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.

had a patient today whom I could just not get rid

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very lucky

her grin gives

says, wiggling her eyebrows

around and knows how to keep a lady company.”

you so much, Mrs.Henry, for

smiles back as I turn towards

Talia?” She calls

towards her

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He

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

carry Dakota down to the bike racks, forcing back my tears

didn’t need to

aunty Gwen?” Kota asks as I set

trip,” I reply, strapping

and me for a couple

me

for dinner?” I smile at him as I pull

“Maybe,” I grin.

Niki’s voice

Talia,” I sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist

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

a baby!” Dakota huffs in his

I need a little man

you think you could love that boy

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

to the outskirts of Poulsbo,

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

I was riding my bike around

into the living, his helmet

I did it all

but laugh as I unbuckle his helmet and put it on the

I chirp, helping him back into his

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

and I hand him an apple

down to the town center where Niki and Micah

coworkers from the

and Micah a bartender.I pull up

ahead and knocks on the door while I tie up the

kisses.She waves me inside

tiny woman hard at

her beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely

being rude, I wave back and

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

bad, babe,”

our friend Agnes.

Kota asks curiously, looking

doesn’t look like a

but burst out

she can’t hear you

the

fingers to sign my name.I slide

I finish and I hear Niki cry

how to sign? Since when? What

‘’I am

I shrug.

with a couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to

teach

place and they are both mute.We’ve just been writing to each other to

I ask, looking around for another

missed him,”

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

like

be using your Latina charm on him!”

my eyes and shake my

of it, ” I sigh, grabbing my

watching Kota

calls out

the middle of town, storing the bike

some of the

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

the building had to wear a mask to hide their identity.It could be

your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

a win-win for everyone and it

trying to guess who

ordered, I knew some of the city council members were regulars and I could only assume police officers,

the building, I put on a plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to

for practically every fetish, ranging from

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

completed the look and

these that I really loved the mask

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