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 of!” I

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very

says sternly before her grin gives

says, wiggling her eyebrows at

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

Mrs.Henry, for looking after

back as

She

turn towards her

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I could

whisper, pushing the

to the bike racks, forcing back my

didn’t need to see his mommy

Gwen?” Kota asks as I

love, is on a trip,” I reply,

it’s just you and

me a cheeky

for dinner?” I smile at him as I pull out my phone

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice

praying to

you could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is

baby!” Dakota huffs in his

need a little man

could love

Gods! We make arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota

outskirts of

into

way in hell I was riding my bike around

the

look! I did it all by myself,” he

help but laugh as I unbuckle his

we go,” I chirp, helping him

So I

me a quick nod and I hand him an apple

pedal down to the town center where

two coworkers from

was a waitress like me and Micah a bartender.I pull up to their apartment and help Kota out

and knocks on the door while I tie up the

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

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

admiring her beauty,

rude, I wave

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

my bad,

our friend Agnes. She’s deaf and

curiously, looking back at

look like a ghost

and I can’t help but burst out

can’t hear you or

to the woman

watches as I 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 two pointer

finish and I hear Niki

know how to sign? Since when? What did you

‘’I am

I shrug.

patients and learned some

to teach

son are staying with us until they can get their own place and they are both mute.We’ve

where’s the son?” I ask, looking around

just missed him,” Niki

HOT! Oh Talia, you

like

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

roll my eyes and

I sigh, grabbing my

you for watching Kota

She calls out after me as

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

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

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

a mask to hide their identity.It

your

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

was a win-win for everyone and

who was who

that were ordered, I knew some of the city council members were regulars

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

practically every fetish, ranging from full body

lacy black and white choker, a piece of black fabric I

belt, stockings, and heels completed the look

moments like these that

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