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.

a wolf like Zane?” Several questions pop into

wolf was after us? I lick my dry

would come when he would earn 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

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

be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find his mate, he

can,” I finally manage

be Kota how is again, crawling on all fours

to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he

on, Kota,” I say, ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I climb out

have to get

as Kota and I make

and

onto a hot pan, swirling it around in

food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse

when I try to steal a crepe,

and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to take to the main pack

lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing

can’t find us here, Iremind myself as we

meets us at the door and leads us to a large dining Alpha

along with a girl we had yet

Oliver’s right is another couple whom we also did not meet

rest of the table is

job seems to be annoying his Alpha who

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

His voice comes to a halt when he

home,” she instructs, gesturing to the empty

to the girl beside

cousin.” She then gestures to the couple to Oliver’s

is Beta Carter and his wife Rosalie, Oliver’s little sister.” Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with

crepes?”

sommes français? {Did you know we’re French?}.We love

explain when Agnes stares blankly at

she won’t understand

do you say

show her the sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s

several omegas bring in

next to me,” Rosalie smiles when everyone’s plates are all full, patting the chair

asks, pointing at Kota who climbs

gorgeous!” She squeals, waving

table and dig into their

crepe for Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks in the chocolate

I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is talk about my life to a bunch

details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with disclosing information

to wane, however, when they

long have you two been together?” Rosalie

at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger get the best of

at you…” her voice trails off when she sees the uncomfortable look on Zane’s

I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us

me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell him to

brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his wolf seeming to fight

away to hide his other half but I had already seen the wolf within…and he was

last memories of Jack replay

wolf mate who claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me he loved me every day…hit me…rejected me…humiliated me…and

his wolf would be no

would hurt

full of wolves and the only human for miles,

like to take a walk with you,” she says through a

that’s okay with

look down at my pup clinging