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 like Zane?” Several questions pop into

a wolf was after us?

thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d feel another

eyes seem to bore into my soul as I stare at

be a good wolf loyal to his family

course you can,” I

can be Kota how is again, crawling on all fours and

tell him but I swallow my words and smile at

ignoring Zane’s questioning

to

aroma of crepes fills the house as Kota and I make our way

night and gone

Agnes hard at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot

over the food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a

when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my

against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings

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

us here, Iremind myself

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

with

Oliver’s right is another couple whom we also

rest of the

his Alpha who scowls violently at

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

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

home,” she instructs, gesturing to the

to the

Mia, Evan’s mate and my 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

crepes?”

que nous sommes français? {Did

deaf,” I explain when

won’t understand

do you say ‘thank

sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s eyes

Aurora help distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring in

me,” Rosalie smiles when everyone’s plates are all full, patting the chair beside

at Kota who climbs onto my

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

table and dig into their

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

Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is

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

starts to wane, however, when they

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

make a cute couple.” I steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger get the best

voice trails

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

I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell him to quit

flicker to a

his eyes tightly, looking away to hide his other half but I had already seen the

Jack

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

wolf

hurt

pack full of wolves and the only human for miles,

take a walk with you,” she

that’s okay with

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