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.

wolf, mommy? Can I be a wolf

a wolf was after us? I lick my dry

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 he’d feel

into my soul as I stare at my hopeful pup

son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should

course you can,” I finally

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

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

say, ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I

have to

Kota and I make our way into

had skipped dinner last night and gone straight

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

beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse and

I frowns at me when I try to

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

lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly

can’t find us here, Iremind myself as we enter the mansion.We’re

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

Aurora is Evan along with a girl we had yet to

is another couple whom we also did

the table

job seems to be annoying his Alpha

looking for his clothes,” Evan wheezes, Aurora on the

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

yourselves at home,” she instructs, gesturing to the

to the girl

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

his wife Rosalie, Oliver’s little sister.” Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile

crepes?” She

{Did you know we’re French?}.We love

is mute and deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly at

she won’t understand

you say ‘thank you’?” She

and Rosalie mimics

omegas bring

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

pointing at Kota who climbs onto my

She squeals, waving

side of the table and dig into their

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

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

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

however, when they ask

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

I steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her

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

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

my silverware down and begrudgingly

his brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his

tightly, looking away to hide his other half but

memories of Jack

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

wolf

hurt

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

take a walk with you,” she says through a small

okay

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