The Silent Alpha
Chapter 32: Consequences
***Vanessa***
It's very dark, always so dark in this place.I don't know where Iam, but it scares me.I want to get out but no matter how much! cry or scream, I am always met with cold, dark silence.
Regardless, I do not stop searching for a way out, running in any direction in hopes of finding the way out of this nightmare.
The pounding of my heart drums against my ears as I sprint into the nothingness, searching desperately for a light, a sound, anything, to let me know that I am not alone, that I'm still alive and that this is not the end for me.I force myself to keep running, putting one foot in front of another.
As I take another step into the darkness, the ground beneath my feet gives way and I find myself collapsing into the emptiness, my heart sinking to the pit of my stomach as I fall into the endless pitch black.
My arms fling about, searching for something to grab onto and save me from this never-ending fall.
The fall is long and torturous, and after a while, I give up and brace myself for my inevitable death.
Death, however, never comes to take me and my body finally stops falling, colliding into a pool of water.
I open my mouth to scream, my lungs filling with water but I stop when I notice the light above my head, illuminating the waves of the water as it sways to and fro.
My heart fills with hope; Moving my arms and legs, I swim to the surface, coughing up the water I drank and gulping the fresh air as the gentle breeze kisses against my skin.
I wipe my eyes and look around, elated to have finally made it out of the darkness and in what appears to be a lake.I see a sandy beach on the horizon and a silent forest sitting just behind it.
The sky has a greenish tint to it, not a cloud in sight.
I swim to the shore and lay for a moment to rest, counting my breaths.
Looking down at my body, I notice I am dressed in a flowy white dress with no sleeves, my feet completely bare.
After calming my heart, I venture in the lush green forest.
It does not take me long to realize that {I am still alone but the quiet does not scare me for some reason, a gentle calm washing over me the deeper I walk into the forest.
The breeze hums quietly in my ears.
"Vanessa..." it whispers.
I follow the delicate voice of the wind into the woods, feeling the damp earth beneath my feet as I rush through the trees.
Beneath the canopy, I hear the light trickling of water in the distance.I search for the source and come upon a stream rushing through a rocky bed.
Completely exhausted, I step into the cool waters to wash my feet and sit on a small boulder.
"Hello child," a silky voice murmurs from behind me, startling me enough that I nearly slip off the rock and into the water.
I turn around to find a beautiful woman with porcelain skin face down to her waist.
Like me, her feet are bare but she wears white dress with blue trim and embroidery.Her eyes resemble the dark skies of the night, two onyx beads containing a million stars.Her thin lips are as red as a rose, curled like two petals into a smile.
"Come with me," the woman instructs, holding out a hand towards me.
A calming presence surrounds her and when I place my hand in hers, a cool electric sensation tingles up my arm.
"Do you know who I am, child?" she says as we walk along the stream.
I take a good look at the woman, and while something about her seems familiar, I cannot put a finger on where I could have possibly met her.
"You seem...familiar," I reply honestly, my voice shaking a little.
A small chuckle escapes her perfect lips.
"I should hope so.You called me here."
I stop in my tracks and look at her closely, raising an eyebrow.
"I did?"
The woman laughs again, the sound rich and mystifying.
"You asked for a wolf,"
She murmurs, my eyes widening in shock.
"You're..."
"I go by many names," She smiles.
"But most call me Moon As the words leave her lips, a beautiful gray-blue wolf appears beside her.
"Devina..."
I whisper, a smile curling on my lips ast remember meeting her the first time.
Devina's piercing blue eyes flicker towards me when I call out to her, her head tilting to the side in amusement.I drop down on my knees before Moon Goddess, lowering my head and kissing her feet.
"Your Grace," I cry, ecstatic that my wish is coming true.
"Oh thank you for this gif-"
"You have nothing to thank me for,"
Moon Goddess snaps, stepping back.
"I have given you nothing."
"But I thought."
good things to those who
Moon Goddess sighs.
would have been your wolf had you simply trusted in
My heart sinks to the pit of
impatience and jealousy got the best of
shakes her head disapprovingly, looking towards
took what was not
anger fills
he was mine..." I sob
him first! I loved
was not
Moon Goddess reprimands.
do anything to please you
down
have mercy on me! I
idea what it's like to have your mate taken from you? To have someone else tear you apart from the person you
in her voice as she tilts her head up to the sky "Do you have any idea the pain your sister felt when she walked into her bedroom and found
to look the
her pains, pains you were
in her face.You told her it was all in her head.You made
shouts, stepping back to reign
now you must
as I look at Moon
sacred from your sister and now ...She will take something from
Goddess's side, leaving behind nothing but dust in her
"Noo!"
out my hand to hang on to the beautiful wolf only for her to slip through my fingers receive the wolf that was once meant
Moon Goddess declares.
show you just how merciful I am, I will still grant you your wish.You will receive a wolf, one worthy of your crime, and endure all the consequences
her wrist, a small brown wolf with reddish brown eyes appearing beside her.She is not nearly as
whines, lowering her gaze to
a lesson to you...Never interfere
explains as I gaze upon
the small wolf, stroking
you can make her stronger in time and with patience.Lots
at the wolf with
that mangy mutt? How the
"Our time is up,"
whispers, placing a
watching you closely.Until next
I can say anything else, a bright white light blinds me, Moon Goddess and the wolf disappearing.I close my eyes to shield them
there's something lodged
to scream but all thatPanicking, my hands feel around
a loud slam followed by footsteps and quickly find myself surrounded by people
someone to raise my
hands
"Let's get this out."
the thick tube
as expected, my
to speak, but Dr.Lila beats me to
mindlink the Alpha," she
tell him
***Christian***
what I've asked for," I ask Saul,
is right in here," Saul replies, plucking a large manila envelope from
working closely together
for Natalia's bank statements but she withdrew all of her Luna money from its original account so
Wyoming, the state Natalia landed in
state of Wyoming requires petitionees looking to change their name to notify the
proof of physical abuse or a
her file sealed
could be sometimes
do was make an offer the clerk could not refuse and before I knew
real estate ownerships, vehicle licensing, and other court records across the
when we found nothing and even searched within his own databases and networks
searching, I finally have her in my
envelope open, finding a real estate record for a home in a town
of Natalia, her
smile at
Jack purrs.She still looks
also works at a bar," Saul says as he lights up a cigarette, Jack growling at the thought of our mate working in such
the address
A bar? Jack growls.
That's beneath her!
believe congratulations
chuckles, taking a
birth certificate confirming Natalia gave birth to a son.Your son goes by the name Dakota
as though
all.She gave me a son! Hart! Jack
fix our son's
contacts tell me she enrolled your son in a local daycare," Saul says, blowing out smoke
you the address and phone number to
I repeat, testing out the