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.

don’t know who Christian is, however, it’s best I not say a word.That’s Talia’s business and only she has the right to disclose

answer.If Cillian is her problem, why would he

as I take the pen and

Talia is

she reads the page, there’s a knock at

answer it,” she says, pushing me back as I try to push

“Stay here.”

the

cautiously turns

tan skin, strong build and dark

on Earth are

the door

did you find

mutt, Gwen?” he says, never taking his eyes

beneath the surface, ready to tear

doing here? How did you find me?” She

smirks and waves his phone at

300 year old mate is

him but

closer so that he stands only an inch

“Who’s the mutt?”

met him,” she says

You jealous?” she

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

Asshole…

hear her heart pound in her chest as he gently

pushes him away, the wolf

can’t stand you, Salvador,” she mutters,

races for me,” he sighs, taking her hand and interlocking her

going to let me in or do you want

she mutters to

I

he growls,

“If he finds you…”

handle this on my

wolf named Salvador crashes his lips onto hers, holding her face in a breathless

by their interaction, I turn my gaze and examine the wall, inspecting the

a uh..That’s a sturdy wall we got here

Very sturdy…uh..Very clean…

understand now why

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

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

doesn’t say a word as she collects herself, pulling the wolf into the house and leading him into the living room.He takes

but one kiss from him has her

room, his eyes carefully inspecting

he states as he looks at

is not,”he says,

clan with

Salvador.He won’t respond to you,”

the intrusion.I was not expecting this i***t to follow

face and

to be

wolf with the gift of thought

anything come to life with

the room before

at the beautiful creature, reaching out

its wings

“She can keep it,”

he watches Agnes play

crush it,

to Agnes, tears springing to

her reaction, not understanding why his

and that his simple act of kindness was one that

Gwen and give her a stern look to let her know I

I plan to take care of it immediately.In the meantime, I need you to get them to safety in California.There’s a pack there that can keep her safe until I finish

Danger?

is difficult to understand,”Gwen

need Talia and Dakota on a plane tonight.I’ve already made arrangements with a pack and they are willing to take her in for the time

needing to know who would be willing to accept

a mate was involved, humans

answers for her, his

“The Ivory Queen.”

***Nataliat**

sending the last X-ray referral down to the radiology department

lunch Zane gave me sits in my cubby and I contemplate throwing it out and grabbing

grimace, however, when I remember they were serving

the lunch and grab a seat in the breakroom, pulling out the carefully wrapped sandwich from the bag along with some cut up fruit and cheese and