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

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

are very lucky

her grin gives

here,” she says, wiggling her eyebrows at

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

so much, Mrs.Henry, for

smiles back as I turn

She

towards her

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

fail Kota.He

pushing the door

forcing back my tears and putting on

to see his

asks as I set him down

trip,” I reply,

just you and me for a couple of

gives me

have chicken nuggets for dinner?” I smile at him as I pull out my phone and dial Niki’s

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice

Talia,” I sigh, praying to

Kota tonight? Sarah is out of

a baby!” Dakota huffs in

need a little man sitter,”

you could love

the Gods! We make arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to feel

pedal to the outskirts of

scrubs and into an

in hell I was riding my

rushing into the living, his helmet on

did it all by myself,” he smiles

unbuckle his helmet and put

helping him

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

nod and I hand

down to the town center

two coworkers

and Micah a bartender.I pull up to their

while

showers his chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside and

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

notices me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely

I’m being rude, I

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

bad,

is our friend Agnes. She’s

curiously, looking back at

like a ghost to

and I can’t help but burst out

you or speak,” I explain to him, ruffling up his

to the woman and

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

finish and I hear Niki

how to sign? Since when?

‘’I am Talia.Nice to

I shrug.

and learned some basic signs to

to teach me,”

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

I ask, looking around

missed

HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you

like a

Tal.Don’t be using your Latina charm on him!” She

roll my eyes and shake

it, ” I sigh, grabbing my

you for watching Kota

She calls out after me as

to the club in the middle of town, storing the

is a prestigious club where some of the

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

had to wear a mask to hide

wore flamboyant your

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

win-win for everyone and

loved trying to guess who was who under all the

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

my uniform, going straight to

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

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

the look and I touch up

that I really loved the

I walk out to