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.

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

just need to

nods his head and runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick

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

unable to explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she thinks for

get this rejection over with so we

whispering his

and living with friends and your mother, my best

she smirks triumphantly at

she’s good,

tilting head slightly to the

from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself, swinging the large stick at

not interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would be great,” she adds with an

a rogue as my mate.” I brace myself for the pain but

in confusion,

said it wrong,”

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White

her, still

be saying something wrong

wolf

you say it,” Talia

reject me and

I shake my

knees and holding her hands up

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

I wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob escapes

“P-please!”

I crouch down and pull her close to my

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

down her hair and rest my chin on

Please don’t cry…

tell her but as always, the

runs over to us, his eyes growing

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

mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and kisses her son

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

and forces her cheeks up into

in her arms and smothering him

small pain in my heart as I remember all the small

only person aside from Agnes

me, her distrust for me still lingering in

and to my dismay, she

know what you’re saying,” she

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

your house,” I

and I understand her concern.I might be

hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

and nods in the direction

“Follow me.”

a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She

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

let Zane and I talk a little while you go out and

manages to convince him to leave us with a promise for ice cream

Talia finds a notebook and hands

a jar of pens for me

goes nothing, I sigh, scribbling out

anxiously, bringing her knees up on the chair

all finished, I hand her the notebook and

***Natalia***

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

months and if I can convince

to fall in love with him in just three

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

he once again scribbles on another page

your rejection unless you give me a

to understand why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason than

this so f*****g important

hesitates a little, the pen shaking slightly in

long pause, he lets out a sigh and scribbles

like to know what it’s

a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves

at me in disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was once again

go will you?” I

pinching

my eyes.

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

enough to resist Zane and this revolting bond? I stare out

good gift a wolf ever gave me…and I almost