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?”

his head

just let Zane get away with throwing away everything we’ve worked

Carter coughing to hold back

gives him a deadly look, Carter

think I need some

mutters, storming past

him, Oliver pausing at the door

love you too,” he sighs, closing the door after him as

air, pinching the bridge of her nose as she once

when the

was just-” Aurora holds up her hand, Talia clamping her

happened,” She mumbles,

saw your memories as soon as you

hair and leans back in her chair with her

not make this

issue?” Talia

just another

“What’s the issue?”

laughs sarcastically, sitting

De Minuit is River Moon’s the pack company, but they also have a huge influence over our other shareholders.Alpha Jacques’s eldest daughter, Adeline, used to manage these shares before she went rogue 6 months ago.Benoit is the heir apparent to the Alpha title and has been managing the shares from France.He is set to take the title next month,

rub

graciously

with frustration and for a brief moment, she appears overwhelmed

I’ve only been Queen for less than 3 months and I’m about to enter another war,” she whispers under breath, Carter walking

yourself a little

the Witches and you took them down in less than 3 weeks.You can handle a snobby Alpha and his son

not smile but his words seem to have given her the

guilt washes over

your fault,” Aurora says after a

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

have

held back, Grayson snickers.It was either piss

me.Would you shut the f**k

lobo,

her face

wholeheartedly disagree, Grayson replies before I shove him to the

with both of you,” Aurora says,

kicked out?” Talia asks, her hand

you,” Aurora responds with a shrug as she

a promise that I would keep you safe and I have failed you now on

time of peace in my

wrap my arm around her waist and pull her

have your reservations

while Gwen completes her mission…But I

goes very quiet for a moment, wrapping her arms around

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

have questions that I don’t know the answer to…And there are some

could be good for Kota.”She looks like she has more to say before now, that is all she has to

that a yes?” Aurora asks with a

think, Zane?” Talia murmurs, slowly tilting her head to

“Should we stay?”

my cheeks andI blink ather.She’s asking me? No, Zane.She’s asking your shadow, Grayson grumbles,

protect

whispers, her thick lashes fluttering

but I only manage to nod my head at her, a small but beautiful smile

stay…” Talia replies, turning

“might like it.”

see to it that he’s enrolled.I’m glad to see River

Talia’s cheeks

Queen rummages through her drawers and plucks out an envelope, holding it out

weeks and will be initiated into River Moon as official pack members.We would be most honored if you would join us in this

quietly, taking the envelope

we free to leave

have one

rises to her feet and switches to

asked 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

eyes at me for my eagerness to be useful.”I mean, yes, your Majesty.I would like that

“Great!”she says aloud.

am sharp.Evan can pick you

heaves a heavy sigh,

I’m apparently late for a meeting with the

I collect Kota from the lawn and head back

***Natalia***

an impending war is

experienced a time of peace during my reign as Luna and I’d only ever seen one rogue attack.It was small and luckily no one got hurt but it pales in

Zane and Grayson with me, however,

would protect