wolves came from.

***Natalia***

corridor and make my way into the main clinic waiting room when I suddenly

I lean against the wall to catch my breath. On goddess, 1 groan, clenching my fists.

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

wonder, the dark thought making my heart sink to the pit of

and my wolf quietly tries to soothe me. Don‘t let your thoughts wander, she scolds. Dakota is a strong pup and he

made it this far. Finish

away. Once calm, walk out into the

I say through a forced smile as I approach

me into his arms. “Now, I take you home,” he whispers, kissing

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

the front door of the pack house where we find the Omegas already waiting for us lined up in a

say in unison, not an ounce of

the forced smiles on their faces. Olga, the head

I take

j***t, Iscoff but smile in appreciation as I open the

stones on the band and a large diamond in the center. Despite its beauty, I prefer the little blue bead

ring up my finger, kissing my hand as he stands back

in my ear. “Your dresses are upstairs

you, me, our son, and the elders and then tomorrow, a full banquet and reception,” he adds, nibbling on my ear lobe. “Goddess,

along my neck and jaw, when suddenly the

“I have been calling you all day and came looking for you only for the Omegas to tell me you weren‘t here and they haven‘t seen you since last night. Where

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

Christopher snaps. “Yes, I had to fly to California and fly back,” Jack explains. “Our son is being picked up as we

I will be able to

mother is missing and

Marriage?”

his green eyes studying the elder Alpha closely

missing,” Jack chuckles, the sound making my skin crawl. He snaps his fingers and an Omega comes running in carrying an envelope

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

moves faster and counters his attack by slamming him against

you anymore,” Jack snickers as he holds his father up against the wall with his elbow across his collar bone. “But Mom has been looking for a way out for years and Derek gave her one,” he sneers. “He found her a spirit witch to break your little bond and

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