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 tree just

wander off.I just need to

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

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

the misunderstanding.She taps

this rejection over with so we

beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his plan in my

know your name,” she continues, her eyes full of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my best

she smirks

she’s

asks, tilting head slightly to

silence falls between us, the only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself, swinging the large

interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection,

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

me in confusion, running her hands through

maybe I said it wrong,”

reject you Zane

her, still feeling absolutely

saying something

a wolf

say

reject me and

says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks as her eyes

getting down on her knees and holding her

reject me.I’ll do anything.Anything.Please, just let me go.I

do again? I wonder.Her voice

“P-please!”

her crying, I crouch down and pull her close to my

screams at me to let her go but I

smooth down her hair and rest my chin on her

Please don’t cry…

want to tell her but as always, the words taste like cotton in

game and runs over to us, his

between mine and Talia’s so that he can see her

tears

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

fingers and forces her

arms and smothering him in kisses as he

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

aside from Agnes who didn’t make me feel like a

steals a quick glance at me, her distrust

make a deal,” I sign and to

don’t know what

and search for a

go to your house,” I

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

won’t hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

up her boy and nods in the

“Follow me.”

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

skit for story but I clap when he’s

talk a little while you go out and

to convince him to leave us with a promise for ice cream later that

finds a notebook and hands it to

a jar of pens for me to

nothing, I sigh,

me 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

mate for the next three months and if I can convince

the thought of spending the rest of your life with me repulsive, 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

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

once again scribbles on another page and hands

rejection unless you give me a

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

is this so f*****g important to

hesitates a little, the pen shaking

out a sigh and scribbles

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

f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid

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

this go will you?” I ask, dreading

signs, pinching his fingers

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

and he could have

really survive another mate? Another three months with a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane

the only good gift a wolf