The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Zane***

Talia orders a pizza and the three of us sit by the fort and watch Shrek in Spanish.I can’t follow most of what is being said but the subtitles help.

Talia seems restless as we watch, glancing at me from the corner of her eye every so often and shifting on her pillow over and over again.

I know there’s something on her mind but I cannot bring myself to invade her privacy, so I timidly place my hand over hers, Talia flinching as the sparks ignite between us.

Ashamed, I pull my hand away but she takes it in hers and interlocks our fingers, muttering an apology under her breath.

“Sorry…it’ll just take a little getting used to,” she blushes, her thumb caressing mine.

“Your hands are…warm…” she smiles nervously.

She says nothing more, turning her attention back to the movie.

I want to ask her what is on her mind but before I can figure out a way to communicate, there’s a knock at the door.

A bit of dread settles in the pit of my stomach when I see Evan standing in the doorway.

He tries to hide his worried face with a smile, but his eyes give him away.

“The Queen wishes to speak to both of you about today’s… incident,” he says, carefully picking his words.

“Zane didn’t do anything wrong,”

Talia huffs, taking a Grayson practically swoons over the gesture and like a love sick puppy, demands to come out and mark her on sight.

Is that all you can think about right now? I snap at him, knowing we are very likely going to get kicked off the territory for his behavior.

No, I’m definitely thinking about her t**s too, Grayson replies nonchalantly.

Just look at how she’s puffing out her chest.

They look great in this top…

I despise you, I sigh, knowing there is no way to trade wolves at this point.

Trust me, I’d trade humans in a heartbeat, he retorts.

“I never said Zane did anything wrong,”

Evan explains calmly, though I can see the fear flicker in his eyes as he backs away from my small Latina mate who glares furiously at him.

“”Trust me, I would have loved to piss on Benoit Perrault years ago.”

“So then why-”

“Things are more complicated than you think and unfortunately, Zane and his wolf only made things worse,”

Evan interrupts.

“Please, just come to the Pack house so Aurora can speak to you both.”

Seeing that we would have to face Aurora sooner or later, we grab Kota and head to the pack house where Evan takes Kota out to play with Rio on the lawn while Talia and I head upstairs to Aurora’s office.I don’t smell the visiting Alphas anywhere, meaning they nervous.

Talia must be nervous too because she holds my hand as I open the door to the office, giving it a tight squeeze as we enter.

The tension in the room is thick, Aurora resting her head in her hands as she focuses on her breathing while her mate, Oliver, gives me a murderous look.

Carter, their Beta, seems to be the only one not upset at the moment, greeting both Talia and I with a smile.

A spine tingling fear washes over me when Oliver opens his mouth to speak.

“Do you have any idea what you two have done?”

Oliver growls, his blue eyes flickering between sapphire and silver.

“Do you have ANY idea how much you f****d up-”

“Oliver, stop it…”

Aurora warns, her face stern as she looks at her husband.

“Let them speak for themselves before you place blame on anyone.”

“You know as well as I do that it does not matter what the reason was.Zane had no right to pee on an Alpha visiting my territory!”

“Our territory,”

Aurora corrects him, Oliver’s mouth closing instantly.

“You forget, Zane and Talia are my guests here and Benoit, as a visitor, should have respected me by respecting my guests.You and I both know he has not!”

“So what do you propose we do?”

shakes his head in

everything we’ve worked hard

to hold

gives him a deadly look, Carter holding up his hands in

think I need some

mutters, storming

t’aime,” Aurora calls after him, Oliver pausing at the door and taking

you too,” he sighs, closing the door

large breath of air, pinching the bridge of her nose as she once again rests her head in

when

holds up her hand, Talia clamping her

She mumbles, finally

your memories as soon as you

and leans back in

make

the issue?” Talia

is just another

“What’s the issue?”

sarcastically,

apparent to the Alpha title and has been managing the shares from France.He is set to take the title next month, so we planned to have a formal meeting with him next week to discuss the future of our partnership.His father, however, decided to show

to rub her temples

a finalized plan to end the partnership.They came to an agreement this morning until Grayson so graciously pissed on

head might explode with frustration and for a brief moment,

to enter another war,” she whispers under breath, Carter walking over to

a little credit,”

were Luna for like 5 minutes before we went to war with the Witches and you took them down in less than 3 weeks.You can handle a snobby

does not smile but his words seem to have given her the

guilt washes

not your fault,” Aurora says after

would have managed to cause trouble with or without Grayson’s

it have

lucky I held back, Grayson snickers.It was

should be thanking me.Would you shut the f**k up? I snap, Aurora bursting into

bien tu lobo, {I like

before her face

he needs to learn discipline.I wholeheartedly disagree, Grayson replies before I shove him to

both of you,” Aurora says,

being kicked out?” Talia

Aurora responds with a shrug as she rests her

you safe and I have failed

now it looks like the time of peace

on her feet so I wrap my arm around her waist and pull her close to remind her she has me to

know you have your reservations about wolves, so

else while Gwen completes her mission…But

moment, wrapping her arms around my stomach and burying her nose

likes it here,” Talia whispers to herself, though we all hear

to be around other wolves.He’ll have questions that I don’t

Kota.”She looks like she has more

yes?” Aurora asks

do you think, Zane?” Talia murmurs, slowly tilting her

“Should we stay?”

to my cheeks andI blink ather.She’s asking me? No, Zane.She’s asking your shadow, Grayson grumbles, the desire to punch my own wolf growing

protect Kota and

thick lashes fluttering

to say but I only manage to nod my head

Talia replies, turning to look

“might like it.”

that he’s enrolled.I’m glad to see River Moon is slowly changing your perception of

chuckles, Talia’s cheeks

Queen rummages through her drawers and plucks out

wolves over the next few weeks and will be initiated into River Moon as official pack members.We would be most honored if you would join us in this celebration.It will take place on the Buck Moon, perfect for the pups to test out their new wolves.There will be lots of food and music and plenty of pups for Kota to play with.It should be fun

replies quietly, taking the envelope from my

we free to

one more question

she rises to her feet and switches to

if you could work here in River Moon and I think I have something you could do.Would you be at all interested in guard training? Now that we have a new enemy on the horizon, it would be nice to have another silver wolf helping to protect the pack.You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to and you don’t have to give mean answer right

for my

“Great!”she says aloud.

6 am sharp.Evan can

she heaves a heavy sigh, Carter laughing

that’s everything, I’m apparently late for a meeting with the other Alpha’s.You

and I collect Kota from the lawn

***Natalia***

an impending war is

of peace during my reign as Luna and I’d only ever seen one rogue attack.It was small and luckily no

me, however, puts my

would protect