The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 33

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

retorts, Carter coughing to hold back his

a deadly look, Carter holding

think I need some

storming

pausing at the door

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

out a large breath of air, pinching the bridge of her nose as she once again rests her

can explain,” Talia says when

her

know what happened,” She mumbles,

saw your memories as soon as you

fingers through her hair and leans back in her chair with her

it does not make this situation any

Talia asks for both

just

“What’s the issue?”

sarcastically, sitting up

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, so we planned to have a formal meeting with him next week to discuss the future

to rub her

to an agreement this morning until Grayson so graciously pissed on Benoit

frustration

to enter another war,” she

little

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

not your fault,” Aurora says after a

managed to cause trouble with or

it have to be

lucky I held back, Grayson snickers.It was either piss or rip out his

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

bien tu lobo,

before her face once

to learn discipline.I wholeheartedly disagree, Grayson replies before I

still have something to discuss with both of you,” Aurora says, her eyes

being kicked out?” Talia asks,

a shrug as

and I have failed

the time of peace in my

wrap my arm around her waist and

you have your reservations about wolves, so I

else while Gwen completes her mission…But I would

arms around my stomach and burying her

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

around other pups…I had forgotten how much pups need to be around other wolves.He’ll have questions that I don’t know the answer

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

is that a yes?” Aurora asks with

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

“Should we stay?”

ather.She’s asking me? No, Zane.She’s asking your

protect Kota and

thick

nod my head at her,

stay…” Talia replies,

“might like it.”

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

Talia’s cheeks

drawers and plucks out an envelope,

in less than a month, there will be a Night of Melodies ritual.Four of our pups will receive their 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

you, your Majesty,” Talia replies quietly, taking the envelope from my

free to leave

I just have one more

rises to her feet and switches

we have a new enemy on the horizon, it would be nice to have another silver wolf helping to protect the pack.You

I reply almost too quickly, Grayson rolling his eyes at me for my eagerness to be useful.”I mean, yes,

“Great!”she says aloud.

start first thing Monday morning, 6 am sharp.Evan can pick you

she heaves a

for a meeting with the

and I collect Kota from the

***Natalia***

idea of an impending

my reign as Luna and I’d only ever seen one rogue attack.It was small and

me, however, puts my mind at

protect

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