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.

I be a wolf, mommy? Can I be a wolf like Zane?”

he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick my dry

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 little voice in

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

teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find his mate, he would never

course you can,” I finally

is again, crawling on all fours

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

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

to

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

dinner last night and gone straight

crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling

Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty

frowns at me when I try to

I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits

while I lead Kota up

us here, Iremind myself as we enter the mansion.We’re

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

beside Aurora is Evan along with

another couple whom we also did not

of the

be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him

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

he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her feet to greet

she instructs, gesturing

points to the girl beside

She

us with a kind smile on her

crepes?”

que nous sommes français? {Did you know

deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly

she won’t

you say

mimics me, Agnes’s eyes brightening

distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and

next to me,” Rosalie smiles when

at Kota who

is beautiful and my goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving

table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as more praise

for Kota and he readily licks the

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 my life to a bunch of

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

wane, however, when they

you two been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling her eyebrows at

a cute couple.” I steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question

you…” her voice trails off when she

I met and can’t seem to get rid of,” I mutter,

Zane’s eyes on me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell him to quit

eyes meet, his brown eyes flicker to a

eyes tightly, looking away to hide his other half but I had already seen the wolf within…and he was angry

Jack replay in my

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

and his wolf would

would hurt

aware that I am in a pack full of wolves and the only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when

walk with you,” she says through a small

that’s okay with

her feet, her voice I look down at