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.

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

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very lucky

says sternly before her grin gives

says, wiggling her eyebrows

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

much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after him,” I

she smiles back as

She

turn towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

keep my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I

the door open with my

racks, forcing back my tears and putting on a

to

Gwen?” Kota asks as I set him down

a trip,” I reply,

it’s just you and me

me

smile at him as I pull out

“Maybe,” I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

praying to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t

you could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town

Dakota huffs in

little man sitter,” I

you could love that boy to

make arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota

pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I

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

hell I was riding my

comes rushing into the living,

did it all by myself,” he smiles

can’t help but laugh as I unbuckle his

we go,” I chirp, helping him

okay? So I

a quick nod and I hand him

the town center where Niki and

are two coworkers from the

Micah a bartender.I pull

while

cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside and

over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work

me admiring her beauty, blushing

being rude, I wave back and introduce

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

bad, babe,”

friend Agnes. She’s

asks curiously, looking back

doesn’t look like

help but burst out laughing at

hear you or speak,” I explain to him,

the woman and point to

two thumbs together and pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms

finish and

how to sign? Since

‘’I am Talia.Nice to

I shrug.

with a couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs

have to teach me,” Niki

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

I ask, looking

just missed him,” Niki

Talia, you should see

like

Tal.Don’t be using your

and

” I sigh, grabbing my

for watching Kota for

She calls out

town, storing the bike in the

a prestigious club where some of the town’s more prominent

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

to wear a mask to hide their

wore flamboyant your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

come and go as they pleased without fear of being judged by the public

win-win for

loved trying to guess who was who under

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

masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my

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

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

look and I touch up my

these that I

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