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.

patient today whom I could just

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

are very

before her grin gives

Mr.Ramos here,” she says, wiggling

a delight to have around and knows how to keep a lady company.” Dakota smiles proudly at me as

you so much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after

she smiles back as I turn towards the

She

towards her

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

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

the

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

need to see

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

on a trip,” I reply,

means it’s just you and me for

me a cheeky

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

“Maybe,” I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

Niki, it’s Talia,” I sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t

Kota tonight? Sarah is

baby!” Dakota huffs

I need a little man

you could

the Gods! We make arrangements and I hop on the bike,

quick pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo,

Kota’s things in his backpack and change out of my scrubs and into

was no way in hell I was

into the

all by myself,” he smiles

can’t help but laugh as I unbuckle his helmet and put it

helping him

Micah’s tonight, okay? So I need you to

nod and I hand him an

to the town center where Niki and Micah

coworkers

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

while I tie up the bike.How’s my cute little

smiles as she showers his chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside and closes

a tiny woman hard at work

woman notices me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely at

I’m being rude, I wave back and

and Micah’s friend.” The woman smiles and nods but says

bad,

Agnes. She’s deaf and

asks curiously, looking back at

like a

help but burst out laughing

you

the

together and pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then bring my two pointer fingers together and finally point

up as I finish

sign? Since when? What did

am Talia.Nice to

I shrug.

couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs

have to teach me,” Niki

son are staying with us until they can get their own place and

I ask, looking

missed

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

like a

call dibs! I mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your Latina

and shake my

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

you for watching Kota for me.You’re a

out

over to the club in the middle of town, storing the bike

of the town’s more prominent members liked

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

to wear a mask to hide their identity.It

wore flamboyant your

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

was a win-win for everyone

trying to guess who was who

knew some of the city council members were regulars and I could only

I put on a plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my black top and jeans for a

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

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

completed the look and I touch

like these that I

off drunkards all night, I walk out to the club hall, the music nearly blowing