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 like Zane?” Several

he know Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us?

his wolf but his first shift was so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an

I

exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf

you can,” I

how is again, crawling

words and smile at him as he rolls around the covers with his tongue hanging out

Kota,” I say, ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I climb out of

have to

fills the house as Kota and I make

had skipped dinner last night and gone straight

onto a hot pan, swirling

over the food, Agnes looks as beautiful

me when I try

her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to take

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

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

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

beside Aurora is Evan along with a

right is another couple whom we also did not meet

the table

job seems to be annoying his Alpha who

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

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

she instructs, gesturing to

points to the

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

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

those crepes?” She

sommes français? {Did you

deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly at

she won’t

you say ‘thank

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

crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs

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

pointing at Kota who climbs onto my

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

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

licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks in

Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is talk about my life

as few details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with

wane, however, when they ask

have you two been together?” Rosalie asks,

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

he looks at you…” her voice trails off

to get rid of,” I

silverware down and begrudgingly look up to

to a

hide his other half but I had

Jack

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

and his wolf would be

would hurt

full of wolves and the only human for miles, I

walk with you,” she says through

okay

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