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.

says, kissing him back and pointing to a

just need to talk

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

my son again, Zane, I will kill you.Do I make myself clear?” Talia asks,

nod my head, unable to explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she thinks

over with so we can both move on with

Grayson whispering his plan in

and living with friends and your

she smirks triumphantly at

she’s

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

coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself, swinging

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

mate.” I brace myself for the

confusion, running her hands through

I said it wrong,”

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White

her,

saying something wrong

a wolf

say

reject me and I’ll

my plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart

whimpers, getting down on her knees and holding her hands up in

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

she do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob

“P-please!”

her crying, I crouch down and

screams at me to let her go but I only hold her tighter until she finally gives in and sobs into

down her hair and rest my chin

Please don’t cry…

her but as always, the words taste like cotton in

and runs over to us, his

his small body between mine and Talia’s so that he can

you sad mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and kisses her son on the

mommy?” He frowns when she pulls away from

and forces her cheeks up into

and smothering him in

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

the only person aside from Agnes who didn’t make me feel like

steals a quick glance at me, her distrust for me

I sign and to my dismay,

what

a little ASL.” I frown and search for a small stick

go to your house,” I

contemplates my offer and I understand her

won’t hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

her boy and nods in the

“Follow me.”

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 she fixes Kota a

is quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I clap

Zane and I talk a little while you go out and play?” She asks, handing him some

fusses a little but she manages to convince him to leave

finds a

bringing over a jar of pens for

goes nothing, I sigh, scribbling out

knees up on the

hand her the notebook and she

***Natalia***

so I assume you must know what it means to 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, I will not

mate for the next three months and if I can convince you that I can be a

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

right?” I laugh

again scribbles on

will not accept your rejection unless you give

why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me

so f*****g important

hesitates a little, the pen

lets out a sigh and

would like to know what it’s

to break it to you, but love isn’t real and mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get

disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was

this go will

he signs, pinching

in my eyes. I know how strong the bona’s

and he could have me on my knees

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

only good gift a wolf ever gave