The Silent Alpha novel Chapter 24

***Jane*** 

After a quick lunch, Kota begs me for a game of hide and seek, arguing his case by giving me a pair of cute puppy eyes.

The little boy grins triumphantly when I give in, and he asks permission from Aurora for Rio to join us.We walk around the pack for a little while until we find a quiet little patch of trees for us to play in undisturbed.

Kota and Rio take off, leaving me in the middle of a clearing to count out loud.

"O-one...Two...Th-Three...F-F-Four..."

I grow embarrassed as I stumble through the numbers and begin to count quietly to myself until I reach twenty.

"He-Here I c-come Kota!" I call out, my eyes scanning the trees for any signs of the boy.

I sniff the air, catching his scent lingering in the wind.

This is probably the worst game to play with a wolf, Grayson chuckles to himself.

lignore his comment, pretending to look among the bushes for the hiding pup.

An unfamiliar scent suddenly brushes against my nose, the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end.

Something's wrong, Grayson observes, my ears picking up the sound of rustling in the distance accompanied by the low rumble of a snarl.

Grayson wastes no time taking control and shifting mid-sprint as we follow the sound of Rio's barking and Kota's cries.

Please be okay, please be okay, please be okay, I pray to my dear Moon Goddess, my heart racing at the thought of Kota being hurt.

We sprint through the trees until we see a small clearing up ahead, Kota's scent guiding us to him.

Grayson breaks through the trees and into a clearing, a group of large unfamiliar wolves gathering in the middle as Rio barks up a storm at the intruders.

They don't appear to be rogues, their fur shiny and well-groomed and their build strong and muscular.

Two of them appear to be Alphas, their fur black as night and both bearing a single white spot on their foreheads, the symbol of an Alpha lineage among normal alpha wolves.

One appears to be older than the other, an air of power surrounding the older one.

The younger of the Alpha’s has Kota in his jaws by the collar of his shirt, Kota's cheeks stained with tears.

It's enough to send Grayson into a blind fury, but before he can pounce, three River Moon guards come sprinting into the clearing in their wolf form to stand between the Alphas and I.

Grayson snarls and pushes past the guards, baring his teeth at the Alpha holding Kota hostage.

The Alpha scans me with judging eyes, an air of arrogance to him as he puffs out his chest to assert his is.

The bastard had our pup, and we were getting him back.

"Zane! Mommy!" Kota whimpers, large tears rolling down his cheeks.

Remembering my training with Aurora this morning, I lower down my walls and listen to the many rivers of thoughts flooding my mind until I figure out the Alpha’s voice.

I build my imaginary dams so that his voice is the only one I hear.

"Whe the f**k does this silver wolf think he is to challenge me? " The Alpha thinks to himself, Grayson snarling in response.

"You would do well to put the pup down," Grayson growls, his lips curling back while his fur bristles.

"Unless you want me to rearrange the little stain on your face!"

The Alpha stares at me for a moment, a bit shocked to hear my wolf's voice inside his head.

"How the-"

"It said put my pup down!"

Grayson commands, the Alpha's body suddenly tensing as if in a trance.

Asheer black film glazes over the Alpha's eyes before he gently sets Kota down in front of him, his eyes returning back to normal when he looks up at me.

Rio rushes to comfort Kota, licking away his tears as he sobs.I step forward, placing my large paws on either side of Kota to protect him with my frame while I glare at the two Alphas and their friends.