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

could he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick

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

to bore into my soul as I stare

the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his

you can,” I finally manage to

how is again, crawling on all fours

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

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

to get

I make our way into the

had skipped dinner last night and gone straight to

a hot

beautiful as ever in a pretty

I frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand to not touch her

pouts are useless against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and

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

myself as

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

Aurora is Evan along with a girl we had yet to

right is another couple whom we also did

of the table

his Alpha who scowls violently at him as

his clothes,” Evan wheezes, Aurora on the verge of tears

to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her feet to greet

she instructs, gesturing to the

to the girl

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

Oliver’s little sister.” Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile on her lips.Her eyes widen in shock when she

crepes?”

nous sommes français? {Did you

explain

she won’t understand

you say ‘thank

mimics me, Agnes’s

crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs

next to me,” Rosalie smiles when everyone’s plates

asks, pointing at Kota

She

of the table and dig into their food,

small crepe for Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his

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

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

patience starts to wane, however, when

been together?” Rosalie

glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger

you…” her voice trails

wolf I met and can’t seem to get rid of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping

feel Zane’s eyes on me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly

flicker to a bright gold color, his

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

of Jack

Jack, my wolf mate who claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me he loved me every day…hit

his wolf

would hurt

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

take a walk with you,”

okay with

her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his large eyes twinkling with