The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 15: The Earth Witch Part 1

***Jane***

“Who in the bloody f**k are you?” the woman growls, the golden flecks in her green eyes glittering like flames.

Before I can respond, the small woman has a silver dagger pointed at my throat as she pins me with her elbow against the door.

“You better talk fast, wolf.Talia doesn’t take kindly to your kind so I doubt she let you in willingly.Who the f**k are you and what are you doing in her house?”

She snarls, pressing the dagger harder against my neck.

“Are you one of Christian’s mutts? Have you come to take her back? Are you with Cillian because I’ll bloody kill you where you stand if you so much as touch her!”

Who are Christian and Cillian and where are they taking our mate? Grayson asks.

Agnes rushes towards us and the woman turns to face her, lifting her hand up in warning.

“Unless you want me to gauge your pretty little eyes out, wolf, BACK THE f**k UP!” the woman screams, her hand emitting green light.

Witch! Grayson snarls.

Taking advantage of her distraction, I hook my ankle around the that it points to her instead.I then use my body to slam her against the wall, the woman groaning as her head bangs against the wall.

Completely infuriated, she wraps her fingers around my wrists.

Her palms become scorching hot as they emit a green light and I flinch away from her in pain, stepping back a few paces and shielding Agnes with my body from the furious witch.

The witch waves the dagger in front of me, her teeth clenched in anger.

“Don’t make me repeat myself.Who are you and what have you done with Kota and Talia?”

Realizing this might be Talia’s witch friend, Gwen, I raise one arm in surrender and then point to my throat, mouthing the word MUTE to her before gesturing to Agnes and pointing at my ears.

“DEAF,” I mouth, praying to Moon Goddess that she gets it.

She narrows her eyes in confusion and I hear Agnes shuffling behind me.I don’t dare look at what Agnes is doing, afraid to take my eyes off the witch.

Just speak! Grayson snaps in frustration.

I open my mouth to take his advice but as always, my tongue grows stiff and heavy in my mouth, the words stuck in the back of my throat.

Agnes walks right past me and holds out a piece of paper to the witch.

“You’re deaf and you’re mute…?” the witch mutters, pointing to satisfied, she slowly lowers her dagger.

“Of course you f****”g are,” she grumbles, storming past us to the kitchen.

She sees the pen and notepad on the counter and tosses it to me.

“Go on then.Explain yourselves.Who are you?” She says, crossing her arms and tapping her foot impatiently.

Knowing she could go off any minute, I scribble a response to her and timidly hand the notepad back to her.

She snatches it out of my hand, grumbling to herself in annoyance.

“My name is Zane.I am Talia’s mate.This is Agnes, my mother.You must be Gwen…” she reads aloud, her body tensing up at the last sentence.

“S-She told you about me..” She grumbles, a bit of anger flashing in her eyes.

“She must trust you then…She doesn’t give my name out to just anyone.”

My heart nearly skips a beat when she says that.

Talia trusts me? Gwen eyes me up and down, a murderous chuckle escaping her lips.

“Moon Goddess must be testing us both,” she says to herself.

“Oh Talia…looks like we are both on the same bloody boat,” she sighs, taking a seat at the counter.

Agnes being Agnes, she rushes to grab the witch a glass of water and hands it to her with shaking hands.

The witch smiles softly at her and thanks her.

After taking a drink and gathering her bearings, Gwen looks up at me with a “I apologize for attacking you.I’m a little on edge as it is.It’s been a rough couple days,”

Gwen says to me, wiping her face in exhaustion.

Tell me about it, I want to say but instead just nod politely.

Ask her about Christian and Cillian! Grayson snaps.

Who the f**k are they and why would they take Talia? I take the notepad from the counter and write out my question to her, When she sees what I wrote, she shakes her head at me.

“Cillian is my problem, not Talia’s so don’t worry about him.I-I’ll take care of him on my own,” she says, nervously smiling at me.

it’s best I not say a word.That’s Talia’s business and only she has the right

problem, why would he be after Talia?

I take the pen and paper

need to know if Talia is safe.Who Is Cillian?”

page, there’s a knock at the door, both

me back as I try to push past

“Stay here.”

the door, ignoring

witch cautiously turns to the knob and opens the door, a young man standing on

and dark brown hair.His green eyes settle on me

are

pushing the door

you

Gwen?” he says, never taking his

his wolf lurking beneath

first, Salvador.What the hell are you doing here? How did you find me?” She snaps, her fists

waves his

300 year old mate is that she hasn’t got a clue how

dryly at him

in your bag.Now…” he says, stepping closer so that

“Who’s the mutt?”

him,”

jealous?” she

me up and down and smiles with satisfaction at her, leaning his face

Asshole…

her heart pound in her chest as he gently

and pushes him away, the wolf

I can’t stand you, Salvador,” she mutters, the wolf grinning from

races for me,” he sighs, taking her hand

going to let me in or do you

wolf,” she

you followed me after I

my dead body,” he growls,

“If he finds you…”

can handle this on

Salvador crashes his lips onto hers,

by their interaction, I turn my gaze and examine the wall, inspecting the little crevices on its

we

Very sturdy…uh..Very clean…

why I can’t

body trembling in his arms.my arms, to kiss her passionately, leaving her

had not yet come and I could only hope one day she would

word as she collects herself, pulling the wolf into the house and leading him into the living room.He takes a seat on the couch, pulling Gwen onto his

kiss from him has her completely under his

room, his

a silver wolf,” he states

she is not,”he says, nodding at

clan with an omega?” I

respond to you,” the

not expecting this i***t to

smirks triumphantly at her and she groans, wiping her tired face and taking a deep breath in a desperate attempt to

briefly introduces us to the wolf who appears to be her mate

powerful silver wolf with the gift of thought

anything come

flutters around the room

with pure joy at the beautiful creature, reaching out her

wings to show off its stunning designs

“She can keep it,”

watches Agnes

it, it will stay with

tears springing to her eyes in

by her reaction, not understanding why his gift

all the hardships Agnes faced in her life and that his simple act of kindness was one that was rarely granted to her by a

I hand the page with my question back to Gwen and give her a stern look to let her know I

give you details I would only be putting Talia and Kota in danger.Just settle with knowing that I plan to take care of it immediately.In the meantime, I need you to get them to safety in

Danger?

this is

I need Talia and Dakota on a plane tonight.I’ve already made arrangements with a pack

who would be willing to accept a human into

involved, humans

answers for her, his chest

“The Ivory Queen.”

***Nataliat**

finish sending the last X-ray referral down to the

gave me sits in my cubby and I contemplate

grimace, however, when I remember they were

carefully wrapped sandwich from the bag along with some cut up fruit and cheese and