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.

a patient today whom I

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very

her

Mr.Ramos here,” she says, wiggling her eyebrows

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

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

she smiles back as I

Talia?” She

turn towards her

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

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

I whisper, pushing the

my tears and

didn’t need to see his mommy

is aunty Gwen?” Kota asks as

love, is on a trip,”

you and me for a

gives me

we have chicken nuggets for dinner?” I smile at him as

“Maybe,” I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t

Kota tonight? Sarah is

not a baby!” Dakota

a little man sitter,”

you think you could love that boy to

bike, Kota stretching out his arms

outskirts of Poulsbo, I

out of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would change into my uniform once I got to the

was no way in hell I was

the

I did it all by myself,”

I unbuckle his helmet and put it

chirp, helping him back into his

tonight, okay? So

quick nod and I hand him

to the town center where

two coworkers from the

a waitress like me and Micah a bartender.I pull up to their apartment and

the door while I tie up the

cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside and closes the door behind

and I look over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at

her beauty, blushing

rude, I wave

The woman smiles and nods but says

bad, babe,” Niki

is our friend Agnes. She’s deaf and mute

Kota asks curiously,

look like a ghost to

and I can’t help but burst out laughing

she can’t hear you or speak,” I explain

to the woman and point to

my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then bring my two pointer fingers together and finally point at

brighten up as I finish and I hear

to sign? Since when? What did you

am

I shrug.

and learned some basic signs to make them feel

have to teach

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

where’s the son?” I ask,

just missed

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

giggles like a

be using your Latina charm

eyes and shake my head at

dream of it, ” I

you for watching Kota for me.You’re

She calls out after me

bike over to the club in the middle of town, storing

some of the town’s more prominent members liked

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

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

wore flamboyant your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could

win-win for everyone and

trying to guess who was who under

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

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

practically every fetish, ranging from

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

heels completed the look and I touch up my makeup

that I really loved

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