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 could just not get rid

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

are very

before her

here,” she says, wiggling her eyebrows

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

you so much, Mrs.Henry, for looking

she smiles back as I

She

towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

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

you,” I whisper, pushing the door open

to the bike racks, forcing back my tears and putting on

need to see his mommy

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

trip,” I reply, strapping on his

means it’s just you and me for a

me

at him as I pull out my phone and dial Niki’s

“Maybe,” I grin.

voice comes

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

Sarah is out of town and I need a

Dakota huffs in his

I need a little man sitter,”

could

the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to feel the

quick pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally

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

was no way in hell I was riding my bike around in

rushing into the living, his

look! I did it all by myself,” he smiles

unbuckle his helmet and put it on the right

chirp, helping him back into his

Niki and Micah’s tonight, okay? So I need

me a quick nod and I hand

down to the town center

are two coworkers from

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

and knocks on the door while I tie up the bike.How’s my cute

chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me

over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more than 5 feet tall,

admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely

being rude, I wave back and

The woman smiles and nods but says

my bad, babe,”

is our friend Agnes. She’s

asks curiously,

like

help but burst out laughing

baby, she’s DEAF and mute.It means she can’t hear you or speak,” I explain to him, ruffling up his

over to the woman and

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

I finish and I

how to sign? Since when? What

just said ‘’I am Talia.Nice

I shrug.

couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to make

have to teach me,” Niki

place

the son?” I ask, looking around for another

missed him,” Niki

HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him with Agnes.It’s the most adorable thing ever.He’s so sweet and

like

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

my eyes and shake

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

you for watching Kota for me.You’re a

time!” She calls out after me

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

where some of the town’s more prominent

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

entered the building had to wear a mask

wore flamboyant your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

pleased without fear of being judged by the public and the

win-win for

guess who was who under all the

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

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

had themes every week for practically every fetish, ranging from full body

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

heels completed the look and I touch

these that

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