The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 8: First Sight

***Natalia***

Fk! F**k!

“KE V scream internally as I clock out and race out of the clinic.I’m going to be late!”

“Talia, wait!” Travis calls out as I rush past him in the parking lot.

Travis is a tall man with rippling muscles trying to break through his scrubs, with tan skin and the sexiest tattoos on his arms and chest.

He is the cute radiology tech every girl was pinning over.

But like every sexy man, he’s trouble; a known playboy who had all the girls in the clinic wrapped around his finger and for good reason too.

The man knew how to bend you over a desk and make you his slut.

“Sorry, Travis, but I’m late for picking up Dakota!” I call out breathlessly as I scramble to the bike racks.

“Doesn’t Sarah usually pick him up?” he chuckles as he trots over and watches me put on my helmet.

“Yes, but she’s out of town visiting family for a few days which means I have to pick him up,” I smile impatiently, unlocking the bike.

She was actually on business with some werewolves but I was not about to tell Travis that was running from her ex, a dragon King hellbent on dragging her back to his kingdom.

Being on the run, she and I both changed our names.

She was Sarah Davis while I was Talia Ramos.

“Well how about I give you a ride to the daycare center,” he says, giving me his mischievous grin.

“And then maybe we can talk about you going to dinner with me tomorrow night? Say 7 o’clock?”

I have to physically restrain myself from reaching over and smacking him over the head with my bike lock.

Travis and I had fooled around a few times before but I had always made it clear that this was just a business transaction.

No feelings, just a good f**k.That was the deal.

“Travis,” I sigh, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.

“We have a good thing.Don’t ruin it, please.I’m not looking for anything else,” I shrug unapologetically.

“I’m not interested ina relationship.”

“Oh come on Talia,” he smirks.

“You know I’m crazy about you…Look I know I have a reputation but I’m not lying.You’re amazing …different from every other girl in this God forsaken town I frown at him.Does he take me for an i***t? He is literally a walking red flag! “

“Travis, stop it.I’m not interested.”

“I could take care of you and Dakota,”

He murmurs, his finger grazing my arms and I shiver in annoyance.

“If you let me.Don’t you want Dakota to have a dad?” anyone to take care of me.

Dakota and I were just fine on our own.

Kota didn’t need a father.He had me…

“I’m sorry, Travis but I really have to go,” I shrug, pushing past him and climbing on the bike.

“will you at least think about it?” He shouts as I pedal away and I fail to respond.

Oh Talia….

I mutter to myself.

What the f**k did you get yourself into? I push aside my thoughts about Travis and try to figure out what to do with Dakota while I’m working my shift at The Masque.

The only other people I know are Micah and Niki…

.Does Niki work tonight? f**k i can’t remember.

I arrive at the daycare center, the parking lot completely empty by now.

I curse Mrs.Freedman, my last patient, for talking her head off during her visit, and hurry into the building.

Through the large glass window, I peer into the classroom and see my little boy hard at work on a coloring book, his little red backpack already on his shoulders.

My heart skips a beat as I watch him color, his eyes furrowed in concentration and his little brown curls hanging low over his forehead.

Sensing my stare, Kota looks up at me and smiles with excitement, closing his book and jumping out of his seat.

I rush into the classroom and get down on my knees, spreading my arms out wide to receive him.

He collides right into me, nearly “Mommy, what are you doing here?”He giggles excitedly.

“Where’s aunty Gwen?”

I push back his curls from his face and stare into his beautiful big eyes.

They were unlike the eyes of any other, one eye being a gorgeous shade of cerulean and the other being the envy of chocolate with swirls of brown and amber.

Heterchromia wasn’t all that common and my Kota’s eyes were the talk of the town when he was first born.He was the little blue and brown eyed boy everyone loved.

I hear footsteps behind me and smile apologetically at the frowning teacher.

had a patient today whom I could just not get

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

are very lucky

her grin gives

she says,

knows how to keep a lady company.” Dakota smiles

much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after

smiles back as

She calls

turn towards her

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I could

you,” I whisper, pushing the door

Dakota down to the bike racks, forcing back my tears and putting on

to see his

aunty Gwen?” Kota asks as I set him

on a trip,” I reply,

you and me for

gives me a cheeky

nuggets for dinner?” I smile at him

“Maybe,” I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

Niki, it’s Talia,” I sigh, praying to

Sarah is out of town

baby!” Dakota huffs in his

I need a little man sitter,” I

you could love that boy to

bike, Kota stretching out his arms

of

my scrubs and into

way in hell I was riding my bike around in a

comes rushing into the living, his helmet on

did it all by myself,” he

I unbuckle his helmet and put

chirp, helping him back into his

okay? So I need you to behave.Can

gives me a quick nod and I hand him an

down to the town center where Niki and Micah

coworkers

was a waitress like me and Micah a bartender.I pull up to

skips ahead and knocks on the door while I tie up

cheeks with kisses.She waves

I look over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over

admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely at

being rude, I wave back and introduce

and Micah’s friend.” The woman smiles

my bad,

friend Agnes. She’s deaf and

Kota asks curiously, looking back at

doesn’t look like a ghost to

but

baby, she’s DEAF and mute.It means she can’t hear you

to the woman

and pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms across each

eyes brighten up as I finish

how to sign? Since when? What did

said ‘’I am Talia.Nice to meet

I shrug.

work with a couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to

to teach me,”

their own place and they are both mute.We’ve just been writing to

where’s the son?” I ask, looking around for

missed

and girl, let me tell you, HE’S HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him with Agnes.It’s the most adorable thing ever.He’s so sweet and did I mention

giggles like

mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your Latina charm on him!”

and shake my

of it, ” I

watching Kota for me.You’re a

out after me

town, storing

of the town’s more prominent members liked

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

a mask to hide their identity.It could be any

your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

pleased without fear of being judged by the public and the staff, specifically

for everyone and it worked

to guess who was who under all

members were regulars and I could only

and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my

themes every week for practically every fetish, ranging from full body leather suits

choker, a piece of black fabric I barely considered a skirt, and a

stockings, and heels completed the look and I

that

drunkards all night, I walk out