The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 10: Mate: Part 2

***Jane***

“I’m Kota,” he giggles, climbing off my lap.

“What’s your name mister?”

The boy grins back at me, not an ounce of judgment in his tiny body.

His pretty eyes sparkle with excitement as he waits patiently for my response.

I have been asked for my name many times in my lifetime, usually for unpleasant reasons, but never had anyone asked just for the simple reason of getting to know me.

My father asked me my name everyday growing up and everyday I disappointed him.

Last night, my own mate wanted my name so she could reject me.

And yet, this little boy with blue and brown eyes just wanted to know who the stranger in the bushes was.

His smile is infectious and as I stare silently at him, he furrows his brows and leans in close.

“Are you dead too?” He whispers, resting his chin in his hands.

“I know a dead person,” he hisses.

“Her name is Egg-Ness,” he adds matter of factly.

“She can’t hear.”

He suddenly stands close to my ear and shouts, “Can you hear me!?”

“Kota?”

We hear Talia call out and I place my hand over his mouth.

Kota.

“Hehe mommy”

Kota laughs when his mother walks right past us again without noticing our presence.

The little boy dusts off his hands and squeezes my cheeks together.

“I like you,” he laughs.

“Do you wanna play with me?”

He stares at me with his blue and brown eyes and for the first time in years, I feel completely at ease.

“Y-yes,” I whisper.

His grins, grabbing hold of my hand and dragging me out of the bushes.

“Come on!” He squeals.

“There are dragons chasing us! Mommy’s the princess. We have to save her!”

He pulls me in the direction that his mother had walked to and we stop just before Talia, her eyes narrowing to slits when she sees me with her son.

Oh dear Moon Goddess…I avoid her stare and shift uncomfortably on my feet, my legs itching to sprint out of there.I can feel my mate glaring at me and I try to run but Kota has a firm grip on my hand.

“Mommy look!” Kota smiles proudly at himself.

“I found a friend.His name is….”

He stops himself and looks up at me with a grin.

“What’s your name?”

Talia ignores me and grabs her son, ripping him out of my grip.She crouches down so that she’s at his eye level and looks at him sternly strangers! It’s dangerous!”

She snaps, the little boy’s lip quivering at the harshness of her voice.

“But mommy…”

“No buts, Kota,” she retorts, her cheeks slightly flushed in anger.

Her face softens when Kota’s eyes fill with tears and she takes a deep breath.

“Okay.Okay.I’m sorry, baby,” she whispers, pulling the boy to her chest and kissing his head.

“I’m sorry for yelling.I didn’t mean to.You just can’t talk to strangers like that, okay?” She sighs quietly.

Kota nods solemnly.

“I’m sorry,” he says, kissing her cheek.

there,” she says, kissing him back and pointing to a tree just

to talk

and runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick and waving it

ever get near my son again, Zane, I will kill you.Do I make

to explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot

this rejection over with so we can both

whispering his plan in my

she continues, her eyes full of security job, and living with friends and your mother,

she smirks triumphantly

it, she’s good,

guess right?” She asks, tilting head slightly to the

sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars

any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would be great,”

Zane White, a rogue as my mate.” I brace

at me in confusion, running her hands

said it wrong,”

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White as my

at her,

must be saying something wrong

a wolf can initiate a

you say

reject me and I’ll

Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my

getting down on her knees

anything.Anything.Please, just let me go.I can’t do this

voice

“P-please!”

to take more of her crying, I crouch down and pull her

me and screams at me to let her go but I only hold her tighter until

and rest my chin on her

Please don’t cry…

but as always, the words taste like cotton in my

runs over

what’s wrong?” He asks, wedging his small body between mine and Talia’s so that he

Talia wipes her tears

cry, mommy?” He frowns when she pulls away from my

takes his little fingers and forces her cheeks up into

better!” in her arms and

heart as I remember all the small kisses my mother gave me after

aside from Agnes who

a quick glance at me, her distrust for me

a deal,” I sign and to my dismay, she shakes

know what you’re saying,”

frown and search for a small stick to use

your

as she contemplates my offer and I understand her concern.I might be her mate but I

hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods in the direction of the

“Follow me.”

with a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit at the dining table while

skit for

while you go out and play?” She asks,

convince him to leave us with

Kota occupied, Talia finds a notebook and hands it

over a jar of pens for me to

sigh, scribbling out my

anxiously, bringing her knees up on

her the notebook

***Natalia***

have a mate and their importance In my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you,

if I can convince you that I can be a

I will reject you and never ls he serious? He expects me to fall in love with him in just three months? I was in love with Christian for over two years and it meant nothing to him! I look up from the page and glare at

right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing

once again scribbles

accept your rejection unless

I snap, unable to understand why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me

so f*****g important to

pen shaking slightly in his

long pause, he lets out a sigh and scribbles a few

like to know what it’s like to have a mate.”

mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some

on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was once again at the mercy of some wolf for my

will you?” I ask,

signs, pinching his fingers

away the angry tears burning in my

to look at me and he could have me on my knees if he

another mate? Another three months with a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane and this revolting bond? I stare out the window and see

good gift a wolf ever gave me…and I almost didn’t survive