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.

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

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very lucky

sternly before her grin gives

here,” she says, wiggling her eyebrows

knows how to keep a lady company.” Dakota smiles proudly at

Mrs.Henry, for looking after him,” I

back as I

Talia?” She

towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world

pushing the

carry Dakota down to the bike racks, forcing back my tears and putting

didn’t need to see

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

love, is on a trip,” I reply,

it’s just you and

me

him as I

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice

praying to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t working

think you could watch Kota tonight? Sarah

not a baby!” Dakota

need a little man sitter,”

you think you could love that boy to

and I hop on the bike, Kota

a quick pedal to the outskirts of

into an all black outfit.I would change into my uniform once I got to the

hell I was riding my bike around

the living, his helmet on

all by myself,” he

laugh as I unbuckle his

go,” I chirp, helping him back into

okay? So

me a quick nod and I hand him

pedal down to the town

are two coworkers from the

a bartender.I pull up to their apartment and help

ahead and knocks on the door while I tie up

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

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

beauty,

I wave

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

my bad,

Agnes. She’s deaf and

Kota asks curiously, looking back

look like a ghost

I can’t help but burst

can’t hear you

to the woman and point to

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

I finish and I hear

know how to sign? Since when?

‘’I am Talia.Nice to

I shrug.

learned some basic

to teach me,” Niki

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

ask,

just missed him,” Niki

HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him with

giggles like a

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

my eyes and shake

wouldn’t dream of it, ” I sigh, grabbing my keys

you for watching Kota

She calls out after me as I

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

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

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

a mask to hide their identity.It

flamboyant your

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

pleased without fear of being judged by the public and the

a win-win for everyone and

personally loved trying to guess who was who under all

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 black top and jeans for a

practically every fetish, ranging from full

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

heels completed the look and I touch up my makeup in the

like these that I really

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