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.

wolf, mommy? Can I be a

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

knew the day would come when he would earn his wolf but his first shift was so many years away; I thought I would have

my soul as I stare at my hopeful pup still

wolves, my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should

I finally manage to

how is again, crawling on all fours and

my words and smile at him

on, Kota,” I say, ignoring Zane’s questioning

to

the house as Kota and I make

dinner last night and gone straight to

crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling it around in circles to make a

over the food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever

me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand

her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to

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

Iremind myself as

leads us to a large dining Alpha

is Evan along with a girl we

is another couple whom we also did not meet

of the table is

be annoying his Alpha

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

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

at home,” she

points to the

cousin.” She then gestures to the couple

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

those crepes?”

{Did you know

and deaf,” I explain when

she won’t

do you say ‘thank you’?” She

and Rosalie mimics

omegas

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

he your pup?”She asks, pointing at Kota who

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

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

Kota and he readily licks the Nutella

do for a living

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

to wane, however, when

long have you two been together?” Rosalie

glance at Zane who looks petrified by

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

to get rid of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the last of my

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

meet, his brown eyes flicker to a bright

half but I had already seen the

last memories of Jack replay in my

the one who told me he

his wolf

hurt me

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

like to take a walk with

that’s okay with

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