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.

today whom I could

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

are very

before her

she says, wiggling her

lady company.” Dakota smiles proudly at me as I

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

back as I turn towards

Talia?” She

towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

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

I whisper, pushing the door open

forcing back my

didn’t need to see

aunty Gwen?” Kota asks as I set him down on the

is on a trip,” I reply, strapping

means it’s just you and

gives me a

have chicken nuggets for dinner?” I smile at him as I pull

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice comes

to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t working

could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and

baby!” Dakota huffs

need a little man sitter,”

you could love that boy

hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his

of Poulsbo, I

my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would

hell I was

the living, his helmet on

look! I did it all by myself,” he

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

we go,” I chirp, helping him

Niki and Micah’s tonight, okay? So

gives me a quick nod and

down to the town center where Niki and

are two coworkers from

was a waitress like me and Micah a bartender.I pull up to their apartment and help Kota out of

the door while I tie up the bike.How’s my

chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me

fills the entire house and I look over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more than 5 feet tall, with

beauty, blushing furiously and

I wave back

and Micah’s friend.” The woman

bad,

friend Agnes.

curiously,

like a ghost to

and I can’t help but burst

hear you or speak,”

to the woman and

sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then bring my two pointer

brighten up as I finish and I

know how to sign? Since when? What

‘’I am Talia.Nice to

I shrug.

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

have to teach me,” Niki

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

ask, looking

just missed him,” Niki

club and girl, let me tell you, HE’S HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see

like a

I mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your Latina charm

roll my eyes and shake

of it, ” I

for watching Kota for me.You’re a

time!” She calls out after me as

in the middle of town, storing the bike in the racks directly behind the

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

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

had to wear a mask to hide their

wore flamboyant your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

the public and the

was a win-win for everyone and it worked

guess who

ordered, I knew some of the city council members were regulars and I could only assume police officers, doctors, teachers, and others frequented

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

every fetish, ranging from full body leather suits to sexy schoolgirl

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

look and I touch

was moments like these that I really loved the

night, I walk out to the club hall, the music nearly blowing out my