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?”

know Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick

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 why he’d feel another

as I stare at my hopeful pup still in

teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family

can,” I

be Kota how is again, crawling on all fours

to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the covers with his tongue hanging out of

questioning eyes

to get

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

had skipped dinner last night and gone straight

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

looks as beautiful as ever in a

good morning to Kota and I frowns at me when I try to steal

are useless against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to take

and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing

find us here, Iremind myself as

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

Evan along with a girl we

couple whom

of the

of Gamma Evan’s job seems to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as

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

comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to

make yourselves at home,” she

the

and my cousin.” She then gestures to

over to us with a kind smile on her lips.Her eyes widen in shock when she sees the food in Agnes

those crepes?”

nous sommes français? {Did you

deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly at

she won’t understand

say

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

Aurora help distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of

smiles when everyone’s

at

She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives

and Agnes make themselves comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as more praise comes her

readily licks the Nutella

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

providing as few details as I can to give them

patience starts to wane, however, when

two been together?” Rosalie asks,

glance at Zane

assumed…with the way he looks at you…” her voice trails off when she

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

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

his brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his

tightly, looking away to hide his other half but I had

Jack replay in my

the one who told me he loved me every day…hit me…rejected

wolf

would hurt me

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

a walk with

that’s okay

about to politely decline when she rises to her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging