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, mommy? Can I be a wolf like Zane?” Several questions pop into my

wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick my dry lips, unsure

would come when he would 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 why

I stare at my

wolves, my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find

course you can,” I finally

is again, crawling on all fours and barking

beautiful wolf ,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he

Zane’s questioning eyes as I climb out of

have to

Kota and I

and

batter onto a hot

beautiful as ever in a

at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my

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

while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing

find us here, Iremind myself as we enter the

leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits at the head of the table, his Queen to

beside Aurora is Evan along with a girl we had yet to

couple whom we also

rest of the table

to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as

looking for his

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

yourselves at home,” she

to the girl

Evan’s mate and my cousin.” She then gestures to the couple to

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

those crepes?” She

que nous sommes français? {Did you know

explain when Agnes

she won’t

do you say ‘thank you’?”

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

several omegas bring in dishes of eggs

smiles when everyone’s

at Kota

my goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives her a cheeky

on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for

for Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering

do for a

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

starts to wane, however, when they ask

you two been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling

glance at Zane who looks

voice trails off when she sees the uncomfortable

get rid of,” I mutter, an

set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell

eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his

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

memories of Jack

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

his wolf

would hurt

human for miles, I begin

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

that’s okay with

her feet, her voice I look down at