The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 8: First Sight

***Natalia***

Fk! F**k!

“KE V scream internally as I clock out and race out of the clinic.I’m going to be late!”

“Talia, wait!” Travis calls out as I rush past him in the parking lot.

Travis is a tall man with rippling muscles trying to break through his scrubs, with tan skin and the sexiest tattoos on his arms and chest.

He is the cute radiology tech every girl was pinning over.

But like every sexy man, he’s trouble; a known playboy who had all the girls in the clinic wrapped around his finger and for good reason too.

The man knew how to bend you over a desk and make you his slut.

“Sorry, Travis, but I’m late for picking up Dakota!” I call out breathlessly as I scramble to the bike racks.

“Doesn’t Sarah usually pick him up?” he chuckles as he trots over and watches me put on my helmet.

“Yes, but she’s out of town visiting family for a few days which means I have to pick him up,” I smile impatiently, unlocking the bike.

She was actually on business with some werewolves but I was not about to tell Travis that was running from her ex, a dragon King hellbent on dragging her back to his kingdom.

Being on the run, she and I both changed our names.

She was Sarah Davis while I was Talia Ramos.

“Well how about I give you a ride to the daycare center,” he says, giving me his mischievous grin.

“And then maybe we can talk about you going to dinner with me tomorrow night? Say 7 o’clock?”

I have to physically restrain myself from reaching over and smacking him over the head with my bike lock.

Travis and I had fooled around a few times before but I had always made it clear that this was just a business transaction.

No feelings, just a good f**k.That was the deal.

“Travis,” I sigh, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.

“We have a good thing.Don’t ruin it, please.I’m not looking for anything else,” I shrug unapologetically.

“I’m not interested ina relationship.”

“Oh come on Talia,” he smirks.

“You know I’m crazy about you…Look I know I have a reputation but I’m not lying.You’re amazing …different from every other girl in this God forsaken town I frown at him.Does he take me for an i***t? He is literally a walking red flag! “

“Travis, stop it.I’m not interested.”

“I could take care of you and Dakota,”

He murmurs, his finger grazing my arms and I shiver in annoyance.

“If you let me.Don’t you want Dakota to have a dad?” anyone to take care of me.

Dakota and I were just fine on our own.

Kota didn’t need a father.He had me…

“I’m sorry, Travis but I really have to go,” I shrug, pushing past him and climbing on the bike.

“will you at least think about it?” He shouts as I pedal away and I fail to respond.

Oh Talia….

I mutter to myself.

What the f**k did you get yourself into? I push aside my thoughts about Travis and try to figure out what to do with Dakota while I’m working my shift at The Masque.

The only other people I know are Micah and Niki…

.Does Niki work tonight? f**k i can’t remember.

I arrive at the daycare center, the parking lot completely empty by now.

I curse Mrs.Freedman, my last patient, for talking her head off during her visit, and hurry into the building.

Through the large glass window, I peer into the classroom and see my little boy hard at work on a coloring book, his little red backpack already on his shoulders.

My heart skips a beat as I watch him color, his eyes furrowed in concentration and his little brown curls hanging low over his forehead.

Sensing my stare, Kota looks up at me and smiles with excitement, closing his book and jumping out of his seat.

I rush into the classroom and get down on my knees, spreading my arms out wide to receive him.

He collides right into me, nearly “Mommy, what are you doing here?”He giggles excitedly.

“Where’s aunty Gwen?”

I push back his curls from his face and stare into his beautiful big eyes.

They were unlike the eyes of any other, one eye being a gorgeous shade of cerulean and the other being the envy of chocolate with swirls of brown and amber.

Heterchromia wasn’t all that common and my Kota’s eyes were the talk of the town when he was first born.He was the little blue and brown eyed boy everyone loved.

I hear footsteps behind me and smile apologetically at the frowning teacher.

I could just not get

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very lucky

before her

says,

a lady company.” Dakota smiles proudly at me as I lift him

for looking after him,” I

as I turn

She calls

towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

to keep my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the

I whisper, pushing the door

racks, forcing back my tears and putting on

to see

asks as I set him down on the child

trip,” I reply, strapping on

and me for a couple of

me a cheeky

chicken nuggets for dinner?” I smile at him as

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice comes

I sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that she

could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and I need

Dakota huffs in

little man sitter,”

you could love that

Gods! We make arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to feel the wind

outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make it to the

change out of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would change into my uniform once

hell I was riding my bike around in a

the

it all by

unbuckle his

helping him

Micah’s tonight, okay? So I need you to behave.Can you do

quick nod and I hand him an apple

down to the town center where Niki and Micah

coworkers from the

like me and Micah a bartender.I pull up to their apartment

skips ahead and knocks on the door while I tie up the bike.How’s my cute little

chubby cheeks with kisses.She

incredible smell fills the entire house and I look over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more than 5 feet tall,

admiring her beauty,

I wave back and

Talia, Niki and Micah’s friend.” The woman smiles and

my bad, babe,” Niki

friend Agnes. She’s

dead?!” Kota asks curiously, looking

like a ghost to

can’t help but burst

can’t hear you or speak,”

walk over to the woman and point to

fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then bring

eyes brighten up as I finish and I hear Niki cry

to sign? Since

‘’I am Talia.Nice to

I shrug.

a couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to

to teach me,”

their own place and they are both mute.We’ve just been writing to each other

I ask,

just missed him,” Niki

tell you, HE’S HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him with Agnes.It’s the most adorable

like a

mean it, Tal.Don’t be

my eyes and shake my head

I sigh,

watching Kota for me.You’re a

She calls out after me

the club in the middle of town, storing the bike in the racks directly behind

a prestigious club where some of the town’s more prominent members

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

a

your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

go as they pleased without fear of being judged by the public and the staff, specifically

for

to guess who was who under all

that were ordered, I knew some of the city council members were regulars and I could only assume police officers, doctors, teachers, and others frequented the

on a plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my black top and jeans for a skimpy work

had themes every week for practically every fetish, ranging from full body

white choker, a piece

heels completed the look and I

that I really

fight off drunkards all night, I walk out to the club hall, the music