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.

so sorry, Mrs.Henry.I had a patient today whom I could just not

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very

her grin gives

Mr.Ramos here,” she says,

have around and knows how to keep a lady company.” Dakota

Mrs.Henry, for looking after him,” I

as I turn towards

She

towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail

you,” I whisper, pushing the door open with my

down to the bike racks, forcing back my tears

to see

as I

trip,” I reply, strapping on his

just you and me for a couple

gives me

him

“Maybe,” I grin.

Niki’s voice

Talia,” I sigh, praying to

you could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and I need a

baby!” Dakota huffs

little man sitter,”

you think you could love

arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to feel the

pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make it

his backpack and change out of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would change into my uniform once I got to the

in hell I was riding my

rushing into the living, his

I did it all by

as I unbuckle his helmet and put it on the right

go,” I chirp, helping him back into his

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

gives me a quick nod and

to the town center where

two coworkers

me and Micah a bartender.I pull up to

the door while I tie up

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

to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more than 5 feet tall, with long

notices me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and

I wave

and Micah’s friend.” The woman smiles

my bad, babe,”

Agnes. She’s deaf and

Kota asks curiously,

look like

help but

baby, she’s DEAF and mute.It means she can’t hear you or speak,” I explain to him, ruffling up his

walk over to the woman

two thumbs 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

up as I finish and I hear

how to sign? Since when?

just said ‘’I am Talia.Nice

I shrug.

and learned some basic signs to make them

to teach me,” Niki

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

son?” I ask, looking around for

just missed him,” Niki

let 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

like a

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

eyes and shake

dream of it, ” I sigh, grabbing my

for watching Kota

out after me as

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

where some of the town’s more prominent members liked to

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

to wear a mask to hide

flamboyant your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

the public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could work without being

a win-win for everyone and it worked

guess who was

city council members were regulars and

on a plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going

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

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

belt, stockings, and heels completed the look and I touch up

was moments like these that I

with my outfit and mentally preparing myself to fight off drunkards all night, I walk out to the club hall, the music nearly blowing out my