The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Rivers
***WARNING***

The following chapter contains a scene with self harm and abuse.

Reader discretion is advised, I will place (*) asterisk when the abuse self-harm begins for those of you who wish to Skip.

** ***Zane***

What are you so nervous about? Grayson mutters as we walk over to the main pack house, my legs barely able to drag me to our destination.

We need this training! What use is our gift if we can’t use it? I know he’s right but that doesn’t stop the fear somersaulting in my belly.

My father always said I was weak.

What if my power truly is weak and worthless? Then what? Then we learn to fight like any other f****”g mutt! Grayson growls in annoyance.

Talia and Agnes walk silently behind me, both equally nervous for our first day in our new assignments.

Kota appears to be the only one excited to visit the River Moon wolves.

To keep herself calm, Agnes holds her butterfly in her hand, the beautiful creature crawling along her finger and fluttering its wings.

She had kept it in her room since we arrived in River Moon and it seemed to give her comfort.

I would have to thank Salvador again for Talia fidgets with the sack lunch that I prepared for her this morning, wrinkling the paper bag with her fingers.

To my surprise, she took the lunch willingly and my heart only soared higher when I noticed she was still wearing the gold bracelet I gave her.

I just hope she will still be okay with me when she reads my note today.

Quit worrying.

We were smooth, Grayson grins We finally approach the pack house, Rosalie already waiting for us with her young pup cradled in her arms.

“Come with me Agnes,” She smiles warmly at her before turning to Talia and I.

“Aurora is in the entertainment room waiting for you.”

Talia and I exchange nervous glances and make our way to the entertainment room where we find Aurora sitting on the floor with her eyes closed, Oliver combing through her hair with tenderness, as if her hair were made of silk.

Evan sits on the couch, watching the two with friendly disgust while Rio sits lazily at his feet.

Oliver leans in close to his mate and kisses her temples, murmuring soothing words in her ears.

The Queen looks completely relaxed in his lap as he begins to gently braid her hair into one long french braid, her breaths slow and steady.

It almost feels wrong to watch such an intimate moment between two loving mates and I feel a pain in my heart.

Would Talia ever trust me enough to let me care for her as the Rio jumps up to greet Kota and the two roll around the floor playfully.

“Please sit,” Aurora says, her eyes fluttering open as Oliver ties up the braid.

Kota stops his play for a moment and we bow our heads in reverence to the timid Queen.

“My sister will be here soon for you, Talia.You can wait here while I take Zane to the training grounds.Kota can stay at the daycare or here with Rosalie and Agnes.It’s up to you and what you feel most comfortable with.”

“Here,” Talia replies almost immediately.

“H-here, please.” The Queen smiles brilliantly at her as she rises to her feet with Oliver’s help.

“Then it shall be so.” Oliver grabs his coat and car keys from the coffee table and prepares to take off.

“Be safe,” Oliver murmurs as he kisses his Queen on the cheek before he glares at me.

“If you hurt her, I will kill you.Understand?” he threatens, his voice a low growl.

I nod obediently, swallowing the lump in my throat.

Aurora rolls her eyes at her mate and pacifies him with a kiss.

“No you will not,” she chuckles.

“You cannot heal on your own,” he argues.

“If he hurts you during training-”

“Then I will heal her,” a woman’s voice calls out from behind us.

“So go huff and puff somewhere else and let my sister train in. We all turn around to the source of the voice and find a small woman identical to Queen Aurora standing by the door.

The only difference between the two appears to be their eyes, with this woman’s eyes being silvery grey while Aurora’s are a golden honey color.

Aurora wastes no time running towards the woman, embracing her in a tight hug.

“You literally see each other every f*****g day,”

Evan exasperates, Oliver rolling his eyes at the gamma wolf.

The small woman lifts her middle finger up at Evan, Aurora giggling hysterically.

Zane.This is my twin, Celina,” She says as she steps

spawn is

sticking her tongue out

spawn, then what are you?

a bored look on her face, Talia

chick? I’m running

her up and down as if assessing her.She then exchanges looks with her

closer to Talia, Aurora giving her

worked

Celina’s silver irises as she scowls and points an accusing finger at

your f*****g

far worse.They need someone who won’t flinch away from them or look at them like they’re maggots.They’re broken and

washes over Celina’s face as she crosses her arms and waits

promise,” Talia nods, never once flinching from the cold tone in

as if to catch any hesitation but Talia

turns to her sister and smiles

her head disapprovingly at her

“She didn’t mean that.”

shrugs with an innocent smile

a long day ahead of

before I even blink an eye, the two women vanish into thin air wrapping his arms around my

will be

speaking in a soothing tone to the

you can stay here and play with Rio.Would you like that?” Kota

instructs Evan to take Kota upstairs to Rosalie’s office

gifts so I shove them in my pockets, willing myself to

worry” Aurora reassures as we

helping you figure out

is empty, with all of the equipment

for us to work in peace,” she

figured you wouldn’t want an audience today.” She turns to

“Evan can leave too.”

a chance,” he replies, sitting down on a

heavy sigh and rolls her

frozen in place, unsure what to do with myself but Aurora once again offers

be a little scary at first.It’s

and patting the ground in

know I was a telepath?” I ask as I take a seat before

sense your walls,” she says, her eyes scanning

into a person’s thoughts and their memories without them noticing but it wasn’t so easy getting into your head.It was like

into your thoughts with a little push but you felt me enter your memories …didn’t you?” I nod, remembering the pinch in my temples

wolf help you with your gifts?” she

No, Grayson snarls.

came into the picture that the

you didn’t

you didn’t trust me! Aurora frowns at

point in blaming each other.This just means you both need

thought I

“No, she chuckles softly.”

inside your head.Now I want you to do the same with me and make

hurting her as I remember all the failed attempts I had

a catatonic state for hours after my attempts of reading her

and I fear she has already cut our connection and is now expecting me to make contact but she only smiles at me,

of thin air, a small ball of fire forms inside her palm and she cradles the flame like a fragile

of fears, Zane…”

anger make you irrational….they

to demonstrate, the flames in her palm grow bigger until they engulf

by letting your fears get the best

see, I can manipulate the fire element but it is very difficult to control.My flames are fueled by my emotions and if I let them get the best of

principle for you if you ever want to control your gift.You need

know if I can do

know if you don’t give him a

like you seek a connection with your mate, Grayson seeks a connection with you.” I don’t

He’s an i**”t.

Aurora frowns at me.

trust by belittling him, “she says

make him fear more ashamed of himself than he already is, Wolf You know his pain better than anyone.” He doesn’t trust me!

and did he ever let me in to help? No! He put me in a corner and forced me to watch him suffer!

even like

think you’d like me either or want to help…so I thought it was

doesn’t reply, wallowing in

in the eyes but she suddenly moves

side…no matter how much you hurt him.He is part of your soul.” I pull at the mat on the

out.I didn’t know what else to do ….I whisper.I’m sorry too, hesighs.I should have fought harder to

is good, ” Aurora

put my walls down

do I enter your mind? ” I ask, looking over at Evan who looks bored by our silent

I hurt them. ” Aurora nods as she assesses my concerns before

thoughts as

of them are flowing at different speeds and currents and unfortunately, they are

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