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

is

sticking her tongue out at

spawn, then what are you? His

her face, Talia snorting as she tries

where’s this Talia chick? I’m running late, so

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

I’m going to say it,” she says, stepping closer to Talia, Aurora giving her sister a warning

We’ve worked

irises as she

f*****g attitude,”

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

as she crosses her

never once flinching from

but Talia remains unfazed, as if used to being scrutinized

like her,” Celina suddenly turns to her sister

head disapprovingly at her

“She didn’t mean that.”

her sister shrugs with an innocent smile

a long day

eye, the two

be back later

reassures, getting down on her knees and speaking

you can stay here and play with Rio.Would you like

Rosalie’s office before

the thought of using my gifts so I shove them in my

reassures as we

and helping you figure out exactly what you can

of the equipment stored away and all trainers

grounds cleared for us to work in peace,” she smiles sheepishly as she leads me to a sparing

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

“Evan can leave too.”

a chance,” he replies, sitting down on

heaves a heavy sigh and

place, unsure

scary at first.It’s a lot of voices in your head and they can

patting the ground in front of her, urging me to do the

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

sense your walls,” she says, her eyes scanning

is my sister and she is also a telepath.The walls help block out the voices and keep out intruders.I can usually make my way into a person’s thoughts and their

…didn’t you?” I nod, remembering the pinch in

your wolf help you with your gifts?”

No, Grayson snarls.

years! It wasn’t until Talia came

didn’t help! I

you didn’t trust me! Aurora frowns at

you both need to learn to work together.Let’s furrow

I

“No, she chuckles softly.”

you to do the same with me and

with hurting her as I remember all the failed

into a catatonic state for hours after my attempts

and is now expecting me to make contact but she only smiles

fire forms inside her palm and she cradles the flame like a fragile

lot of fears,

and anger make

the flames in her palm grow

people unintentionally by letting your fears

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 me, I can lose control. I stare at the

one who controls the flames.It’s the same principle for you if you ever want to control your gift.You need to learn to let go of your fears and

don’t know if I can do

give him a chance to show you his worth,” She

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

He’s an i**”t.

Aurora frowns at me.

belittling him, “she says sternly, Grayson rolling

You know his

and did he ever let me in to help? No! He put me in a corner and forced me to watch him suffer! I could feel the hurt in his voice as he growled out his

even like

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

wallowing in his

my hands, afraid to look Aurora in the eyes but she suddenly moves closer to me and holds my wrists care or listen,”

how much you hurt him.He

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

is good, ” Aurora

put my walls down to make

looking over

time I enter someone’s head on purpose, I hurt them. ” Aurora nods

thoughts

at different speeds and currents and unfortunately,

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