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.

Can I be a wolf

wolf was after us? I lick my dry lips,

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

as I

wolves, my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf

can,” I

crawling on all fours and

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

ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I climb out

have to get

Kota and I make our

last night and gone straight to

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

looks as beautiful

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

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

the food while I lead Kota up to

find us here, Iremind myself as we enter the

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

is Evan along with a girl we

is another couple whom we also did not

rest of the table is

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

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

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

home,” she instructs, gesturing to

the girl beside

cousin.” She then gestures to the

feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile on her lips.Her eyes widen in shock when she

crepes?” She

français? {Did you

mute and deaf,” I explain when Agnes

won’t understand

you say ‘thank you’?”

and Rosalie mimics

crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and potatoes

me,” Rosalie smiles when everyone’s

pointing at Kota who climbs onto

are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over to Kota who

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

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

wolves try to make small talk, asking me questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living

as possible, providing as few details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable

starts to wane, however, when

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

steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger get the

voice trails off when she sees the uncomfortable

of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the last of

my silverware down and begrudgingly

a bright gold

half but I had already seen the wolf within…and he was angry with

memories of Jack

and Jack, my wolf mate who claimed would never hurt me, the one who told

and his wolf would be no

would hurt me

am in a pack full of wolves and the only human for miles,

to take a walk with you,” she says through

that’s okay

voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg,