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 rid of!”

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

are very

her grin gives

Mr.Ramos here,” she says, wiggling

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

you so much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after him,”

she smiles back as

Talia?” She calls

turn towards her

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world

the door

racks, forcing back my tears and putting on a smile for my

need to see his

is aunty Gwen?” Kota asks as I set him down on the child

trip,” I reply, strapping on

means it’s just you and

gives me

I smile at him as I pull out my phone and dial Niki’s

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice

to whatever Gods exist that

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

baby!” Dakota huffs in

a little man sitter,”

could love that

on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to

to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make

his backpack and change out of my scrubs and into an all black

no way in hell I was riding my bike

the living, his

look! I did it all by myself,” he smiles

as I unbuckle his helmet and put it on the

chirp, helping him back

Niki and Micah’s tonight, okay? So I

nod and I

to the town center where

coworkers from the

Micah a bartender.I pull up to their

ahead and knocks on the door while I tie up

as she showers his chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside and closes the

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 hair and dark kind

beauty, blushing furiously and waving

rude, I

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

my bad,

our friend Agnes. She’s deaf and mute

asks curiously, looking

like a

and I can’t help but burst

and mute.It means she can’t hear you

over to the woman

fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms

up as I finish

how to sign? Since

said ‘’I am Talia.Nice

I shrug.

with a couple deaf patients and learned some

have to teach

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

son?” I ask, looking around for

missed

you, HE’S HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him

like a

call dibs! I mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your Latina charm on him!”

eyes and shake

it, ” I sigh,

for watching Kota for

time!” She calls out

the middle of town,

prestigious club where some of the

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

wear a mask to hide their

flamboyant your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

a win-win for everyone and it

to guess who was who

council members were regulars and I could only assume

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

for practically every fetish, ranging from full body

a lacy black and white choker, a piece

look

these that

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