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.

today whom I could just not get

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

are very lucky

before her grin gives

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

have around and knows how to keep a lady

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

back as I turn towards

Talia?” She

turn towards

“Yes?”

“Don’t forget that.”

my biggest fear to fail Kota.He

you,” I whisper, pushing the

back my tears and putting

didn’t need to see his

aunty Gwen?” Kota asks as I set

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

means it’s just you and me for

me a

smile at him as I pull out my phone and dial

“Maybe,” I grin.

Niki’s voice

Talia,” I sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that she

tonight? Sarah is out of town and I need

not a baby!” Dakota

a little man

you could love that

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

a quick pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make it to the

things in his backpack and change out of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I

hell I was riding my

comes rushing into the living, his helmet

I did it all by

as I unbuckle his helmet and put it on

we go,” I chirp, helping him

Micah’s tonight, okay? So I need you to behave.Can you do

quick nod and I

to the town center where Niki

coworkers from the

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

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

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

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

woman notices me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and

I’m being rude, I wave back

Micah’s friend.” The woman smiles

my bad, babe,”

is our friend Agnes.

Kota asks curiously, looking

doesn’t look like a ghost to

but burst out laughing at

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

walk over to the woman and

pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then bring

as I finish and I

sign? Since

am Talia.Nice to meet

I shrug.

couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to

have to teach

us until they can get their own place and they are both

I ask, looking around for another

just missed him,” Niki

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

like a

I mean it, Tal.Don’t be

and shake my head at

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

for watching Kota

time!” She calls out

in the middle of town, storing the

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

Why? Simple

The Dress Code.

to wear a mask to

wore flamboyant your

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

judged by the public and the staff,

a win-win for everyone and

loved trying to guess who was who

the city council members were regulars and I could only assume police officers, doctors,

entering the 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 practically every fetish, ranging from full

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

heels completed the look and

like these that I really loved the mask

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