The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 2

***Natalia***

Tucking away my emotions, I stand on my feet and hand my mate the document claiming I am infertile.

 

“Just read it,” I whisper, feigning hurt.

 

He furrows his brows in concern and stares back at me with big blue eyes. “What is this, Nat?”

 

I want to vomit in his face for calling me that but I swallow the bile instead.

 

“It’s a fertility test. Lila checked my ovarian function and reserve a few days ago,” I whisper, refusing to meet his eye.

 

He studies the pages, his face growing grimmer by the second.

 

“Y-you’re infertile?” he asks, flipping through the pages once more for confirmation.

 

Before I can respond, a loud growl ripples through his chest and I back away immediately, nearly tripping over my feet as I do. His breath is ragged and his eyes turn green with fury.

“You’re infertile?!”

 

This is exactly the reaction I wanted from him but it frightens me no less that his wolf is coming out.

 

I knew Jack, his wolf, would never hurt me. But then again, I had thought the same of my husband and yet he slept with my sister.

“Y-yes, ” I stutter, my body growing stiff with fear as I stare at his wolf’s green eyes.

Jack was well known for having a temper almost beyond control and our mate bond was the only thing that calmed him down. As he towers over me with a menacing growl ripping through his chest, however, I wonder if it would be enough to keep me safe now.

 

His eyes go to my belly and I instinctively place a hand on it to protect my baby.

 

A terrible thought enters my mind. Could he sense the life growing within me?

 

I back away slowly and yelp when I bump into a wall directly behind me, my heart beating a mile a minute.

 

“J-jack,” I squeak, closing my eyes tightly, too afraid to look at him. “I-I’m so sorry,” I whimper, now realizing this was a bad idea.

 

“You’re sorry?” He laughs, the sound of his fist creating a hole in the wall next to my face making me burst into tears. “You’re f*****g sorry? Sorry doesn’t put a pup in your belly, Nat!” He snarls. “What the hell am I supposed to do now, huh?” He asks, gripping my chin between his fingers with such force, I know I’ll have a bruise in the morning. “I need an heir. That was your only task as my Luna. Your only use to me!”

 

My heart shatters into a million pieces.

 

Was that all I ever was to him? A breeding w***e? What about all our late night strolls under the moonlight? Our stolen kisses in the hallway? Our nights of passion so hot, I thought I would burn beneath him? Was none of it real?

 

I open my mouth to answer but a slap to the face stuns me into silence and I crash onto the floor. Cradling my stomach, I pray to whatever goddess exists that my baby is okay.

 

Jack had never hit me before. Ever. Neither had Christian and as I stare at the man I once called my husband, I feel a bitterness grow within me.

 

I feign hurt as I look up at him, cupping my burning cheek but inside I’m fuming with anger. I would remember this… and I would never forgive him for it.

 

His blue eyes return and Christian storms over to the closet, grabbing a suitcase and throwing my clothes inside.

 

Natalia,” he growls as he packs my things. “I want you out of here within the next hour. I don’t

 

fills my heart. I was being set free and soon my baby and I would be on the other side of the country

 

my clothes

 

mind

 

“And so will the lawyer to deliver the divorce papers. I want

 

sir,” I reply with a whimper, still pretending to

 

room, slamming

 

arms around my stomach.

 

wishing I could feel my little pup growing within me. It was comforting knowing I would not be doing this alone but it was also terrifying. It was just

 

you now, frijolito (little bean),” I whisper, forcing back my tears as I caress my belly. “But it’s

 

belonged to Christian so I arrange for a taxi to pick

 

I wait for Christian to call me to complete the divorce and rejection, I helplessly fidget with my Luna and wedding rings, reminiscing the joy I once felt being a part of

 

bit possessive but I took it as a compliment that I was worth protecting.

 

full moon, Christian took me on a moonlit picnic in the woods. Things took an unexpected turn when my boyfriend suddenly shifted into an oversized black wolf and I ran out screaming. I didn’t speak to him for a week,

 

my apartment, telling me he needed me, that he couldn’t breathe without me and I couldn’t deny it. I was attracted to him in more ways than I could explain. He was patient back then, allowing me to adjust to the strange world he came from and teaching me the ways of pack life. I thought it was beautiful the

 

have to accept me the way his Moon Goddess had decided me to be, a human. Our relationship

 

under Christian’s mother to learn my duties as Luna, mastering the art of de-escalation at pack and Alpha meetings, studying pack laws and even completing warrior training to defend myself. My Luna ceremony was absolutely perfect. My handsome Alpha asked me to lead this pack with him before all

 

become? That one day I would sit alone in my bedroom, waiting for my husband to

 

again, Jordan poking his

 

Luna,” he says curtly, closing the door

 

my rings from my fingers and clutching them in my hands. The hallway seems longer than normal but I walk briskly to the office where I find Christian, the elders, the lawyer, Jordan,

 

spare her another look, focusing my attention on the man who broke my heart. I hold my head up high as I reach

 

presenting the documents

 

divided evenly. Pack assets

 

can continue with any more of his nonsense, I take the papers

 

trying my best to keep my voice from trembling. “I only want my bank accounts in tact. I worked hard

 

pack. I worked, therefore I had every right to take every penny I earned from this

 

he writes a note on a piece of paper which he

 

money will be transferred by the end of the week to this account,” he says, tucking the divorce papers into

 

Elder Robin pulls out

 

requested that you be stripped of your title and leave this pack immediately.

 

to look at me and Jordan

 

and forcing a tiny smile

 

a look of pity as he places the pack

 

hole in the center. The tablet was used to initiate new members and give titles to existing members. It was the very

pack,” he says, motioning for me to raise my hand in the air. “Do you, Natalia Vasquez, admit that you have failed to

 

gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve this

 

feelings don’t matter. I need this rejection before it’s

 

spit through gritted

 

uphold your duties to

 

at Christian. He knew who the real failure was. But I swallow my pride and bite my tongue. I needed my freedom more than

I whisper, afraid I might scream if I spoke

 

vested in me, I hereby relieve you of your title and duties

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