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.

a patient today whom I could just not get

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very

says sternly before her grin gives her

she says, wiggling her

to keep a lady

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

smiles back as I

Talia?” She

towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I could not give

you,” I whisper, pushing the door open with

forcing back my

didn’t need to

Kota asks as I set him

my love, is on a trip,”

and me for

me

at him as I

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice

sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist

think you could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is

a baby!” Dakota huffs

a little man sitter,” I

think you could love

I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to feel the wind rushing past

quick pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make it to the

in his backpack and change out of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would change into

was riding my

the living,

did it all by myself,”

his helmet and put it on the

I chirp, helping him

and Micah’s tonight, okay? So

me a quick nod and

to the town center

two coworkers from

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

knocks on the door while

chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me

to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more

me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and

I wave back

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

my bad,

Agnes. She’s deaf

Kota asks curiously,

doesn’t look like a ghost

and I can’t help but burst out laughing

and mute.It means she can’t hear you or

the woman and point to

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

brighten up as I finish

know how to sign? Since when?

am Talia.Nice to meet

I shrug.

with a couple deaf patients and learned some basic

have to teach

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

ask, looking around for

missed

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 that he’s

giggles like a

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

my eyes and shake

dream of it, ” I sigh, grabbing my

for watching Kota for

out after me as I

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

MASQUE is 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

your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

by the public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could work

for everyone and it

personally loved trying to guess who was who

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

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

practically every fetish, ranging from full body leather suits to

uniform consisted of a black bralette, a lacy black and white choker, a

stockings, and heels completed the look and

that

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