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

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very

sternly before her

says, wiggling her

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

much, Mrs.Henry, for

she smiles back as I turn towards the

Talia?” She

turn towards her

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

my eyes to keep my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I could not give

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

forcing back my tears and putting on a smile for

to

aunty Gwen?” Kota asks as I

a trip,” I reply,

just you and me for a couple

me

for dinner?” I smile at him as I pull out my phone and dial

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice

it’s Talia,” I sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that

could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and

a baby!” Dakota

a little man

could love that

I hop on the bike, Kota

the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make

backpack and change out of my scrubs and into an

in hell I was riding my bike around

the living, his helmet

I did it all by myself,”

help but laugh as I unbuckle his

I chirp, helping him back

and Micah’s tonight, okay? So I

and I hand him an apple

the town center where Niki

are two coworkers

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

on the door while I tie

she showers his chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me

smell fills the entire house and I look over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over

me admiring her beauty,

I wave back and introduce

friend.” The woman smiles and nods but

my bad, babe,”

Agnes. She’s deaf and mute

Kota asks curiously, looking back

doesn’t look like a ghost to

help but burst out

you

over to the woman and

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

eyes brighten up as I finish and I hear Niki

Since when? What

said ‘’I am Talia.Nice to

I shrug.

work with a couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs

have to teach

get their own place and they are both mute.We’ve just been

where’s the son?” I ask, looking around for another

just missed him,”

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 did

like a

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

roll my eyes and shake my head at

of it, ” I sigh, grabbing my keys

for watching Kota for me.You’re

She calls out

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

of the town’s more prominent

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

wear a mask to hide their identity.It could be

flamboyant your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

the public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could work without being labeled as sluts

was a win-win for everyone

to guess who was who under all the

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

grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my black top and jeans for a

themes every week for practically every fetish, ranging from full

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

look and I touch up

moments like these that I really

with my outfit and mentally preparing myself to fight off drunkards all night, I walk