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

Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf

away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d feel another presence within him or hear a

bore into my soul as I stare

despised wolves, my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find his mate, he would never hurt

can,” I finally manage to

be Kota how is again, crawling on all fours and barking

I swallow my words and

questioning eyes as I climb

to

fills the house as Kota and I make our way into the kitchen,

dinner last night and gone

hard at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling it

food, Agnes looks as beautiful

me when I

against her and I instead help her pack the

and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to

here, Iremind myself as we enter

and leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits at the head

along with a girl we had yet to

Oliver’s right is another couple whom we

rest of the

annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him

butt-naked looking for his clothes,” Evan wheezes, Aurora

was so mad-” His voice comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her

make yourselves at home,” she instructs, gesturing to

to the

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

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

those crepes?” She

nous sommes français? {Did you

explain when Agnes stares blankly

she won’t

say

Rosalie mimics me,

while several omegas bring in dishes

smiles when

he your pup?”She asks, pointing at Kota

goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over

on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as

Kota and he readily licks the Nutella

to make small talk, asking me questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is talk about

I am as polite as possible, providing as few details as I can to give them a hint

to wane, however, when they ask

long have you two been together?”

a cute couple.” I steal a quick glance at Zane who looks

you…” her voice trails off when she sees the uncomfortable

just a wolf I met and can’t seem to get rid of,” I

I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell

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

looking away to hide his other half but I

of Jack replay in my

claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me he loved me

and his wolf would

hurt

the only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when Aurora’s

like to take a walk with you,”

okay with

politely decline when she rises to her feet, her voice I look down at