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 to disclose that information.It should be she

like her answer.If Cillian is her problem, why would he be after Talia?

as I take the pen and paper

if Talia is safe.Who

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

me back as I try to

“Stay here.”

follow her to the door, ignoring her side eye

it in my care.I should protect The witch cautiously turns to the knob and opens the door,

strong build and dark brown hair.His green eyes settle

on Earth are

the door open

you

says, never taking his eyes off

lurking beneath the surface, ready to tear me to

you doing here? How did you find

and waves his phone

is that she hasn’t got a clue how

dryly at him but he

bag.Now…” he says, stepping closer so that he stands only an inch away

“Who’s the mutt?”

just met him,” she says

You jealous?”

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

Asshole…

can hear her heart pound in

and pushes him away, the

she mutters, the wolf grinning

races for me,” he sighs, taking

me in or do

she mutters

followed me after I told you to leave

my dead body,” he growls,

“If he finds you…”

can handle this

can finish her sentence, the wolf named Salvador crashes his

my gaze and examine the wall,

wall we got here

Very sturdy…uh..Very clean…

why I

as he pulls away from the witch, her body trembling in his arms.my arms, to

it seems my time had not yet come and I could only hope one day she would fall

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

witch protests but one kiss from him has her completely under his spell

scans the room, his eyes carefully

he states as he looks

is not,”he says,

with an omega?” I could ask you the

to you,”

the intrusion.I was not expecting

her tired face

the wolf who appears to be her mate that

silver wolf with the gift of thought projection, capable of turning his thoughts into

could make anything come to

the

pure joy at the beautiful

fluttering its wings to show off its

“She can keep it,”

says as he watches Agnes play with the

doesn’t crush it, it will stay with

to Agnes, tears springing

seems taken aback by her reaction, not understanding

hardships Agnes faced in her life and that his simple act of kindness was one that was

my question back to Gwen and give her a stern look to let her know I

Kota in danger.Just settle with knowing that I plan to take care of it immediately.In the meantime, I need you to get

Danger?

is

a plane tonight.I’ve already made arrangements with a pack and they are willing to take her in for

know who would be

a mate was involved, humans

answers for her, his chest puffing up

“The Ivory Queen.”

***Nataliat**

sending the last X-ray referral down

me sits in my cubby and I contemplate

I remember they

the bag along with some cut up fruit and cheese and one of Kota’s apple juices I secretly liked to drink.I stare at the drink, my stomach