The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Natalia***

The bright light peeking through the window stings my swollen eyes and I let out a soft groan.I do not want to wake up, not after the lousy night of nightmares I had.

In need of some comfort, I stretch out my hand in search of Kota.

My eyes bulge open, however, when I find the bed empty, his side of the bed cold.

“Kota?” I whisper, looking around the room frantically, feeling my heart sink to the pit of my stomach.

“Kota!” I scream, tears springing to my eyes as last night’s nightmares flash through my mind.

Zane’s head pops up from my side of the room and I look over to see Kota snuggled up beside him, his stuffed wolf in his arms.

Zane looks equally bewildered to find the pup curled up on his side, his body growing tense with my silence.

How did he get down there? I wonder as I scramble out of bed to pick him up.It’s doesn’t matter ,I scold myself.

I’m just glad he’s okay.I gently pick up the sleepy pup, holding him close to my chest as several tears spill onto my cheeks.

Kota mumbles a hello to me, his sleepy voice soothing my heart.I squeeze him tightly, a slight sob escaping my throat.

“He won’t take you,” I hiccup to myself as I comb my fingers l ignore Zane’s pained look, not caring that I probably looked like a lunatic to him.

“Estas bien Mami? (Are you okay, mommy?)” Kota asks when I finally loosen up my grip.He pulls back from my arms and pokes at my eyes and cheeks, staring at me with cute furrowed brows.

“You don’t look so good.” I feign hurt at his words and hold back my laughter.

“Am I ugly?” I ask.

He shakes his head definitively.

“Bonita, Bonita,” he sings.

“I have the prettiest mommy in the whole world!”

He shouts, my ears ringing from the sudden sound of his loud voice.I shower his chubby cheeks with kisses, feeling relieved to not be alone in this wolf’s den.

“Where did you go?” I ask.

“Why did you go sleep on the floor with Zane?”

Kota fidgets with his stuffed wolf before whispering close to my ear.

“l had a nightmare,” he says, hugging his wolf tightly.

“A big bad wolf came to take me away.”

My heart nearly stops as the blood drains from my face.I want to scream but my words never spill out of my mouth.

All through the night, I dreamt of Christian finding us and taking Kota from me, disposing of me as he did all those years ago training to take over the Alpha title, turning my sweet little boy into a hardened Alpha.

Kota’s large eyes widen and he smiles at Zane who blushes under his gaze.

“But then Zane saved me, mommy.He didn’t let the bad wolf take me!”

He climbs out of my lap and runs into Zane’s arms.

“And then – And then Zane’s wolf carried me home!” Zane’s face freezes, his body tensing at the mention of his wolf.

“Aoh aoh aaooooh!” Kota suddenly howls like a wolf.

“Zane is a wolf, mommy. Did you know that?”

He howls happily again.

Can I be a wolf like Zane?” Several questions

he know Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick my dry lips,

his wolf but his first shift was so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d

into my soul as I stare at my hopeful pup still in

I despised wolves, my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to

course you can,” I finally manage

Kota how is again, crawling on all

a beautiful wolf ,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and

say, ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as

have to

sweet aroma of crepes fills the house as Kota and I make our way into the kitchen,

last night and gone straight to bed

at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling

food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty

Kota and I frowns at me when I

pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to take to the main

to go, Zane and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my

myself as we enter the

us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits at the head of the table, his Queen to his

along with a girl we had yet

whom we also did

the table is

job seems to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as he recounts a

Oliver ran through the entire school butt-naked looking for his clothes,” Evan wheezes, Aurora on the

so mad-” His voice comes to a halt when he finally

at home,” she instructs, gesturing to the empty

to the

She then gestures

Oliver’s little sister.” Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind

crepes?”

sommes français? {Did you

mute and deaf,” I explain when

she won’t understand

you say ‘thank you’?”

mimics me, Agnes’s

while several omegas bring

smiles when everyone’s plates are all

your pup?”She asks, pointing at Kota who climbs onto

beautiful and my goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives her a

Agnes make themselves comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as more praise

readily licks the Nutella

for a living but the last thing

as polite as possible, providing as few details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with disclosing information about

however, when they ask

have you two been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling

couple.” I steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger get the best

her voice trails

get rid of,” I mutter, an awkward silence

my silverware

eyes flicker to a bright

but I had already seen the wolf within…and

memories of Jack

Jack, my wolf mate who claimed would never hurt me, the one who

his wolf would

would hurt

in a pack full of wolves and the only human for miles, I begin gathering

to take a walk with you,” she says

that’s okay with

look down at my pup clinging to my