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

know a wolf was after us? I lick my dry lips, unsure how to respond

earn 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

to bore into my soul as I stare

him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever

you can,” I

is again, crawling on all fours and barking

a beautiful wolf ,I want 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 I climb

have to

fills the house as Kota and I make our way into the

last night and gone straight to bed

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

looks as beautiful as ever

Kota and I frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand to

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

are all ready to go, Zane and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my wandering eyes scan the area

can’t find us here, Iremind myself

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

along with a girl we had yet to

is another couple whom we

rest of the

Evan’s job seems to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at

looking for his clothes,” Evan

halt when he finally notices us,

she instructs, gesturing to

to the

and my cousin.” She then gestures

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

crepes?” She

{Did you know we’re French?}.We

explain when Agnes stares blankly

she won’t understand

do you say

mimics me, Agnes’s eyes

several omegas bring in dishes

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

pointing at Kota who

eyes are gorgeous!” She

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

readily licks the Nutella

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

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

to wane, however,

you two been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling

Zane who looks petrified by

assumed…with the way he looks at you…” her voice

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

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

his brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his wolf seeming to fight

half but I had already seen the wolf

Jack replay

me, the one who told me he loved me

wolf would be no

would hurt me

human for miles, I begin gathering my

like to take a walk with you,” she says through a

okay with

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