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

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very

her grin gives

here,” she says, wiggling

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

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

smiles back as I turn

Talia?” She

towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

my eyes to keep my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the

you,” I whisper, pushing the door

carry Dakota down to the bike racks, forcing back my tears and putting on a smile for

need to see his mommy

as I set him

love, is on a trip,” I reply, strapping

just you and me for a

gives me a

at him as I pull out my

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice

it’s Talia,” I sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t

Kota tonight? Sarah is out

Dakota huffs in his

need a little man sitter,”

you could

bike, Kota stretching out his

quick pedal to the outskirts of

things in his backpack and change out of my scrubs and into an all

I was riding

into the living, his

it all by myself,” he smiles

I unbuckle his

we go,” I chirp, helping

Niki and Micah’s tonight, okay? So I

quick nod and I hand him an

the town

coworkers from

bartender.I pull up

while I tie up the bike.How’s my

kisses.She

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 hair and dark kind

me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely

rude, I

Micah’s friend.” The woman smiles and

bad, babe,”

Agnes. She’s deaf and mute

Kota asks curiously, looking back

doesn’t look like a ghost to

I can’t help but

and mute.It means she can’t hear you or speak,” I explain to

the woman and point

hook my two thumbs together and pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then bring my

as I finish and I

to sign? Since when? What did

‘’I am

I shrug.

and learned some

to teach me,” Niki

son are staying with us until they can get their own place

I ask, looking around for another

missed him,”

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 I mention that he’s

like

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

eyes and shake my

I sigh, grabbing my

watching Kota for

calls out

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

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

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.

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

a win-win for everyone and it worked

personally loved trying to guess who was who under all

ordered, I knew some of the city council members were

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

week for practically every fetish, ranging from full body leather

and white choker, a

the look

that

fight off drunkards all night, I walk out to the club hall, the music nearly blowing out my ear