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.

over there,” she says, kissing him back and

off.I just need to talk to your

the tree, grabbing a stick

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

explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as

rejection over with so we

beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering

with friends and your mother, my best guess

gulp and she smirks triumphantly at

it, she’s good, Grayson

She asks, tilting head slightly to the side

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

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

Zane White, a rogue as my mate.” I

in confusion, running

said it wrong,”

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane

at her,

be saying something

perhaps only a wolf

say it,”

me and

in our court, Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks as her

getting down on her knees

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

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

“P-please!”

crouch down

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

her hair and rest

Please don’t cry…

her but as always,

runs over to us, his eyes growing

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

wipes her tears and kisses her son on

when she pulls away from

takes his little fingers and forces her

All better!” in her arms and smothering him in kisses as he

heart as I remember all the small kisses my

aside from Agnes who didn’t

at me, her

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

what you’re saying,”

ASL.” I frown and search for a

your house,”

as she contemplates my offer and I understand her

won’t hurt

“Just talk.”

nods in the

“Follow me.”

has a beautiful home with a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in

and performs a nonsensical skit for story but

don’t you let Zane and I talk a little while you

a little but she manages to convince him to leave us with a

Talia finds a notebook and

jar of pens for

goes nothing, I sigh,

watches me anxiously, bringing her knees up on

her the notebook and she

***Natalia***

lam 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 accept it.I do not plan to throw my gift from Moon Goddess away.So I propose a

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

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

is a joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing the page

he once again scribbles on another page

not accept your rejection unless you give me a

he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason than for some

so f*****g important to

pen shaking

a sigh and scribbles a few

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

f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get what you want.They’re not

me in disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several

go will you?” I

he signs, pinching

angry tears burning in my eyes. I know how strong the bona’s attraction

he could have me on my knees

really survive 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 Dakota playing with

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