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.

Mrs.Henry.I had a patient today whom I could just not get rid of!” I

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very

sternly before her

says, wiggling her eyebrows

a lady company.” Dakota smiles proudly

Mrs.Henry, for

as

She calls

towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

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

pushing the door open with my

my tears and putting on a smile for my little

need to see his

as I set him down on the child

my love, is on a trip,” I reply,

you and me

gives me a

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

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice

Niki, it’s Talia,” I sigh, praying to

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

a baby!” Dakota huffs in his

a little man sitter,” I

you think you could love that boy

hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms

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

of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would change into my uniform once I

in hell I was riding my

into the living, his helmet

it all by myself,” he smiles

but laugh as I unbuckle his

go,” I chirp, helping

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

quick nod and I hand him an apple

to the town

are two coworkers

waitress like me and Micah a bartender.I pull up

the door while I tie up the

cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside

incredible smell fills the entire house and I look over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more than 5 feet tall, with long dirty blonde

her beauty, blushing furiously and waving

rude, I wave back and

I’m Talia, Niki and Micah’s friend.” The woman smiles and nods but says

my bad, babe,”

friend Agnes. She’s

curiously, looking back

doesn’t look like a

but burst out

can’t hear you

to the woman

using my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then

brighten up as I finish and

sign? Since when? What did

said ‘’I am

I shrug.

deaf patients and learned

teach

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

I ask, looking around for

just missed

club and girl, 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

giggles like

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

roll my eyes and

” I

watching Kota for

She calls out

bike over to the club in the middle of town,

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

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

a mask to hide

flamboyant your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

fear of being judged by the public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could

a win-win for everyone and it worked

trying to guess who was who

of the city council members

plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my black top and jeans

every fetish, ranging from

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

and heels completed the look and I touch up my

was moments like these that

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