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.

I could just not get rid

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

are very lucky

before her grin gives her

she says, wiggling

to keep a lady company.” Dakota smiles proudly at me as I lift him into my

much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after him,”

she smiles back as I turn

Talia?” She calls

turn towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He

whisper, pushing the door open

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

to see

aunty Gwen?” Kota asks as I set

is on a trip,”

you and me for a couple

gives me a cheeky

I smile at him as I pull out my phone and dial Niki’s

“Maybe,” I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

praying to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t

tonight? Sarah is out of town

baby!” Dakota huffs in his

I need a little man

think you could love that

arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota stretching

outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make

into an all black outfit.I would change into my

in hell I was riding

comes rushing into the living, his

all by myself,” he smiles

but laugh as I unbuckle his helmet and put it on the right

we go,” I chirp, helping him back into

and Micah’s tonight, okay? So I need you to behave.Can you do

and I hand him an

to the town center where

are two coworkers

Micah a bartender.I pull up to their apartment and help Kota out of his

the door while I tie up the

she showers his chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside and closes the door behind

see a tiny woman hard at

admiring her beauty, blushing

rude, I

Talia, Niki and Micah’s friend.” The woman

my bad, babe,” Niki

friend Agnes. She’s deaf

asks curiously, looking back

doesn’t look like a ghost to

but

mute.It means she can’t hear you or speak,”

walk over to the woman and point to

two thumbs together and pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my name.I

I finish and I hear Niki cry out

know how to sign? Since when? What did you

‘’I am Talia.Nice to meet

I shrug.

with a couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to make them

have to teach me,”

us until they can get their own place and they are both mute.We’ve just been writing to each other to get

son?” I ask, looking around for

missed

HE’S HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him with Agnes.It’s the most

giggles like

be using

my eyes and shake

wouldn’t dream of it, ” I sigh, grabbing my

you for watching Kota

time!” She calls out after

town, storing the

a prestigious club where some of the town’s more prominent members liked

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

a mask to hide their identity.It could

your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

and go as they pleased without fear of being judged by the public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could

a win-win for everyone and it

guess who

that were ordered, I knew some of the city council members were regulars and

building, I put on a plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing

themes every week for practically every fetish, ranging from

black bralette, a lacy black and white choker, a piece of black fabric I

look and I touch up

that

all night, I walk out to